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Christ’s Parable About the Need to Pray Always

October 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Gospel Commentary for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
By Father Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap
Sunday’s Gospel begins thus: “Jesus told them a parable about the need to pray always and not to lose heart.” The parable is the one about the troublesome widow. In answer to the question “How often must we pray?” Jesus answers, “Always!”
Prayer, [...]

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Catholics and Mennonites: Called to be Peacemakers

October 19, 2007 | 1 Comment

Today in the Vatican, the Pope received a delegation from the Mennonite World Conference, a group which has recently expressed the desire to meet the Pope and to visit some of the dicasteries of the Holy See. This is the Mennonite Conference’s first visit to Rome.”The Mennonites are part of the Anabaptist tradition of the [...]

Oct

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Lack of Job Security Affects Development of Society

October 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Pope has sent a Message to Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco, president of the Italian Episcopal Conference for the occasion of the 45th Social Week of Italian Catholics, which is being held in the Italian cities of Pistoia and Pisa from October 18 to 21 on the theme: “The common good today: a commitment that comes [...]

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Promotr the Dignity of Christian Marriage

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At midday today, the Holy Father received eight prelates from the Episcopal Conference of the Congo who have just completed their “ad limina” visit.In his address to them the Holy Father highlighted “the specific and concrete contribution of bishops in establishing peace and reconciliation in the country,” and made a call “to Christians and to [...]

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The North American Martyrs

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Over three hundred years ago, six Jesuit priests and two holy laymen, all from France, died as martyrs here in North America. These eight men were martyred between 1642 and 1649. They were a group of the bravest and most daring missionaries in the New World. They risked everything they had to bring Christ to [...]

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