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US Prelate: Voters Need to Hear About Life Issues

October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Life and family are not “religious issues,” but actually involve “fundament concerns of human civilization.” And thus, voters need to be informed about them, says the archbishop of San Antonio.
Archbishop José Gomez affirmed this in a column published today in the San Antonio Express News, noting that a voter’s guide published by that daily had [...]

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2 Jesuits Slain in Moscow

October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Police are still investigating the violent deaths of two Jesuit priests, killed Saturday and Monday in Moscow.
According to the Jesuit Press and Information Office, Father Victor Betancourt, 42, was killed in his home Saturday. Originally from Ecuador, he worked at the St. Thomas Philosophical, Theological and Historical Institute. Two days later, superior of the region, [...]

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Caritas Responds to Pakistani Quakes

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Caritas teams are responding to a series of earthquakes that hit southwestern Pakistan today; the death toll is at 170 and climbing. Caritas teams are on the ground in the Balochistan region. The strongest of the earthquakes measured 6.2 on the Richter scale.
Emergency Response Team Coordinator Dolores Halpin-Bachmann said: “The priorities are getting accurate assessments [...]

Oct

29

Pontifical Acts

October 29, 2008 | 2 Comments

The Holy Father:
- Accepted the resignation from the office of apostolic vicar of Alexandria, Egypt, presented by Bishop Giuseppe Bausardo S.D.B. in accordance with canon 401 para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law. He appointed Msgr. Gennaro De Martino, vicar delegate of the same apostolic vicariate, as apostolic administrator “ad [...]

Oct

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On Saint Paul and the Cross

October 29, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered during today’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
The Holy Father continued today the cycle of catecheses dedicated to the figure and thought of St. Paul.
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Dear brothers and sisters:
In the personal experience of St. Paul, there is an indisputable fact: While at the beginning [...]

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