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Volunteers to Launch Lourdes Jubilee

December 5, 2007 | 1 Comment

Marks 150th Anniversary of Apparitions
Volunteers from the world over will converge on Lourdes to open up the Jubilee year celebrating the 150th anniversary of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in the French town.Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, the agency which coordinates and promotes the world’s Catholic institutions of […]

Dec

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Orthodox Patriarch Says Unity an Obligation

December 5, 2007 | 1 Comment

Sends Message to Vatican on Feast of St. Andrew
By Miriam Diez i BoschIt is an obligation to reclaim the spiritual, sacramental and doctrinal unity that Europe enjoyed prior to the schism of the East and West, said the Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople.
Bartholomew I said this Friday in a letter addressed to a delegation sent by […]

Dec

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On St. Chromatius of Aquileia

December 5, 2007 | 1 Comment

Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered today at the general audience in Paul VI Hall. The reflection focused on St. Chromatius, bishop of Aquileia.* * *
Dear brothers and sisters!
In the last two catecheses we ventured through the Eastern Semitic Churches, meditating on Aphraates the Persian and St. Ephrem the Syrian; today […]

Dec

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St Benedict’s prayer For a Happy Death

December 5, 2007 | 1 Comment

“O Glorious St. Benedict, sublime model of all virtues, pure vessel
of God’s grace! Behold me, humbly kneeling at thy feet. I implore
thy loving heart to pray for me before the throne of God. To thee I
have recourse in all the dangers which daily surround me. Shield me
against my enemies, inspire me to imitate thee in […]

Dec

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Spe Salvi

December 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment

LITTERAE ENCYCLICAE
SPE SALVI
SUMMI PONTIFICIS
BENEDICTI PP. XVI
EPISCOPIS
PRESBYTERIS AC DIACONIS
VIRIS ET MULIERIBUS CONSECRATIS
OMNIBUSQUE CHRISTIFIDELIBUS LAICIS
DE SPE CHRISTIANA

 
Prooemium
1. « SPE SALVI facti sumus » – ait sanctus Paulus Romanis et nobis quoque (Rom 8,24). « Redemptio », salus in christiana fide non est tantum simplex notitia. Redemptio nobis offertur eo sensu quod spes data est nobis, spes vero […]

Dec

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Saint Sabas

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Sabas, born in 439, is one of the most famous monks of Palestine. His father was an officer in the army. When the officer had to go to Alexandria, Egypt, he left his young son with his brother-in-law. Since his aunt treated him badly, young Sabas ran away to another uncle. When an argument arose […]

Dec

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Homelessness Isn’t New, Says Cardinal

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Addresses Congress on Those Lacking Stable Housing
By Mirko TestaHomelessness is nothing new — it’s been around since Adam and Eve were expelled from paradise, according to the president of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers.
Cardinal Renato Martino said this at the 1st International Encounter for the Pastoral Care for People Without Stable Housing, held […]

Dec

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Holy See: Consensus Shouldn’t Stifle Action

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Exhorts Security Organization to Protect Religious Freedom
While Christians continue to suffer from prejudice, stereotypes, discrimination and violence, we must not hide behind the principle of “consensus” to avoid effective action, says the Holy See.Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, the Holy See’s secretary for relations with states, said this when addressing the 15th Ministerial Council of the Organization […]

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