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Vatican Spokesman Awarded Doctorate

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The director of the Vatican press office is a leader in filling the world with the message of God, said a representative of the University of Toronto in awarding the Vatican official an honorary doctorate.
Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi was given an honorary doctorate from the Regis College, the Jesuit graduate faculty of theology at one [...]

May

28

Cardinal: Every Catholic Should Evangelize

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Being a Christian means being sent to build the Kingdom of God — a particularly urgent mission for the Church in Latin America, according to the archbishop of Santiago.
Cardinal Francisco Errázuriz spoke of the “continental mission” in the latest edition of the Catholic University of Chile’s review “Humanitas.” The continental mission was called for by [...]

May

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Benedict XVI: Media Have Urgent Duty

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Addresses North American Communicators
Benedict XVI thinks the value of communication lies in its truthfulness and respect for the common good, and media professionals have a duty to promote this.
The Pope affirmed this in a message he sent to the 2008 Catholic Media Convention taking place in Toronto, Canada, through Friday, on the theme “Proclaim It [...]

May

28

Israeli-Holy See Panel Concludes Another Round

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Members of the Bilateral Permanent Working Commission formed by representatives of the Holy See and Israel concluded a meeting with “cautious satisfaction,” according to AsiaNews.
The meeting ended today with plans for the next round of talks to be held in Jerusalem in December, the news agency reported.
Meetings of the commission are focused on the “comprehensive [...]

May

28

Pontifical Acts

May 28, 2008 | 2 Comments

The Holy Father appointed:- Fr. Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena, of the clergy of the diocese of Caico, Brazil, pastor of the parish of “Sao Francisco de Assis”, as bishop of Gurarabira (area 4,553, population 420,000, Catholics 357,000, priests 38, permanent deacons 5, religious 69), Brazil. The bishop-elect was born in Jardim do Serido, [...]

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