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Iraqi Christians Rebuild Churches

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The Christian communities of southern Iraq launched a campaign for the restoration of churches that have been damaged due to negligence and the war. The news, published by the “BaghdadHope” Web site, was given by Father Imad Aziz Al Banna, of the Archdiocese of Basra of the Chaldeans. He explained that the local Christian community [...]

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US Bishops, Charity Group Welcome AIDS Program

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U.S. bishops and the aid organization Catholic Relief Services welcomed the passage of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
Congress passed PEPFAR last week and President George Bush said Saturday he is eager to sign it.
Bishop Thomas Wenski of Orlando, chairman of the bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, said: “[The episcopal conference and [...]

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La Salle Brother Welcomes Document on Obedience

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Says It Reminds Religious of Life’s Ultimate Goal
By Miriam Díez i Bosch
The May document from the Vatican on authority and obedience in religious life is a reminder of life’s ultimate objective, said the superior-general of the De la Salle Brothers.
Brother Álvaro Rodríguez Echeverría spoke with ZENIT about the instruction on “The Service of Authority and [...]

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Bishops Seen As Evangelizers Par Excellence

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If evangelization is a mission for all Christians, it is even more so for bishops, Benedict XVI’s secretary of state said at the episcopal ordination of the new secretary for the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith.
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone spoke of the role of prelates at Saturday’s ordination of Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer [...]

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Prelate: Rest Is Priority for Pontiff’s Vacation

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Benedict XVI enjoyed the first full day of his summer vacation at Bressanone’s major seminary in the mountainous region of Trentino-Alto Adige in Northern Italy.
The Pope will spend his holidays with his older brother, Monsignor Georg Ratzinger, a priest and musician, who was a choir director at the cathedral of Regensburg, Germany. The Holy Father’s [...]

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