Oct

5

Cardinal Bertone to Visit Cuba

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Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Pope’s secretary of state, will visit Cuba next year to mark the 10th anniversary of John Paul II’s trip to the Caribbean island. The trip is scheduled to take place Jan. 21-26. Cardinal Bertone visited Cuba in 2005 when he was the archbishop of Genoa, Italy. On that occasion he spoke […]

Oct

5

Pope Underlines Importance of Natural Moral Law

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This morning the Pope received members of the International Theological Commission, who have just completed their annual plenary meeting, held in the Vatican from October 1 to 5 under the presidency of Cardinal William Joseph Levada.
  In his remarks to them, the Holy Father recalled the recent publication of a commission document on the subject […]

Oct

5

It’s a Small World, Says Vatican Observatory

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Hosts Symposium on Formation of Galaxies
An international symposium on the formation and evolution of galaxies has led one expert to reflect on more effective use of Earth’s resources.
The meeting of 210 astronomers, organized by the Vatican Observatory in Rome, coincides with the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1, the first satellite to be […]

Oct

5

Holy See Address on Atomic Energy

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“Solidarity and Justice Are the True Name for Peace”
Here is the text of Archbishop Dominique Mamberti’s Sept. 17 address in Vienna, at the annual general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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INTERVENTION BY THE HOLY SEE AT THE 51st SESSION OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
ADDRESS OF H.E. MSGR. […]

Oct

5

Iraq’s Babel College Begins New Year

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Rector Calls for Optimism and Courage
The rector of the only Christian theological college in Iraq began the new academic year on an optimistic note.
Monsignor Jacques Isaac told Baghdadhope.com: “We need optimism and courage, and I am optimistic. Optimistic about the role Babel College has and will have in the education of Iraqi clergy.
“Our duty, as […]

Oct

5

Father Cantalamessa Analyzes Relationship

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Here is the text of a commentary written by Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher of the Pontifical Household, on the relationship between Sts. Francis and Clare.
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It has become commonplace to speak of the friendship between Clare and Francis in terms of falling in love. In his essay “Falling in Love and Loving,” the […]

Oct

5

Saint Flora of Beaulieu

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This French saint lived in the fourteenth century. She came from a loving family and joined a convent of nuns at Beaulieu in 1324. She was an innocent, good girl who had resisted her parents’ plans for her to marry. But once she gave herself to God as his spouse, he allowed her to prove […]

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