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Aide Says Ponitff to Pack Hope for Africa Trip

November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI will make his first trip to Africa to give hope to peoples that suffer violence and poverty, says a Vatican spokesman.
Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, affirmed this on the most recent edition of Vatican Television’s “Octava Dies.”
The Holy Father announced at the end of the world Synod of [...]

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“We Will Be Judged,” Says Bishop Aquila

November 3, 2008 | 1 Comment

Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo marked the completion of the 40 Days for Life campaign in his diocese with a reflection on the Final Judgment.
“Judgment is real, just as heaven and hell are real,” the bishop said at the Mass on Sunday at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Fargo. “When the soul separates from [...]

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Oxford Is Dreaming of a White … Winter

November 3, 2008 | 2 Comments

A decision by the Oxford City Council to abolish all references to Christmas in the name of being more “inclusive” is the next step in erasing history and Christian identity, says a Vatican official.
Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, responded in this way to the approved proposal of the council-run charity [...]

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Evolution Doesn’t Contradict Bible, Cardinal Affirms

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There is no incompatibility between the scientific theory of evolution and the Christian understanding of creation, says the archbishop of Vienna.
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn affirmed this Friday at the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, which ends tomorrow. The academy is considering “Scientific Insight Into the Evolution of the Universe and of Life.”
The prelate [...]

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Migrants: A Gift For Our Societies

November 3, 2008 | 2 Comments

Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant peoples, participated in the Second Global Forum on Migration and Development, which was held in Manila, Philippines, from 27 to 30 October.
In his English-language address, delivered on 29 October and made public today, the head [...]

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