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Past Opus Dei Prelate Nearer to Beatification

August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Another step has concluded in the beatification cause of the bishop who was prelate of Opus Dei from 1975 to 1994.
An Opus Dei tribunal concluded its investigation into the life and virtue of Bishop Álvaro del Portillo (1914-1994). With the conclusion of this work, the initial, or diocesan, phase of the process has ended.
Two tribunals [...]

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Book to Feature Pope’s Thoughts on St. Paul

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A book due out next week will feature reflections from Benedict XVI on St. Paul, as the Church continues to celebrate the Pauline Jubilee Year.
The U.S. bishops, in agreement with the Vatican Publishing House, are creating a series of books presenting reflections from the Pope. The series is called “Spiritual Thoughts” and the book on Paul [...]

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US Bishops Look at Election

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The U.S. bishops’ annual Labor Day message calls the faithful to use Catholic social teaching to guide them as they cast their votes this November.
“An American Catholic Tradition” marks Labor Day, celebrated Monday, Sept. 1, and calls for “renewed vigor as we seek to build together a society that cares for its own, reaches out [...]

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Vatican Says “Yahweh” Not to Be Pronounced

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A note from the Vatican has reiterated a directive that the name of God revealed in the tetragrammaton YHWH is not to be pronounced in Catholic liturgy.
Bishop Arthur Serratelli, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Divine Worship, in a note informing prelates of the Vatican directive, said the indications “do not force any changes [...]

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Pontiff Advises Against Road Rage

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Benedict XVI is encouraging Christians to make an examination of consciences regarding their conduct behind the wheel.
The Pope spoke of traffic accidents Sunday in his reflection before praying the midday Angelus with crowds who had gathered at the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome.
He called numerous driving accidents “another prayer intention.”
“Human life [...]

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