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Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P.
Fr. Kevin Gabriel Gillen, O.P., was ordained to the priesthood in 2000, Fr. Gillen joined the Order of Preachers in 2005 after earning degrees from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, commonly known as the Angelicum, in Rome. Prior to answering the call to priesthood he worked several years as a stock broker on Wall Street. Fr. Gillen is currently assigned to Saint Joseph in Greenwich Village, New York City, where he serves to promote evangelization through media for the Province and hosts the weekly program “Word to Life” on The Catholic Channel, Sirius 159 and XM 117.
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Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on September 28, 2009
Bishop Rufin Anthony of Rawalpindi
Sarah John of Asia News reports on a homily by Bishop Rufin Anthony who was recently appointed Bishop of Rawalpindi, the fourth largest city of Pakistan. Hundreds gathered in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Faisalabad. During the homily, Bishop Rufin Anthony paid tribute to the Dominican Friars and other missionaries who worked so "vocations would be born locally" capable of "leading the diocese". "The presence of missionaries has been a light for us - recalled Bishop Rufin - Now we must move forward and work for unity and cooperation". In recent weeks Pakistan has recorded several cases of persecution of religious minorities, especially Christians, committed in the name of the blasphemy law. "The situation is unbearable - underlined the new bishop of Rawalpindi - and the causes lie in feelings of jealousy, prejudice and hatred: these elements are present in other societies, but here [in Pakistan], they take on a confessional character". He confirms that "religious intolerance is growing" and is symptomatic of a "degradation of religion."