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Right to Be a 1-Issue Voter?

October 3, 2008 | 1 Comment

Issues beside abortion should be taken into account when voting, but should not be given the same relevance unless they carry the same level of moral gravity, says the bishop of Scranton.
In a letter to be read at all Masses this weekend in the diocese, Bishop Joseph Martino considers the argument: “As wrong as abortion [...]

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Pope to Knights: Laity Have to Be Holy

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Benedict XVI says the lay faithful need to commit themselves to being saints and active members of the Church.
The Pope said this today when he received in audience members of the administrative council of the Knights of Columbus. The Knights are on pilgrimage in Rome in the context of the Pauline Jubilee Year.
The Holy Father [...]

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Scranton Bishop’s Letter for Respect Life Sunday

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Here is the text of the pastoral letter Bishop Joseph Martino of Scranton released ahead of Respect Life Sunday, to be celebrated this weekend. The bishop has asked the letter to be read at all Masses over the weekend in place of the homily, and a copy placed in all parish bulletins.
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My brothers [...]

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Knights of Columbus: Leaven of the Gospel in the World

October 3, 2008 | 1 Comment

At midday today, the Holy Father received members of the board of directors of the Knights of Columbus, who are on pilgrimage to Rome for the Pauline Year.
Addressing them in English the Pope recalled his own recent pastoral visit to the United States, noting how he had sought to encourage the lay faithful “to recommit [...]

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China’s Catholics of Guizhou: Three Days with Three Bishops

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Editor’s Note: Dr. Anthony Clark, assistant professor of Asian history at the University of Alabama, is in Beijing, China, to spend four months as director of the University of Alabama Chinese Language and Culture Program in the capital of China. During his time there, he is writing a series of articles for Ignatius Insight about [...]

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