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Mixed Marriages Common in Hong Kong

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As the universal Church continues to defend marriage and the family, priests in Hong Kong dedicated their annual study retreat to consideration of the issue.After the Jan. 2-4 study session, the priests reaffirmed their pastoral commitment to family ministry.
At the study session, Father Francis Tse, vice chancellor of the diocese, discussed the latest Church statistics. […]

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Pontifical Acts

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  Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, major archbishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians, Ukraine, with the consent of the Synod of the Greek-Catholic Ukrainian Church and in accordance with Canon 85, para. 3 of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, has erected the archiepiscopal exarchate of Lutsk of the Ukrainians (area 40,300, Catholics 4,000, priests […]

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Iraqi Christians Might Resume Exodus

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Attacks on Holy Sites Seen as a Message to Get Out
The Catholic exodus from Iraq might resume in the wake of recent attacks against Christian holy places, warns the charity organization Aid to the Church in Need.
The charity organization made its declaration based on reports it collected from Christians in Iraq after a series of […]

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Unity Week to Focus on Unceasing Prayer

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  The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, traditionally celebrated every year from January 18 to 25, begins on Friday.
  The theme chosen for this year’s initiative, taken from the First Letter of Paul to the Thessalonians, is: “Pray without ceasing”. The texts for reflection and prayer have been prepared by the Pontifical Council for […]

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The Life of Paul, The First Hermit

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by Saint Jerome
The Life of Paul was written in the year 374 or 375 during Jerome’s stay in the desert of Syria, as is seen from c. 6, and was dedicated to Paulus of Concordia as stated in Jerome’s Ep. X. c. 3.
1. It has been a subject of wide-spread and frequent discussion what monk […]

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Saint Paul the Hermit

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When St. Paul died at the age of 113, he had a long life to look back on. It must have given him much joy and peace at the moment of his death. This is why:
Paul was born into a Christian family in the year 229. They lived in Thebes, Egypt. Paul’s parents showed him […]