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Religions Ask Nations for World Peace

November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

An appeal for world peace was passed from religious leaders to children to government officials today in Cyprus.
With the presentation of the appeal, the International Meeting of Prayer for Peace, traditionally sponsored by the Catholic lay Sant’Egidio Community, and this year cosponsored by the Orthodox Church of Cyprus, came to an end. This 22nd annual [...]

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Cardinal Points to “Essential” Lay Vocation

November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The lay vocation in the Church is not a series of functions for the non-ordained, but rather an encounter with Christ that transcends all other human activities, says the patriarch of Venice.
Cardinal Angelo Scola said this when he addressed the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, which was dedicated to a consideration [...]

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Krakow Cardinal Says Assisi Continues in Cyprus

November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Pope John Paul II’s longtime personal secretary says the international peace meeting closing today in Cyprus is bringing forward the “spirit of Assisi” promoted by the Polish Pontiff.
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, archbishop of Krakow, said this Sunday at the opening ceremony of the International Meeting of Prayer for Peace, traditionally sponsored by the Catholic lay Sant’Egidio [...]

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Auxiliary Named for Washington D.C.

November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI appointed another auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Washington. Bishop-designate Barry Knestout, 46, will assist Archbishop Donald Wuerl and three other auxiliary bishops. Barry Knestout was born in Cheverly, Maryland, in 1962, and was ordained a priest in 1989. His brother, Mark, is also a priest for the archdiocese.
The bishop-designate has been working [...]

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Zimbabweans Thank English Church

November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The participation of two Zimbabwean prelates in a meeting of bishops of England and Wales was called a sign of the Church’s unity as some dioceses face severe conflicts.
Archbishop Robert Ndlovu of Harare and Bishop Martin Munyanyi of Gweru thanked the Church in England and Wales for its support and prayer for the people of [...]

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