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Cardinal Martino Urges Values-Based Democracy

September 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Promotes Social Doctrine in Latin America Tour
A democracy without values, including the effort to fight poverty, is actually harmful to society, said the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.
Cardinal Renato Martino said that Saturday in Quito, at the inauguration of a conference on the social responsibilities of the governing class in light [...]

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30

Archbishop Ncube Gets Pastoral Duty

September 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Archbishop Pius Ncube resigned from leadership of the Archdiocese of Bulawayo, but will now be in charge of pastoral programs.
Archbishop Ncube resigned Sept. 11 after being accused of adultery, a charge that many see as a ploy by the government to silence the prelate. The archbishop has been a staunch defender of human rights and [...]

Sep

30

Bishops Should Be Like the Angels, Says Pope

September 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Ordains 5 Italians and 1 Pole to Episcopacy
Bishops must be “angels” for others, explained Benedict XVI on Saturday, during the ordination Mass for six more successors to the apostles.
In a crowded St. Peter’s Basilica, the Pope performed his first episcopal ordinations since his election to the See of Peter.
He ordained five Italians and one Pole.
Noting [...]

Sep

30

Orthodox Patriarch Greets Boston Pilgrims

September 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

A group of Catholic and Orthodox pilgrims led by their respective leaders journeyed from Rome to Istanbul in a 10-day ecumenical pilgrimage. The 100 pilgrims, led by Catholic Cardinal Sean O’Malley and Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Methodios, left Boston on Sept. 16. Details of the entire pilgrimage can be found on Cardinal O’Malley’s blog, complete with [...]

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Prayer For International Healing

September 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Heavenly Father, I kneel before You to pray now the waters of my Baptism to flow back through the generations; through all the roots of my family tree. Let the cleansing, life-giving Blood of Jesus flow through every generation – first, second, third, fourth, fifth; all the way back. Let the Blood of Jesus flow [...]

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