{"id":3617,"date":"2012-10-01T05:00:53","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T05:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cimdev8.com\/?p=3617"},"modified":"2012-10-01T05:00:53","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T05:00:53","slug":"the-consecration-of-a-new-cathedral-in-karaganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidethevatican.com\/news\/the-consecration-of-a-new-cathedral-in-karaganda\/","title":{"rendered":"The Consecration of A New Cathedral in Karaganda"},"content":{"rendered":"
The church, dedicated to the Virgin of Fatima, has arisen where Stalin\u2019s regime imprisoned thousands…<\/strong><\/p>\n
In the heart of the ancient Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, in Karaganda (northern Kazakhstan), a work of art in the shape of a cathedral dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima was consecrated on Sunday, September 9, 2012. The new Cathedral of Karaganda is in great measure the work of an indefatigable bishop, Athanasius Schneider, auxiliary of Astana. Schneider labored for years to build a temple worthy of the tradition of the Church, of Our Lady of Fatima, and as a memorial to the victims of Communism.<\/p>\n
Present at the consecration with Bishop Schneider was Cardinal Angelo Sodano from Rome. Here are excerpts from a recent interview with Schneider:<\/p>\n
What is the historical and spiritual meaning of the construction of this cathedral at Karaganda?<\/strong><\/p>\n