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Iraqi Leader to Visit Benedict XVI

July 15, 2008 | 1 Comment

When Benedict XVI returns from Australia, he will be visited in Castel Gandolfo by the prime minister of Iraq. Nouri al-Maliki will visit the Pope on July 25, the Holy See reported. Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Holy Father’s secretary of state, will also meet with the Iraqi leader. Al-Maliki has been the prime minister in [...]

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Doctors Decry Ruling in “Italy’s Schiavo” Case

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Appeal for Reversal of Decision to Remove Feeding Tube
By Jesús Colina
Twenty-five doctors are appealing to Italian courts for the life of a 37-year-old woman who has come to be known as Italy’s Terri Schiavo.
Eluana Englaro was condemned to death by starvation by a Milan court earlier this month. The decision was a new development in [...]

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Water More Than an Economic Good, Says Pope

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Benedict XVI is calling for solidarity and responsibility in national and international policies on water, saying water is a right and profit should not be the only reason to protect it.There is a “right to water,” based on the dignity of the human person, and it is not simply an “economic good” the Pope affirmed [...]

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Cardinal Pell’s Homily at Youth Day Opening

July 15, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here is the homily Cardinal George Pell, archbishop of Sydney, gave today at the opening Mass of World Youth Day at Barangaroo.
The readings for today’s Mass were: Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 23; Galatians 5:16-17, 22-25; Luke 8:4-15.
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We all know that Christ Our Lord is often described as the Good Shepherd of today’s responsorial psalm. [...]

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World Youth Day’s First Steps

July 15, 2008 | 1 Comment

Cardinal Cordes Tells How It All Began
Here is the history of World Youth Day as told by Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, at a Mass to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the San Lorenzo International Center.
In 1983, Cardinal Cordes was the vice president of the Pontifical Council for the [...]

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