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Divine Mercy Congress Planned at Vatican

November 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The first world congress on Divine Mercy will have ecumenical and interreligious overtones, according to the secretary-general of the event. Father Patrice Chocholski said this as he announced that online registration for the 1st World Apostolic Congress on Mercy is now open on its Web page www.worldapostoliccongressonmercy.org. The congress on Divine Mercy will held April [...]

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Fidelity to Christ Can Lead to Martyrdom, Says Cardinal

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Notes Faith and Love Are Needed to Protect Church
The Church needs people who are willing to be faithful, even if their fidelity requires martyrdom, the archbishop of Mexico City told a group of converts to the Church.
Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera said this upon opening the XII International Path to Rome Congress, celebrated in the sprawling [...]

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Glendon Nominated U.S. Envoy to Holy See

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Bush Taps Harvard Law Professor for Post
Mary Ann Glendon, who has served in key Vatican posts for years, may soon represent her native country before the Holy See.U.S. President George Bush announced today his intention to nominate Glendon, Harvard law professor and president of the Pontifical Academy for Social Sciences, as ambassador of the United [...]

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Saint Bertilla

November 5, 2007 | 2 Comments

Bertilla lived in the seventh century. The first biography of her life appeared in Latin in the year 800. She was born in Soissons, France. While a teenager, she felt the call to grow closer to God. She began to realize that the life of prayer and sacrifice that she wanted could be found in [...]