At the same time Pope Benedict approved Blessed Damien’s miracle, paving the way for his canonization, he approved a miracle for the beatification of a married couple, Louis and Marie Zelie Guerin Martin, whose daughter is already a saint. What is their daughter’s name?

• a) St. Mary Faustina
• b) St. Benedetta of Vienne
• c) St. Therese of Lisieux
• d) St. Bernadette of Lourdes

2. Theology

What is the Magisterium?

• a) A secret 14th century cult of schismatic bishops condemned by the church.
• b) The church’s teaching authority, vested in the bishops, as successors to the Apostles, under the Holy Father, successor of St. Peter.
• c) The canopy over the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
• d) The CIA code name used for Pope Paul VI when he first traveled to the United States.

3. Catholics Around the World

If you read the story on Sister Sarah Male on page 3, you’ll know this answer. What percentage of Burma’s population is Catholic?

• a) four percent
• b) 16 percent
• c) 42 percent
• d) one percent

4. Popes

Pope Benedict has dedicated June 28, 2008, until June 29, 2009, as the year of St. Paul. What milestone does this Pauline year mark?

• a) the 2000th anniversary of St. Paul’s birth
• b) the 2000th anniversary of St. Paul’s death (tricky, eh?)
• c) the year that Paul was blinded on the road to Damascus
• d) the first time that St. Peter and St. Paul met

5. Church in Hawaii

What position did Father Clarence “Larry” Silva hold in the Diocese of Oakland, Calif., just before becoming the fifth Bishop of Honolulu?

• a) vicar general
• b) head of Catholic Charities
• c) judicial vicar
• d) parish priest

6. Picture

What is the name of this sacred vessel used to present the Blessed Sacrament during adoration, benediction and religious processions?

• a) ostensorium
• b) ciborium
• c) monstrance
• d) both a and c

7. Current Events

Here’s an easy one. What big gathering will take place in Sydney, Australia from July 15-20?

• a) the anniversary of Lourdes
• b) the International Eucharistic Congress
• c) the Synod of World Bishops
• d) World Youth Day 2008

8. Picture

This image shows Pope Benedict XVI in 2005 at what non-Vatican residence he goes to every year?

• a) Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome
• b) the pope’s summer villa in Castel Gandolfo, Italy
• c) a home in Avignon, France
• d) the Domus Sanctae Marthae

9. Scripture

Who led the Israelites into Canaan after 40 years of wandering in the desert?

• a) Moses
• b) David
• c) Joshua
• d) Joseph

10. Church Trivia

What solemn “vow” does a religious order priest take that a diocesan priest does not?

• a) chastity
• b) poverty
• c) obedience
• d) All of the above. Diocesan priests make a solemn “oath” of celibacy and “promise” obedience to their bishops.