Apr

26

Young People: Respond Courageously to the Lord’s Call

April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

  Made public today was a Letter from the Pope addressed to Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois, archbishop of Paris, France, to mark the hundredth anniversary of an annual pilgrimage by young people from the province of Paris. This year’s pilgrimage, which takes them to Lourdes, is being held from 22 to 27 April.
  In his Letter […]

Apr

26

Worthy of Our Veneration

April 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

Venerable [is] the title allowed one whose cause for beatification  has been officially accepted by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints and who has been subject of a special decree published in the name of the pope. The decree, issued within the course of the apostolic or papal, process (as distinguished from the earlier […]

Apr

26

US Senate Moves to Protect “Most Vulnerable”

April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

A U.S. bishops’ aide praised the Senate’s vote in favor of a measure that would prohibit discrimination based on genetic information.
The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to pass the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, which bars employers and health insurers from discriminating against individuals on the basis of their own or their family members’ genetic information.
Deirdre McQuade, […]

Apr

26

Nuncio in Paraguay Visits Suspended Prelate

April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The apostolic nuncio in Paraguay visited the nation’s president-elect, Fernando Lugo, who is a suspended Catholic bishop.
Archbishop Orlando Antonini visited Lugo on Thursday, congratulating him for his victory Sunday and bringing him the gift of a pen from Benedict XVI. Lugo incurred suspension “a divinis” when he abandoned his ministry and entered politics, which is […]

Apr

26

Prelate: Misconceptions Hinder Communication

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For the Church to communicate its message, it must take into account how it is perceived by others and how it is portrayed by the media, said the president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.
Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli affirmed this Thursday when he delivered the first keynote address at the European Communication Summit. The […]

Apr

26

Be a Paraclete for Others

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Gospel Commentary for 6th Sunday of Easter
By Father Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap
In the Gospel Jesus uses the term “paraclete” when speaking to the disciples about the Holy Spirit.
In some contexts this term means “consoler,” in others “defender,” and sometimes it means both. In the Old Testament God is the great consoler of his people. This […]

Apr

26

The Offering of the Heart

April 26, 2008 | 2 Comments

“Life of my life I shall ever try to keep my body
pure, knowing thy living touch is upon my
limbs.
I shall ever try to keep all untruths out of my
thought knowing thou art truth, which has
kindled the light of reason in my mind.
I shall ever try to drive all evils away from my
heart and keep my […]