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Science Must Not Become the Criterion of Good

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  This morning in the Vatican, the Holy Father received participants in an inter-academic conference entitled “The changeable identity of the individual”, promoted by the “Academie des Sciences de Paris” and by the Pontifical Academy of Science.
  In his address to them, Benedict XVI first expressed his joy and their inter-academic collaboration which, he said, […]

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Christ Announces the Proximity of the Kingdom of God

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  At midday today, Benedict XVI appeared at the window of his study overlooking St. Peter’s Square, to pray the Angelus with faithful gathered below.
  Before the Marian prayer, the Pope commented today’s Gospel reading, explaining how “it presents the beginning of Christ’s public mission”, a mission that “essentially consisted in preaching the Kingdom of […]

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28

Pontifical Acts

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The Holy Father:
 - Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig, apostolic nuncio to Korea and Mongolia, as apostolic nuncio to Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway.
 - Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, as a member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
 - Cardinals Roger Michael Mahony, archbishop of Los Angeles, U.S.A., […]

Jan

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Holy Father Addresses Roman Rota

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  The morning of the 26th in the Vatican, Benedict XVI received the dean, judges, promoters of justice, defenders of the bond, officials and lawyers of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota, for the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year.
  At the beginning of his address, the Holy Father told his audience that this […]

Jan

28

Confutatis and Lacrimosa

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Latin Lyrics and English translation follow:
CONFUTATIS
Confutatis maledictis,
When the damned are cast away
Flammis acribus addictis,
and consigned to the searing flames,
Voca me cum benedictus.
call me to be with the blessed.
Oro supplex et acclinis,
Bowed down in supplication I beseech Thee,
Cor contritum quasi cinis:
my heart as though ground to ashes:
Gere curam mei finis.
Help me in my final hour.
LACRIMOSA
Lacrimosa dies […]

Jan

28

Saint Thomas Aquinas

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Thomas lived in the thirteenth century. He was the son of a noble family of Italy. He was very intelligent, but he never boasted about it. He knew that his mind was a gift from God. Thomas was one of nine children. His parents hoped that he would become a Benedictine abbot some day. The […]

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Journalists Have Duty to Serve Truth

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Vatican Aide Comments on Message for Media Day
Those working in the media have a moral duty to disseminate the truth, according to a Vatican spokesman.
Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican’s press office, analyzed the theme of Benedict XVI’s message for the 42nd World Communications Day on the most recent episode of the Vatican Television […]

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Make Poor No. 1 Priority, Say U.S. Bishops

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In Letter to Lawmakers Debating Stimulus Plan
The U.S. bishops are asking President George Bush and Congress to make the needs of the poor their number one priority as they debate and pass an economic stimulus package.
The bishops said this in a letter addressed to U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson that urged bipartisan cooperation to “find […]