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Replace Fear With Trust in God, Says Pope

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Notes Christ Is Alpha and Omega of History
Benedict XVI urged the faithful to live without fear for the future, and to persevere in faith when faced with hardships and difficulties.
The Pope said this today before leading the praying of the midday Angelus in St. Peter’s Square. Reflecting on the Gospel of St. Luke, the Holy […]

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Pope Warns Against Temptation of Euthanasia

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Says Life Must Be Defended Against Culture of Death
Benedict XVI asked that the value of life be respected in the face of the temptation to euthanize the elderly sick, which he called a symptom of the culture of death.The Pope said this Saturday upon receiving in audience participants in the 22nd international conference promoted by […]

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Israel Is Not Keeping Its Promises, Says Archbishop Sambi

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Nuncio Notes That Nation Lacks the Political Will
Israel doesn’t have the political will to keep the promises it made to the Holy See, according to the apostolic nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Pietro Sambi.”If I must be frank, the relations between the Catholic Church and the state of Israel were better when there were […]

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U.K. Church Leaders Oppose Fertilization Bill

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Legislation to Pave Way for Hybrid Embryos
Two of Scotland’s leading prelates are urging politicians to seriously consider the Catholic community’s concerns regarding the Human Fertilization and Embryology Bill, which will legalize the creation of human-animal embryos.
The statement released today was signed by Cardinal Keith O’Brien, the archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, and Archbishop Mario […]

Nov

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How to Live According to the Faith

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By Metropolitan Philaret of Moscow
(+ November 19, 1867)
Faith in Christ has existed on earth for almost 2,000 years now, and is in no way overcome. Hundreds of thousands of people have joyously borne terrible torments out of love for Christ, for faith in Him. And if in present times there have appeared men […]

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Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne

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This saint labored for Jesus in the United States. She was born into a wealthy French family in 1769. As a youngster, there was nothing especially holy about Rose. In fact, she often did her best to get her own way. She ordered everyone else to do what she wanted. In school, her favorite subject […]

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Continuing Vitality of Church’s Missionary Impulse

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  On November 16th in the Vatican the Holy Father received around 100 superiors general from missionary societies of apostolic life. The religious are in Rome to participate in a meeting organized by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, the president of which is Cardinal Ivan Dias.
  “Your assembly” the Pope told the group “bears […]