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27

Cardinal Bertone: Cuba Embargo Is Unacceptable

February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

  Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. yesterday returned to the Vatican following his six-day journey to Cuba to commemorate the tenth anniversary of John Paul II’s visit there. The late Pope’s trip was the subject of a Message sent by Benedict XVI to the Cuban bishops on 21 February.
  On Monday 25 February, […]

Feb

27

Parish Priest Seen as Premier Catechist

February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The priest is the premier catechist of a parish, and catechists need the presence of the parish priest to maintain their motivation, said the prefect of the Congregation for Clergy.
Cardinal Cláudio Hummes said this today while speaking at the Faculty of Theology San Dámaso in Madrid on “The Priest and the Ministry of Catechesis.”
The priest […]

Feb

27

God Is the Answer to the Disquiet of Our Hearts

February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

  In his general audience, held this morning in the Paul VI Hall, the Pope concluded his series of catecheses on the figure of St. Augustine. Before the audience, the Holy Father went to the Vatican Basilica to greet pilgrims who had been unable to find a place in the hall.
  St. Augustine “is one […]