Cardinal Rodriguez to chair group dedicated to new evangelization

Published: 2007-08-06

DALLAS (CNS) -- Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, has agreed to succeed Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, as chairman of the New Evangelization of America. Retired Bishop Charles V. Grahmann of Dallas, president of the organization, said Cardinal Rodriguez also would be the keynote speaker at its February 2009 conference. "Cardinal Rodriguez's distinguished contribution to evangelization and communications make him a tremendous asset to NEA," Bishop Grahmann said in a statement. "We look forward to his leadership bringing even greater vitality to the organization." Founded in 1998 as a follow-up to the world Synod of Bishops for America the year before, the New Evangelization of America is focused on the evangelization of the Americas through mass communication.

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