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Benedict XVI: Freedom Is in the “Yes”

June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

True freedom is the ability to say “yes” to God and conform one’s will to the divine, says Benedict XVI.
The Pope said this today during the general audience in St. Peter’s Square, which he dedicated to the figure of St. Maximus, a seventh-century monk.
He said the monk, known as the Confessor, merited the title “because [...]

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Pirates Among Apostleship’s Main Concerns

June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The threat of pirates and the well-being of fishermen are two of the main concerns noted by the Vatican’s Apostleship for the Sea.
This was affirmed in the annual message for Sea Sunday, released by the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers, and signed by its president, Cardinal Renato Martino.
That pontifical council is the Vatican dicastery [...]

Jun

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African Bishops Decry Zimbabwe “Sham”

June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference says the situation surrounding the presidential runoff election in Zimbabwe has “degenerated into a sham.”
In a statement released today, Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, archbishop of Durban, spokesman of that episcopal conference, affirmed that the Zimbabwean people “have the right to choose their president in an election that is contested freely [...]

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Respect and Fairness for All Seafarers

June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Here is the message released today by the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers for Sea Sunday, to be observed July 13.
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Sea Sunday is annually a day set aside for the remembrance and prayer for all those who are mariners, fishers, port workers together with their families and dependents. This is therefore an [...]

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Declaration Concerning the Emanuela Orlandi Case

June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

  Holy See Press Office Director Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J. released the following declaration yesterday afternoon:
“The tragic affair of the disappearance of young Emanuela Orlandi (in 1983) has again become a focus of attention for the Italian media world.
“This has come about in a striking way, with the widespread journalistic disclosure of confidential information, information [...]

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