Apr

14

Washington Waits for Benedict XVI

April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Americans Prepare for the Pope’s Arrival
By Carrie GressPreparations are under way today as Americans prepare from near and far to welcome Benedict XVI to the United States for his first stop in the nation’s capital.
The normally tranquil Catholic University of America (CUA) campus is bustling with gardeners, workers setting up fences and scaffolds, TV crews [...]

Apr

14

Pontifical Acts

April 14, 2008 | 4 Comments

  The Holy Father appointed Fr. Alain Castet of the clergy of Paris, France, pastor of Saint-Francois-Xavier and dean of Orsay-Breteuil, as bishop of Lucon (area 7,015, population 577,000, Catholics 505,000, priests 404, permanent deacons 38, religious 1,176), France. The bishop-elect was born in Floirac, France in 1950 and ordained a priest in 1975.
  On [...]

Apr

14

Liturgical Texts for Papal Visit Posted

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The Vatican posted the texts for the liturgical celebrations over which Benedict XVI will preside during his five-day trip to the United States that begins Tuesday.The 113-page document includes the songs and prayers for ceremonies ranging from Wednesday’s celebration of evening prayer with the nation’s bishops, to the closing Mass at Yankee Stadium next Sunday.
According [...]

Apr

14

A “New Humanism” Is Vital in Order to Achieve Peace

April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

  Made public on April 12th was a Message from the Pope addressed to Cardinal Renato Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, and to participants in a seminar entitled: “Disarmament, development and peace, prospects for integral disarmament”, being held in Rome on 11 and 12 April.
  “Tension and war exist in various parts [...]

Apr

14

Life at Four Cells Old

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Authors Mount a Philosophical Defense of Human Life in Earliest Stages
By Father John Flynn, LC
Stem cell research using material taken from human embryos continues to be hotly debated. Advocates of using embryos maintain that at such early stages, the cells cannot be considered a human person. However, a recent book by two philosophers argues the [...]