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Redemptorists’ Land Seized in Hanoi

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The provincial superior of the Redemptorists in Vietnam said the local government has illegally confiscated land belonging to their monastery and is allowing a business to settle there.In a message sent Monday to all Redemptorists, Father Joseph Cao Dinh Tri reported the history of the disputed property that the religious hope to use for the […]

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Dicastery for Saints’ Causes Readies Norms

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Document for Bishops to Reflect Benedict XVI
By Marta LagoDiocesan bishops will receive new instructions from the Holy See on the process of beatification and canonization, emphasizing the importance of a reputation of sanctity, says a Vatican official.
Cardinal José Saraiva Martins, prefect of the Congregation of Saints’ Causes, confirmed this in L’Osservatore Romano, announcing a document […]

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Alexy II’s Overtures Raise Hopes

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Russian Orthodox Invites Catholic Prelate to Study Joint Pastoral Work
Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow sent Benedict XVI New Year greetings by way of the representative of the Catholic Church in Russia — a gesture the Holy See official said points to a tendency toward collaboration.At the end of the celebration of the Jan. 7 […]

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9

On St. Augustine

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“All the Roads of Christian Latin Literature Lead to Hippo”
Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered today at the general audience in Paul VI Hall. The reflection is the first in a series on St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo.
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Dear brothers and sisters,
After the Christmas holidays I would like to turn […]

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San Antonio Auxiliary Moves to Amarillo

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Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop John Yanta of Amarillo and named Auxiliary Bishop Patrick Zurek of San Antonio to succeed him.Bishop Zurek, 59, will be installed in Amarillo next month. Bishop Yanta, 76, had submitted his resignation when he reached the retirement age of 75 in 2006.
Patrick Zurek, a native of Wallis, […]

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Christian Sites in Iraq Suffer Wave of Attacks

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The auxiliary bishop of the Chaldean Archdiocese of Babylon reported seven terrorist attacks against places of Christian worship in Iraq on Sunday, resulting in two injuries. Auxiliary Bishop Shlemon Warduni said the attacks were centered around Mosul and Baghdad. In Mosul, the places damaged were the Chaldean Church of St. Paul, the monastery of the […]

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Cardinal Hummes: Priests Need Prayers

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Prefect Explains Spiritual-Motherhood Initiative
Priests aren’t perfect, and they need help to live their vocation and mission in today’s world, says the prefect of the Congregation for Clergy.
Cardinal Cláudio Hummes said this in comments to L’Osservatore Romano about the initiative launched by his dicastery Dec. 8 to promote perpetual Eucharistic adoration and spiritual motherhood to support […]

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Priest Slain in Venezuela

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A diocesan priest was murdered Sunday in what investigators believe was a case of robbery turned homicide.The body of 50-year-old Father Pedro Orellana Hidalgo showed that he had been strangled. Several objects were stolen from the priest’s residence, including a television and money.
Pedro Orellana was born in Caracas and carried out his pastoral work for […]

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Bartholomew I to Visit Pontiff

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Benedict XVI will receive in audience Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, who will visit Rome to mark the 90th anniversary of the Pontifical Oriental Institute. The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity confirmed the audience is scheduled for Thursday, March 6. The patriarch will visit Rome for the celebrations of the anniversary of the […]