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Animals Blessed at St. Peter

January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Crowds in St. Peter’s Square were surprised to see a different kind of blessing being given: Beasts of various breeds were herded into the plaza to receive a blessing on the feast of the patron of the animal kingdom.
Today, the liturgical feast of St. Anthony of Abad, numerous animals were brought to St. Peter’s Square […]

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Maintain a Vigilant Awareness of Truth

January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

  Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B., yesterday sent a letter to the rector of Rome’s “La Sapienza” University, explaining the reasons for which the Pope will not participate in today’s ceremony for the inauguration of that institution’s academic year.
  In his letter the Cardinal writes: “As, unfortunately, the prerequisites for a dignified and […]

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Cardinal Martinez Sistach, Possession of Titular Church

January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Office of the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff announced today that at 10 a.m. on Sunday, 20 January, Cardinal Lluis Martinez Sistach, metropolitan archbishop of Barcelona, Spain, will take possession of the title of St. Sebastian at the Catacombs, Via Appia 136, Rome. (VIS)

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Bishop Sgreccia: Dying Have Right to Know

January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Opposes “Conspiracy of Silence” in Treating Terminally Ill
By Mirko Testa
A doctor should prepare the incurably ill for death by avoiding any “conspiracy of silence” and proclaiming a “life that does not die,” said the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
Bishop Eli Sgreccia affirmed this at a conference last month in Rome’s IFO convention center […]

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Israel Takes Step Toward Holy See

January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Relaxing of Visa Rules Called a Gesture of Good Will
As the Holy See and Israel continue to hammer out the details of the 1993 Fundamental Agreement signed by both parties, Israel has made a gesture of conciliation.
Israel will now make it easier for religious personnel, such as priests and religious, to work and travel in […]

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Saint Anthony of Egypt

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St. Anthony was born in 251 in a small village in Egypt. When he was twenty years old, his parents died. They left him a large estate and placed him in charge of the care of his young sister. Anthony felt overwhelmed and turned to God in prayer. Gradually he became more and more aware […]