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Gratitude for the Biblicum “Survivors”

October 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Pontifical Biblical Institute Alumni Reunite in Rome
By Father Thomas Rosica, CSB
In the midst of all the hard work and writing, an event of biblical proportions took place on Thursday evening.
It took place not in the synod hall, but at a building known to us as “the Biblicum” in Rome’s Piazza della Pilotta, near the Trevi [...]

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Archbishop Chaput Says He’s No Kmiec

October 18, 2008 | 8 Comments

Archbishop Charles Chaput says Catholic legal scholar Douglas Kmiec “couldn’t be more mistaken” in comparing his own moral reasoning regarding the 2008 presidential election to that of the archbishop.
Archbishop Chaput said this tonight at a dinner sponsored by ENDOW (Educating on the Nature and Dignity of Women). The talk, which he said reflects his own [...]

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Patriarch of Constantinople Addresses Synod of Bishops

October 18, 2008 | 2 Comments

In the Sistine Chapel at 5 p.m. today, the Holy Father presided at the celebration of first Vespers of the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time, marking the participation of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople in the work of the current Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.
The ceremony, which was attended by [...]

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Polish Bishops Outline How to Leave Church

October 18, 2008 | 1 Comment

If a Catholic in Poland wants to leave the Church, the country’s bishops won’t be standing in the in the way.
Poland’s episcopal conference has released a 22-point document to guide Catholics who want to renounce their baptism and leave the Church, reports Ecumenical News International.
The bishops affirmed that leaving the Church is an offense against [...]

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Nineteenth General Congregation

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This morning, during the Nineteenth General Congregation of the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, a first vote was held to elect members to the post-synodal council, and the draft of the final Message was presented and discussed. The president delegate on duty was Cardinal George Pell, archbishop of Sydney, Australia.
This afternoon [...]

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