Oct

9

Holy See Urges UN to Look to the Causes

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Instead of listing the many symptoms of the world’s problems, a Holy See representative told the United Nations that it would do well to look more carefully at the underlying causes.
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, said this Monday to a meeting of the 63rd U.N. General Assembly, [...]

Oct

9

What Is Needed for a Bible Comeback

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Interview With Cardinal Albert Vanhoye
By Father Lucas Teixeira, LC
For the Bible to become an integral part of Catholics’ spiritual life, education and mediation are the two things needed, according to a renowned biblical scholar who will be participating in the synod of bishops on the word of God this month.
Cardinal Albert Vanhoye, a Jesuit priest [...]

Oct

9

Seventh General Congregation

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The Seventh General Congregation of the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops took place this afternoon in the presence of the Holy Father. The president delegate on duty was Cardinal William Joseph Levada, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
  Extracts from some of the speeches are given below:
CARDINAL [...]

Oct

9

Pius XII and His Bible Revolution

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Marking 50 Years Since Death of “Papa Pacelli”
By Father Thomas Rosica, CSB
For decades, the figure of Eugenio Pacelli, Pope Pius XII, has been at the center of some volatile polemics.
The controversy has raged since the end of the Holocaust over whether the Pope did and said enough in defense of the Jews and other victims [...]

Oct

9

Pius XII Walked Path of True Hope, Says Pope

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During the difficult and dark years of the Second World War, Pius XII continued to follow a path that lead to Christ, “the true hope of man,” says Benedict XVI.
The Pope said this today during the homily he gave at a Mass said in St. Peter’s to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of [...]

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