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Dublin’s Archbishop on Ethics, the Economy and Caring

October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Reflects on Lessons Learned From Financial Crisis
By Archbishop Diarmuid Martin
The economy has a social function. Economic growth, no matter how important, is never simply an end in itself. It should lead to social equity, to an equitable growth of society and to enhancing the people and the human infrastructures which strengthen society. Economic growth always [...]

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Irish Bishop on Vocation to the Priesthood

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Here is the pastoral letter Bishop Willie Walsh of Killaloe, Ireland, wrote to mark Priesthood Sunday, which will be celebrated Sunday in the country. The Church there is observing the “Year of Vocation” through May 3.
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A vocation is the life God calls us to live. The Year of Vocation is an invitation to [...]

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Arab Scholar: Europe’s Lack of Faith Surprising

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Europe’s disassociation with its Christian roots is “shocking” to Eastern Christians who remember the continent’s missionaries who evangelized the Americas, Asia and Africa, says a scholar of Arabic studies.
Jesuit Father Samir Khalil Samir, director of the research and documentation center for Arabic Christianity at the University of St. Joseph in Beirut, Lebanon, said Eastern Christians [...]

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Naples Cardinal Visits Alexy II

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The archbishop of Naples and other Church leaders are on an official visit to Moscow at the invitation of Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II.
Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe left for Russia Tuesday, accompanied by Bishop Vincenzo Paglia of Terni-Narni-Amelia, president of the Italian bishops’ Ecumenism Commission, and Andrea Riccardi, the director of the Sant’Egidio Community, the bishops’ SIR [...]

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Prelate Says Iraqi Christians Longing to Leave

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Even when it is not feasible for them, most Iraqi Christians are longing to leave their country, says the archbishop of Baghdad. Archbishop Jean Sleiman affirmed Saturday in London that a “paralyzing fear” still grips Iraqi Christians. The prelate was speaking to an annual event organized by Aid to the Church in Need.
The archbishop of [...]

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