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Romans Show Support for Benedict XVI

January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

By Mercedes de la Torre
Those who protested Benedict XVI’s scheduled visit to La Sapienza University in Rome have committed an act of intolerance, says an Italian journalist.
Giuliano Ferrara, director of the daily newspaper “Il Foglio,” told ZENIT that “no one can be denied the right to speech and above all […] a Pope, a theologian, […]

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Pope’s Letter to Jesuits’ 35th General Congregation

January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Here is a translation of the letter Benedict XVI sent to the outgoing superior general of the Society of Jesus, Father Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, on the occasion of the 35th General Congregation of the order.
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To the Reverend FatherPeter-Hans Kolvenbach
Superior General of the Society of Jesus
On the occasion of the 35th General Congregation of the […]

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Benedict XVI’s Planned Lecture at La Sapienza

January 18, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here is a translation of the speech Benedict XVI planned to deliver Thursday at La Sapienza University in Rome. The Vatican reported Tuesday that the visit would be postponed due to what the Pope’s secretary of state called a lack of the “prerequisites for a dignified and tranquil welcome.”
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Magnificent Rector,
Political and Civil Authorities,
Illustrious […]

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Pontifical Acts

January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Holy Father:
 - Appointed Fr. Protase Rugambwa, official of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, as bishop of Kigoma (area 45,056, population 1,679,109, Catholics 409,000, priests 70, religious 122), Tanzania. The bishop-elect was born in Bunena, Tanzania, in 1960 and ordained a priest in 1990.
 - Gave his consent to the canonical election carried out […]

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Prayer Is The “Royal Door” of Ecumenism

January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

  This morning in the Vatican, Benedict XVI received an ecumenical delegation from Finland for the occasion of the Feast of St. Henry, patron saint of that country, which is celebrated tomorrow.
  Addressing the group in English, the Pope noted that “Christian unity is a gift from above, stemming from and growing towards loving communion […]

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Catholics in Arab Regions: Builders of Peace and Justice

January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

  This morning in the Vatican, Benedict XVI received prelates from the Conference of Latin Bishops in the Arab Regions (CELRA), the president of which is His Beatitude Michel Sabbah, patriarch of Jerusalem of the Latins.
  In his talk to them, the Pope recalled how their episcopal conference “comprises many different situations in which the […]

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Images Of Contemplative Chastity

January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Freshness.
Virgin snow.
A ray of morning sun across the shadow of the sanctuary.
A prayer, clothed with a very simple melody.
The song of the stars.
Infinite space.
Severe elegance of the essential. A stone sculpture.
Silhouette of roofs under a starry sky.
Not to pick the flowers.
To let oneself breath along with life itself.
Body calm, eyes closed, spirit vigilant.
A skiff on […]

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National Shine of St. Maximilian Kolbe Friary News

January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

On Monday January 7th, the Conventual Franciscan Friars of St. Bonaventure Province gathered to celebrate the Epiphany of the Lord.  During this celebration the friars receive a special patron saint for the year as well as a spiritual saying and the name of both a living and deceased friar whom they are to remember in […]