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Homily From Red Mass in Washington

October 2, 2007 | 1 Comment

The American Project: To Live Out the Consequences of Humanism”
Here are Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan’s homily notes for the annual Red Mass held Sunday at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in the capital of the United States. Six of the nine Supreme Court justices attended the Mass.
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Red Mass
September 30, 2007
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Holy See: U.N. Must Remember Human Dignity

October 2, 2007 | 1 Comment

Says Terrorist Attacks Have Led Some to Relativize Values
States need to renew their pursuit of the objectives for which the United Nations was founded, the Holy See says.
Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for relations with states at the Vatican Secretariat of State, said this today when addressing the 62nd session of the U.N. General Assembly.
Mentioning the [...]

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International Theological Commission Holds Its Plenary

October 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The International Theological Commission is holding its annual plenary session in the Vatican’s “Domus Sanctae Marthae” from October 1 to 5, under the presidency of Cardinal William Joseph Levada, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
  The meeting, under the chairmanship of Fr. Luis Ladaria S.J., secretary general of the commission, will [...]

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Ensure That the Right to Life Is Respected Everywhere

October 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with States, yesterday participated in the general debate of the 62nd session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, which is currently being held in New York.
  At the beginning of his English-language talk, Archbishop Mamberti pointed out that “forgetting, or partially and selectively accepting,” the principle of [...]

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Guardian Angel

October 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Today we celebrate God’s messengers who protect us human beings. We see them throughout the Bible. Angels delivered messages from God, protected people from dangers and rescued them. The New Testament Acts of the Apostles tells in chapter 12 how St. Peter was led out of prison by an angel. The belief that we each [...]

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