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Historian reveals how Pius IX decided to proclaim dogma of Immaculate Conception

February 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

(CNA).- In an article published by L’Osservatore Romano, Italian historian Francesco Guglietta, an expert on the life of Pius IX, revealed how the Pontiff decided to consult with the bishops of the world to proclaim the dogma of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, 1854. Guglietta points out that the revolution that ended with the […]

Feb

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Appeal for Dialogue and Reconciliation in Lebanon

February 17, 2008 | 1 Comment

  After praying the Angelus at midday today with thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope made an appeal for dialogue and reconciliation in Lebanon.
  “I am following the persistent manifestations of tension in Lebanon with concern”, he said. “For almost three months the country has been unable to elect a head […]

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Christian Life Is Founded on Movement from Death to Life

February 17, 2008 | 1 Comment

  At midday today, Benedict XVI appeared at the window of his study to pray the Angelus with pilgrims gathered below in St. Peter’s Square.
  In his remarks, the Pope mentioned last week’s Gospel reading on the temptation of Christ in the desert and this week’s concerning the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor. “On the one […]

Feb

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The Creed of Athanasius

February 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Athanasian Creed is that latest of the ecumenical creeds, dating back to the early dark ages. Though seldom used in worship, it is one of the clearest definitions of the Trinity and the incarnation ever written. 

Whoever will be saved,
before all things it is is necessary that he hold the Catholic Faith.
Which Faith except everyone […]

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Fasting

February 17, 2008 | 1 Comment

From “The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales for Lent”
Chapter 1- Fasting, abridged.
To treat of fasting and of what is required to fast well, we must, at the start, understand that of itself fasting is not a virtue. The good and the bad, as well as Christians and pagans, observe it. The ancient philosophers observed […]