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Vatican Aide Speaks Out on Phobias

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Fear of Christianity Arises From Misinformation, Says Prelate
Respecting religious freedom in the world today means combating “Christianophobia, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism,” says a Vatican official.Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for relations with states at the Vatican Secretariat of State, said Thursday that overcoming fear is the challenge to counteract all forms of discrimination and persecution. He was […]

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Pilgrim George Bush Pauses to Pray

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U.S. President George Bush made time for a stop at traditional Christian pilgrimage sites today during his peace-seeking tour in the Middle East.Franciscan Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa, custos of the Holy Land, accompanied the world leader during his stop in Capernaum. Bush also visited the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and the Mount of the […]

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Papal Address to Gift of Mary House

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“God Always Comes to Meet Our Needs”
Here is a translation of Benedict XVI’s Jan. 4 address to the Gift of Mary House run by the Missionaries of Charity in the Vatican. The translation from the original Italian was provided by L’Osservatore Romano.* * *
Dear Friends,
I have come to pay you a visit at the beginning […]

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He Has Anointed Me

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Gospel Commentary for the Baptism of the Lord
By Father Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM CapJesus himself gives an explanation of what happens to him in the baptism in the Jordan. Returned from the Jordan, in the synagogue at Nazareth he applies to himself the words of Isaiah: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. He has […]

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Pontiff: Anti-Christian Attacks Hurt All Iraqis

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Sends Message in Wake of Blasts at Churches in Kirkuk
An attack against the Christians of Iraq is an attack against the entire country, says Benedict XVI.
In a statement sent today to Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly of Baghdad on the Pope’s behalf by his secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Holy Father laments attacks Sunday […]

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Approval of English Missal Closer

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Cardinal Arinze Shares Satisfaction With Vox Clara Committee
As a new English translation of the Roman Missal nears completion, translation experts and Vatican officials expressed their satisfaction with the achievement.
In a press release from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, the progress of the Vox Clara Committee was explained. The committee, formed in 2001, […]

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‘08 a Year of Vocation in Ireland

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When Irish Cardinal Sean Brady celebrated Mass at the titular church he was assigned in November, he told his audience that 2008 will be the “year of vocation” in Ireland. Cardinal Brady, given the red hat in November, took possession of the titular Church of Sts. Cyricus and Julitta on Wednesday. “I am delighted to […]

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Jesuits Have Sights on China

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Outgoing Superior Says Congregation Hopes to Return
Jesuits live in a time of waiting to fulfill their desire to return to China, said their superior-general, since the mission in that country is so directly linked with the foundations of the congregation.
Father Peter-Hans Kolvenbach spoke with L’Osservatore Romano about the Jesuits’ hopes to get back to China […]

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Order of Malta Assails Conspiracy Theories

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Grandmaster Says Caregivers Victimized
Misinformation about the Order of Malta puts the lives of volunteers offering humanitarian assistance in grave danger, said the group’s grandmaster.
In his traditional New Year’s address, Fra’ Andrew Bertie spoke Tuesday with the diplomatic corps accredited to the order, giving an overview of the organization’s service to the poor and sick in […]

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Saint Theodosius

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Theodosius was born in Asia Minor in 423. As a young man, he set out on pilgrimage to the Holy Land. People say he was inspired by Abraham’s journey of faith recorded in the Bible’s book of Genesis.
After visiting the holy places, he decided to lead a life of prayer. He asked the guidance of […]

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A New Renaissance; the Way Rome Was

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Rediscovering the Sacred in Church Architecture
By Elizabeth LevIt is especially during the holidays that Rome earns her title of “caput mundi,” or the head of the world. The streets teem with visitors from every corner of the world, and while they may poke around the various sites with interest, the gravitational pull comes from St. […]

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Cardinals Take Possession of Diaconate, Titular Churches

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  According to a note published today by the Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, at 6.30 p.m. on Sunday, 13 January, Cardinal Urbano Navarrete S.J. will take possession of the new diaconate of St. Pontian in Via Nicola Festa 50, Rome.
  The communique also announces that at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 16 […]