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Faithful Need Beatitude-Living Bishops

June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI says bishops need to live the beatitudes, so that their people who suffer poverty or discrimination can find in the prelates’ guidance the faith to recognize God’s blessings.
The Pope affirmed this today when he received in audience the bishops of Bangladesh in Rome for their five-yearly visit.
In his English-language address, he told them: [...]

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Neocatechumenate Gets Final Approval

June 12, 2008 | 1 Comment

The Catholic lay Neocatechumenal Way has received the Church’s final approval of its statues; the degree of recognition will be presented to the group’s founders Friday.
Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko, president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, will give Kiko Argüello and Carmen Hernández the decree expressing the Church’s approval of the groups organization and charism.
The [...]

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Zimbabwean Bishops Plea for Peace Despite Odds

June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Decry “Despicable Atrocities”
By Kathleen Naab
The fact that Zimbabwe’s bishops are still pleading for peace in their country is itself a sign of their Christian hope.
A matter-of-fact observation in their latest statement is another: The sun will continue to rise after the runoff election.
But there is little to be hopeful about in Zimbabwe. And the eight [...]

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Draw Strength From Charism of Eucharistic Adoration

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A group of religious sisters devoted to Eucharistic adoration say they find the same God in the Blessed Sacrament that they see in the girls with whom they work — young women rescued from the prostitution trade.
Sister Aurelia Agredano explained the work of her congregation, the Order of the Sisters of Adoration, Slaves of the [...]

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Watch Out Facebook, Here Comes Something Catholic

June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The archbishop of Sydney launched the first-ever online social networking site developed especially for a World Youth Day, and he’s looking for friends.Based on other popular social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, the Sydney World Youth Day organizers developed Xt3.com, which stands for Christ in the Third Millennium.
Cardinal George Pell, along with Bishop [...]

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