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Pontiff Hails the Witness of Asian Martyrs

December 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Pope Meets Korean Bishops and Prelate for Mongolia
The endurance of the Asian martyrs’ testimony speaks eloquently of the fundamental concept of “communio” that unifies and vivifies ecclesial life, says Benedict XVI.The Pope said this today when meeting with members of the Korean episcopal conference, and the prefect apostolic for Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in Rome for their [...]

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Scot Wins Human Rights Award

December 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Christian Media Associations Confer Joint Prize
By Will Taylor
A Scottish filmmaker won the first human rights award bestowed by two Christian media organizations for his documentary on the massacre of a group of indigenous in Mexico.
The World Catholic Association for Communication (SIGNIS), and the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC), conferred the Human Rights Award for [...]

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Basilica of St. Teresa a Work in Progress

December 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Diocese of Salamanca hopes to finish the Basilica of St. Teresa of Avila, where the incorrupt body of the mystical doctor is reserved, before the 400th anniversary of her beatification.The basilica, located in Alba de Tormes, in the western province of Salamanca, was begun in 1898 by Bishop Tomás de Cámara y Castro of [...]