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Prayer to Saint Monica

July 23, 2008 | 2 Comments

Exemplary Mother of the great Augustine,
you perseveringly pursued your wayward son
not with wild threats
but with prayerful cries to heaven.
Intercede for all mothers in our day
so that they may learn to draw their children to God.
Teach them how to remain close to their children,
even the prodigal sons and daughters
who have sadly gone astray.

Jul

23

Benedict XVI’s Agenda Through October

July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Following his 10-day international trip to Australia, Benedict XVI is spending the rest of the week at the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, some 19 miles south of Rome.The Pope will receive Iraq’s prime minister, Nouri Al-Maliki, at the summer residence on Friday. Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Pontiff’s secretary of state, will also receive [...]

Jul

23

Youth, the Church’s Great Hope

July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Interview With the Archbishop of Toledo
The Church can have great hope in the youth of today who are showing themselves to be young, committed leaders, according to the archbishop of Toledo, Spain.
Cardinal Antonio Cañizares participated in the World Youth Day celebrations in Sydney, Australia, and upon returning he inaugurated a summer course Monday at King [...]

Jul

23

50,000 Walk a Week or More to Guadalupe Shrine

July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Basilica Rector Urges Baptized to Be Witnesses in World
By Sergio Estrada
Mexico’s oldest pilgrimage — and the one that attracts the most pilgrims, with 50,000 participants this year — concluded Sunday at the feet of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Reminiscent of pilgrimages of the Middle Ages, the group walked south from the state of Queretaro to Mexico [...]

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23

Will Pro-Choicers Respect Conscientious Choice?

July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The chairman of the U.S. bishops pro-life committee says an issue is being discussed by members of Congress that should be a matter of agreement between “pro-lifers” and “pro-choicers”: respect of conscience.
Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia, chairman of the bishops’ Committee for Pro-Life Activities, affirmed this in a letter Friday to members of Congress. The [...]

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