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Friedrichshafen (dpa/lsw) - Als erste Messe in Baden-Württemberg öffnet heute die IBO in Friedrichshafen ihre Tore für Besucher. Eine Testpflicht besteht für die Gäste nach Angaben der Veranstalter nicht, allerdings müssen sich die Besucher vorab online registrieren und auf dem Gelände eine Maske tragen. Pro Tag dürfen demnach höchstens 9500 Menschen die Verbrauchermesse besuchen, auf der 280 Aussteller vertreten sind. Wie die Veranstalter mitteilten, haben Besucher beim Eintritt die Möglichkeit, sich mit dem Impfstoff von Johnson & Johnson impfen zu lassen. «Wir gehen hochmotivier...

March 31, 2021 is not 500 years after Pigafetta’s March 31, 1521. We may be celebrating on the wrong day and, if the Butuanons are correct, also in the wrong place.

►  By Beth Donze Clarion Herald  When people detect Deacon Daniel Dashner’s approachable demeanor and spot his Roman collar, they tend to jump to conclusions about his vocational status. “I get called ‘Father’ a lot,” chuckled Deacon Dashner, a 30-year Marine veteran who will be ordained to the priesthood at an older age than usual – 71. “One person came up to me and said, ‘Can you hear my confession?’ I told them, ‘I can hear your confession, but I can’t give you absolution, as I am a transitional deacon (right now). But after June 5, I will be more than happy to h...

The Tablet Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio breathes over the vessel containing the oil in a symbolic gesture representing the Holy Spirit. (Photo: Paula Katinas) This is the full text of the homily preached at the Chrism Mass at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Brooklyn, on March 30. My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, This year, as I celebrate my 50th Anniversary of Priestly Ordination, I share with you my brother priests, especially my fellow Jubilarians, some insights that perhaps I have gathered over these many years of priesthood. There is a certain parallel, or dichotomy in some ways, betwe...