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Cardinal Rigali Named to Bishops Congregation

September 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI named Cardinal Justin Rigali, archbishop of Philadelphia, to the Congregation for Bishops. The Vatican announced today the appointment of the 72-year-old prelate. Among its duties, the dicastery helps oversee the appointments of bishops. It conducts background investigations and makes recommendations to the Holy Father. Justin Rigali was ordained a priest in Los Angeles [...]

Sep

26

Nationwide Campaign to End Abortion

September 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment

People of faith and conscience from some 80 cities in 33 states are launching the largest simultaneous pro-life mobilization in American history, said the 40 Days for Life campaign director.
David Bereit said this about 40 Days for Life, a pro-life campaign that starts today, focusing on 40 days of prayer and fasting, peaceful vigils at [...]

Sep

26

On Chrysostom’s Social Doctrine

September 26, 2007 | 1 Comment

“All Are Brothers and Sisters With Equal Rights”
Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered today at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square. The reflection was a continuation of last week’s commentary on St. John Chrysostom.
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Dear brothers and sisters,
We continue our reflection today on St. John Chrysostom. After his time [...]

Sep

26

John Paul II Relics: Not for Sale

September 26, 2007 | 3 Comments

Interview With Postulator of Cause
News that relics of Pope John Paul II are for sale through the Internet is entirely false, says Monsignor Slawomir Oder, the postulator of the Pontiff’s cause of beatification.
The relics have been made available to the public for free, but the selling of religious objects is a sacrilegious act, the priest [...]

Sep

26

Prayer in Honor of the Sacred Stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi

September 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment

O Lord Jesus Christ, Who when the world was growing cold, in order that the hearts of men might burn anew with the fire of Your love, did in the flesh of the most blessed Francis reproduce the stigmata of Your passion: be mindful of his merits and prayers; and in Your mercy vouchsafe to [...]

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