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Benedict XVI Names 2 Great Tasks for Modern Church

January 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI says he considers evangelization and ecumenism two of the greatest tasks facing the ecclesial community in the modern world.The Pope affirmed this today when he received in audience participants in the 6th Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, who are meeting to prepare the Synod’s General Assembly, scheduled [...]

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Education and Gender

January 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Renewed Interest in Separating Boys and Girls
By Father John Flynn, LCThere is increasing interest in single-sex education in the United States, with a spate of recent news stories on the issue. Commenting on the planned closure of almost two dozen schools in the nation’s capital, a Jan. 4 article in the Washington Times newspaper suggested [...]

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Cuba 10 Years After John Paul II’s Visit

January 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Cardinal: He Came as a Missionary
Pope John Paul II arrived in Cuba 10 years ago today, in a visit that Havana’s archbishop said marked the life of the Church in that country and the history of the nation.
Cardinal Jaime Ortega, archbishop of Havana, spoke with the newspaper Espacio Laical (Lay Space) about the 10th anniversary [...]

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Pro-Lifers March on West Coast

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Abortion-Survivor Addresses Crowd in San Francisco
Gianna Jessen’s mother tried to abort her but she survived. She told her story to some 25,000 pro-lifers gathered to mark the 35th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion.Jessen was one of four speakers at the 4th Annual Walk for Life West Coast rally held Saturday in [...]

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Pray Constantly With a Patient Heart

January 21, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here is the commentary prepared jointly by the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity and the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches for Tuesday, the fifth day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.* * *
“Be patient with all of them” (Thessalonians 5:14)
“Why?” Exodus 17:1-4
“Yield fruit in its season” Psalm [...]

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