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Religious Knowledge Weak in Northern Ireland

December 18, 2007 | 1 Comment

Poll Results Are Lower Than Those in the Republic
Contrary to popular perception, Northern Ireland is not more religious than the republic in the south, at least, not judging by a poll on religious knowledge.An opinion poll conducted by Millward Brown Ulster on behalf of the Iona Institute and the Evangelical Alliances of Ireland and of [...]

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Al-Qaida Reference to Pope “Not Surprising”

December 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Vatican Aide Says Terrorists Worried by a Pontiff Who Dialogues
By Jesús ColinaAl-Qaida is worried by Benedict XVI’s efforts to dialogue with Muslims, says a Vatican spokesman.
Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi affirmed this today when commenting on a one-hour 37-minute video from al-Qaida’s second-in-command, who criticized Benedict XVI’s Nov. 6 meeting with Saudi Arabian King Abdallah bin [...]

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6-Year-Old on Way to Sainthood

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Pope Approves Decree of Heroic Virtue
A 6-year-old Italian girl who cheerfully endured the amputation of her leg and offered it in union with the sacrifices of Christ might someday become the youngest canonized non-martyr saint.Benedict XVI approved Monday the decree recognizing the heroic virtue of Antonietta Meo, who died of bone cancer. Along with the [...]

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Democracy Is More About Values, Says Pope

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Defends Human Rights in Address to Singapore Envoy
Democracy is not just about following rules, but about accepting the dignity of every human person and his rights, says Benedict XVI.The Pope affirmed this Thursday in an address given to Barry Desker, Singapore’s new ambassador to the Holy See.
The Holy Father suggested that the Southeast Asian nation [...]

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Memoria Dei

December 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Memory of God
Remembering God helps us to divert our attention to God from thoughts about things. Remembering God is not a life that is always thinking about God. It is a life that remains alert to God especially in our silences. The desert monks tell us simple and regular prayer stills the mind. A still [...]

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