Apr

27

Pope Accepts Invitation to U.N.

April 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Vatican (VIS) - Benedict XVI has accepted an invitation to visit the United Nations in New York, although no date has been set.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon extended the invitation to the Pope during an audience in the Vatican April 18.
Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi confirmed the Pope’s acceptance of the invitation Thursday.
“The Pope accepted the invitation […]

Apr

27

Global Warming Natural, Says Expert

April 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Addresses Vatican Seminar on Climate Change
Scientists might not have human behavior to blame for global warming, according to the president of the World Federation of Scientists.
Antonio Zichichi, who is also a retired professor of advanced physics at the University of Bologna, made this assertion today in an address delivered to an international congress sponsored by […]

Apr

27

The Power of One Hail Mary

April 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The following was sent to me in an e-mail and I thought I should share  it.

Hail Mary,Full of Grace,The Lord is with Thee. Blessed art Thou among women, and Blessed is the Fruit of Thy Womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now,and at the hour of death. Amen.
Millions of Catholics […]

Apr

27

Prayer for a Friar

April 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Lord Jesus, you have chosen your friars from among us
and sent them out to proclaim your word and to act in your name.
For so great a gift to your Church,
we give you praise and thanksgiving. 
We ask you to fill them with the fire of your love,
that their ministry may reveal your presence in the […]

Apr

27

“The Freedom of Obedience”

April 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

“THE FREEDOM OF OBEDIENCE.”
The gentleness of Jesus flows from the discipline of Christ.
These things are closely connected and form a unity in God.
 The hermitage can teach those living in the world how to embrace these two aims and bring them together.
The hidden life speaks by its deep foundation of silence.
Those who have the direction of […]

Apr

27

Iraqi Prelate Appeals for Protection

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Rome - Archbishop Louis Sako of Kirkuk is asking Iraqi authorities and the international community to defend the Christian minority in his country.
Speaking to Vatican Radio, the Chaldean archbishop decried the fact that “Christians in Baghdad and Mosul, as in other parts of the country, are threatened, and extremist groups have ordered them to leave […]

Apr

27

Cardinal George Readies for Lourdes Anniversary

April 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Cardinal Francis George is serving as the honorary chairman of the Friends of Lourdes in preparation for the 150th anniversary of Mary’s 1858 apparitions in that French village.
The Friends of Lourdes, a lay organization raising awareness in the United States about the yearlong celebration of the anniversary, has made an educational Web site about the […]

Apr

27

Saint of the Day - Saint Zita

April 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Zita is known as the patron saint of domestic workers. She was born in the village of Monte Sagrati, Italy, in 1218. Her parents were deeply religious and raised Zita in a loving, Christian way. It was the custom of poor couples to send their teenage daughters to trustworthy families who could afford servants. The […]