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Pope: Slain Prelate Sowed Justice in “Martyred” Iraq

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Benedict XVI Offers Memorial Mass for Archbishop Rahho
The kidnapped archbishop of Mosul found dead last week was a man who contributed to bringing justice to his martyred country and the whole world, says Benedict XVI.
The Pope affirmed this today when he celebrated a memorial Mass in the Vatican for the soul of Archbishop Paulos Faraj […]

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Benedict XVI on the Sacrament of Confession

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Here is a L’Osservatore Romano translation of Benedict XVI’s March 7 address to participants in an annual course on matters of conscience, organized by the Tribunal of the Apostolic Penitentiary.
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Your Eminence,
Venerable Brothers in the Episcopate and in the Priesthood,
Dear Confessors in the Roman Basilicas,
I am pleased to meet you at the end of […]

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Holy See: Base of Human Rights Is Being Human

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Says Time Is Right for UN to Safeguard Every Person
It is important to clarify and identify the source and foundation of human rights, since experience and cultural traditions often affect the understanding of this concept, the Holy See affirmed.
Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, permanent observer of the Holy See to the Office of the United Nations and […]

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Joy

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WHAT IS JOY ?
Joy is prayer ….
This is closely connected with silence .
The two are both sides of the same coin .
They flow in and out of each other .
We say in the liturgy we waite in joyful hope .
As you near the finishing line as a long distance runner does your heart begins to […]

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Programme of Pope’s Trip to the United States

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  The Holy See Press Office today published the programme of Benedict XVI’s forthcoming apostolic trip to the United States of America, including his visit to the headquarters of the United Nations, due to take place from 15 to 21 April.
  The Pope will depart from Rome’s Fiumicino airport at midday on Tuesday 15 April […]

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Decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

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The Holy Father today received in private audience Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins C.M.F., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, and authorised the promulgation of decrees concerning the following causes:
MIRACLES
 - Blessed Gertrude Comensoli (nee: Caterina), Italian foundress of the Institute of Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (1847-1903).
 - Servant of God Francesco Pianzola, Italian […]

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Pontifical Acts

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The Holy Father:
 - Appointed Bishop Martin Pablo Perez Scremini, auxiliary of Montevideo, Uruguay, as bishop of Florida (area 22,6000, population 124,100, Catholics 91,300, priests 29, permanent deacons 1, religious 80), Uruguay. He succeeds Bishop Raul Horacio Scarrone Carrero, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached […]

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Qatar Gets 1st Catholic Church

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Faithful in Qatar, led by the prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, welcomed the nation’s first Catholic church, built in the seaside capital city of Doha.Thousands of faithful joined with Cardinal Ivan Dias in the inaugural celebration Friday. Cardinal Dias came as the Pope’s special envoy, bearing a chalice sent by the […]

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Rediscover the Treasure of Hellenism and Christianity

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  Today in the Vatican, the Holy Father received the Letters of Credence of Miltiadis Hiskakis, the new ambassador of Greece to the Holy See.
  In his English-language address to the diplomat, the Pope recalled the “valiant efforts” made by the recently deceased Christodoulos, archbishop of Athens and all Greece, “to mend the breach between […]

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Knights of Columbus Founder Declared Venerable

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The founder of the Knights of Columbus was declared venerable by Benedict XVI, furthering his process toward possibly becoming the first American-born priest to be canonized.The Pope approved Saturday a decree recognizing the heroic virtue of Father Michael McGivney.
“All of us who are members of the Knights of Columbus are profoundly grateful for this recognition […]