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New Jersey Bishop Denounces Loss of the Sacred

June 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment

“Walk into any church today before Mass and you will notice that the silence that should embrace those who stand in God’s House is gone. Even the Church is no longer a sacred place.” Such was lament of Diocesan Bishop Arthur Joseph Serretelli of Patterson, N.J. on his diocesan website o9n June 23. He denounced [...]

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Catholic bishops consider political involvement for 2008

June 24, 2007 | 1 Comment

(CNA).- The U.S. bishops are currently considering how prominent their voices will be in the 2008 presidential race. Of late, there have been some high profile encounters between bishops and the different presidential candidates. This has not been isolated to the United States either. In Australia, as previously reported by CNA, Cardinal George Pell and [...]

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Business Ethics and Christianity

June 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Pope Offers Guidelines
By Father John Flynn, L.C.
Confrontations over globalization no longer make headlines, but many concerns remain over the future of the world economy. In past months the question of growing economic inequality has come under increasing attention.
Globalization has delivered many benefits, argued a front-page article published May 24 by the Wall Street Journal. The [...]

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Bishop Jia Released After 17 Days

June 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Asia News reported that Bishop Jia Zhiguo, 73, was returned Friday afternoon to his episcopal residence in the Hebei province in northeast China. He had been arrested June 5. They also reported sources saying that the bishop was kept in isolation in an army barracks near Zanhuang. The bishop has been sequestered a total of nine [...]

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Iraqi Christians: Heavy on Pope’s Heart

June 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Aide Comments on Benedict XVI’s Remarks
Benedict XVI has shown his deep concern for Iraqi Christians in his numerous pronouncements on their plight, notes a Vatican spokesman.
In an editorial on the most recent broadcast of the show “Octava Dies,” Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, commented on recent remarks of the Pope [...]

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