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Cardinal Kasper: Document Invites Dialogue

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Defines Position of Catholic Church
The president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity calls the document on the nature of the Church, published by the doctrinal congregation, an “invitation to dialogue.”
The June 29 document “Responses to some Questions Regarding Certain Aspects of the Doctrine on the Church” from the Congregation for the Doctrine of [...]

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Swiss Bishop Details Ecumenical Hurdle

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Disparity on the Concept of Church
A great difficulty in ecumenical dialogue is the disparity of viewpoints on the understanding of “church,” according to the president of the Swiss bishops’ conference.
Bishop Kurt Koch of Basel made this comment in a statement released after the publication Tuesday of the document by the Congregation for the Doctrine of [...]

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“A Symbolic Figure of a Living Love”

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LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
TO THE ARCHBISHOP OF FLORENCE
ON THE OCCASION OF THE FOURTH CENTENARY OF THE DEATH
OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE DE’ PAZZI

To His Eminence
Cardinal Ennio Antonelli
Archbishop of Florence
On the occasion of the Fourth Centenary of the death of St Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi, I am pleased to unite myself to the beloved Florentine [...]

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Bishop’s Letter on Pornography Draws Attention

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Many among our youth crave protection from pornography, not access to it, says Bishop Paul Loverde.
Bishop Loverde of Arlington, Virginia, has received many letters responding to his recent pastoral letter, “Bought With a Price: Pornography and the Attack on the Living Temple of God.”
“The mail I have received on this issue from Catholics and others [...]

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Archbishop O’Brien Appointed to Baltimore

July 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Cardinal Keeler’s Resignation Accepted. The Holy Father appointed Archbishop Edwin O’Brien, military ordinary for the United States, as archbishop of Baltimore. Archbishop O’Brien, 68, succeeds Cardinal William Keeler, 76, whose resignation was accepted by the Holy Father for reasons of age.
Edwin O’Brien was born April 8, 1939, in New York City, and ordained a priest for [...]

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