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Benedict XVI Praises Wisdom of Eastern Christianity

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Pontifical Oriental Institute Marks 90th Anniversary
The wisdom of Eastern Christianity is a heritage that the Church values, said Benedict XVI upon receiving a delegation from the Pontifical Oriental Institute.The Pope received 280 members of the institute today, on the 90th anniversary of its foundation by Pope Benedict XV in 1917.
“The time of that Pope was [...]

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The World Needs Our Common Witness to Christ

December 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment

  The Holy Father today received in audience members of the joint international commission sponsored by the Baptist World Alliance and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, who are currently meeting in Rome to ponder the theme: “The Word of God in the Life of the Church: Scripture, Tradition and Koinonia.”
  That theme, said [...]

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Holy See’s Address to Red Cross Conference

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“We Constitute Together One Human Family”
Here is the address Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, permanent observer of the Holy See to the Office of the United Nations and Specialized Institutions in Geneva, gave at the 30th International Conference of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent Movement, held Nov. 26-30 in Geneva.* * *
Madam President,
1. Beyond the [...]

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The Virgin Without Sin

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Gospel Commentary for Feast of Immaculate Conception
By Father Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM CapWith the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, the Catholic Church affirms that Mary, on account of a singular privilege bestowed by God and in view of the merits of Christ’s death, was preserved from contracting the stain of original sin and came into existence [...]

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Carthusians and Vatican II

December 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment

A passage from the Carthusian Statutes regarding the adjustments that were made in response to Vatican II.
(From Book 1)
“3 At the command of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, an appropriate renewal of our way of life was undertaken
according to the mind of the conciliar decrees, our separation from the world and the exercises proper to the [...]

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