Apr

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Prayer for 1962 Missal Does Not Modify “Nostra Aetate”

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There has been no change in the Catholic Church’s regard for the Jews, the Vatican is clarifying.
In a statement released today, the Vatican responded to controversy raised over a modification released Feb. 5 of the Good Friday Prayer for the Jews for the 1962 Missal.
The Latin-language prayer will be said only in those Catholic communities […]

Apr

4

Lebanese Bishops Call for End to Crisis

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Urge Cooperation and Joint Effort to Find Peace
As Lebanon continues to suffer a power void — the country hasn’t had a president since last November — the nation’s bishops are calling on cooperation to fix the “miserable situation” facing the Lebanese people.
Following their monthly meeting led by Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir, the Maronite Catholic bishops issued […]

Apr

4

Benedict XVI’s Address to Papal Foundation

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Here is the address Benedict XVI gave today upon receiving in audience members of the Papal Foundation.
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Dear Brother Bishops,
Dear Friends in Christ,
I extend a heartfelt welcome to you, the representatives of the Papal Foundation, as we continue to celebrate our Lord’s glorious resurrection during this blessed Easter Season.
“The Lord has risen indeed!” This […]

Apr

4

Clarifications on the New “Oremus et Pro Iudaeis”

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  Here follows the communique provided by the Press Office of the Holy See on the publication of the new “Oremus et pro Iudaeis” for the 1962 edition of the Roman Missal.
  “Following the publication of the new Prayer for the Jews for the 1962 edition of the Roman Missal, some groups within the Jewish […]

Apr

4

Thought for the Day

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Dear Brothers and Sisters
Today’s thought for the day comes in the form of a passage from ” The Genese Diary ” and is a beautiful explanation of why a person would be moved to choose a deeper vocation to prayer ,
” I met Brother Elias , a hermit of the Abbey . Brother Christian , […]

Apr

4

Pope’s Gratitude for the Help of the Papal Foundation

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  Today in the Vatican, Benedict XVI received 150 members of the Papal Foundation, an organization based in the United States that was created to provide the Holy See with a stable source of income, which each year presents the Pope with a check that represents the accrued interest of investments.
  The Holy Father expressed […]

Apr

4

Perpetual Condemnation of Masonry

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Clement XII
We consider it our duty to watch day and night, as a faithful servant of the household of the Lord, lest such men [Freemasons and other such groups] do not break into the house like thieves, and like foxes seek to destroy the vineyard, thereby perverting the hearts of the simple and piercing them […]

Apr

4

Christ Being Adored on Mount of Beatitudes

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Perpetual Adoration Chapel Opens
Christ in the Eucharist will be perpetually adored on the mountain where he preached the Beatitudes, thanks to an adoration monastery built next to a retreat center entrusted to the Neocatechumenal Way.
The monastery beside the Domus Galilaeae International Center was inaugurated March 29, in a gathering of 170 bishops and key figures […]

Apr

4

Archbishop Tomasi: Human Rights: The Fight Against Racism

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  Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the Office of the United Nations in Geneva, gave a speech to the advisory committee during the seventh session of the Human Rights Council that took place in Geneva from 3 to 28 March.
  Archbishop Tomasi, who spoke on intercultural dialogue and human rights […]