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Paul Is No Inventor of Christianity, Says Pope

September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The importance that Paul gave in his letters to sacred Tradition proves false the claim the Apostle invented Christianity, says Benedict XVI.
The Pope affirmed this today during the general audience in St. Peter’s Square, which he dedicated to a continuation of his series of catecheses on St. Paul. Some 15,000 people gathered for the audience, [...]

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Cardinal Bertone Book to Be Presented in Moscow

September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Moscow presentation of a book written by Benedict XVI’s secretary of state is being considered a “historic event.”
Written in Italian and Russian, “L’Etica del Bene Comune nel Pensiero Sociale della Chiesa (The Ethics of the Common Good in the Social Thought of the Church), by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, will be presented in Moscow on [...]

Sep

24

Prayer Day Called to Defeat Aussie Abortion Bill

September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The archbishop of Melbourne has declared a Day of Intercession in an attempt to stop the Abortion Law Reform Bill from being passed and put into effect as early as next month.
Archbishop Denis Hart released a pastoral letter last week regarding the bill, which passed the Legislative Assembly on Sept. 11.
“Make no mistake about it,” [...]

Sep

24

Cardinal: Anti-Christian Violence Disgracing India

September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The ongoing anti-Christian violence in India is a “disgrace” and horrifying to people of good will in India, regardless of their religious beliefs, says the archbishop of Bombay.
Cardinal Oswald Gracias called the campaign against Christians by Hindu extremists “inexplicable,” a “disgrace” and “madness,” reported L’Osservatore Romano on Tuesday.
“All persons of good will in India, whether [...]

Sep

24

Patriarch Lauds Catholic Magazine in Russian

September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II says he is very pleased with the publication of a Russian edition of the Catholic magazine “30 Days.”
In a letter to its director, former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church said he is “very happy to see that this authoritative monthly, published in seven [...]

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