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Israeli-Holy See Panel Making Progress

November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Members of the Bilateral Permanent Working Commission formed by representatives of the Holy See and Israel are making progress in their on-going negotiations, reports the Israeli Embassy to the Holy See.
The embassy revealed today in a press statement that the commission met Thursday in Jerusalem to continue “the negotiations on the economic agreement that affects [...]

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Prelate Asks Americans to Give Thanks, Defend Life

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Cardinal John Foley says there is plenty to be thankful for, even if America is facing some difficult times.
The Pennsylvania-born cardinal, grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem, affirmed this in a homily today at the Santa Susanna Church in Rome.
“We may be at war on two fronts: Iraq and [...]

Nov

7

Organ Transplant and Respect for Human Dignity

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At midday today, the Holy Father received participants in an international congress entitled: “A Gift for Life. Considerations on Organ Donation”. The meeting is being held in Rome from 6 to 8 November and has been organised by the Pontifical Academy for Life in collaboration with the International Federation of Catholic [...]

Nov

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Lithuania: Cultivating the Memory of History

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This morning in the Vatican, Benedict XVI received the Letters of Credence of Vytautas Alisauskas, the new ambassador of Lithuania to the Holy See.
Speaking English, the Pope thanked the ambassador for his comments “concerning the need for modern Europe to draw upon the tradition that flows from the teaching of the [...]

Nov

7

All Hallows’ Day

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Saints’ Race Shows Reason to Celebrate
By Elizabeth Lev
While the rest of Rome was sleeping off Halloween festivities, on Nov. 1, a group of men and women got up and showed the city what the holiday was really about.
The Corsa dei Santi, or the Saints’ Race, Rome’s answer to the Halloween activities of dressing up in [...]