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Vatican Opens New Bookstore

November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Vatican opened a third bookstore Tuesday, with a ceremony presided over by the Pope’s secretary of state.
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone inaugurated the store, situated in the Pius XII Plaza between the end of Via della Conciliazione and St. Peter’s Square. The store is dedicated to Benedict XVI.
It offers both a stamp and a medal collection, [...]

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Pope Clarifies Luther’s Idea of Justification

November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI says Martin Luther’s doctrine on justification is correct, if faith “is not opposed to charity.”
The Pope said this today during the general audience dedicated to another reflection on St. Paul. This time, the Holy Father considered the Apostle’s teaching on justification.
He noted that Paul’s conversion experience on the road to Damascus “changed his [...]

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300 Chefs Gather With Benedict XVI

November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Dozens of white chef hats stuck out among the thousands gathered today for the general audience.
Three hundred chefs participated in the traditional papal meeting and the Pope addressed a special greeting to them. He thanked them for their work and expressed his wish “that each one of you be messengers of joy and brotherhood.”
The professionals [...]

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Japan to Celebrate Beatification of Its Martyrs

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The Church in Japan is anticipating the beatification of 188 of its martyrs next week as an event that is expected to require 2,500 volunteers and priests from all over the nation to offer the sacraments.
The Nov. 24 beatification ceremony for the 17th-century martyrs will be presided over by Cardinal Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi, retired archbishop [...]

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Church Defends Modernity’s New Slaves

November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Church has to pave new paths of hope for the modern types of slaveries being created by the phenomenon of migration, a Vatican conference concluded.
This was one of 11 specific recommendations that came from a Nov. 6-8 conference, organized by the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers and the Thai episcopal conference. The conference [...]

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