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Holy See: It’s Easier to Get a Gun Than an Education

November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Holy See is decrying a world situation in which it is easier to get a weapon than to obtain food, shelter and an education.
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, affirmed this Wednesday at the U.N. Security Council meeting on “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Strengthening Collective [...]

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Monks Point to Heart of Things, Says Pope

November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI says the vocation of monasteries is to point the world toward what is essential in life: seeking Christ and putting nothing before his love.
The Pope affirmed this today when he received in audience representatives of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary [...]

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Priestly Formation a Challenge in Worldwide “Fog”

November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Forming priests in the world today is no easy task, since a general climate of fog envelops everything, said an expert on priestly formation at a forum in Rome.
A Nov. 7-9 symposium at the Pontifical Spanish College of St. Joseph focused on “15 Years After ‘Pastores Dabo Vobis,’” Pope John Paul II’s apostolic exhortation on [...]

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Pro-Chávez Vandals Try Intimidation on Church

November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Churchgoers in the Venezuelan state of Barinas arrived to Mass on Sunday to find their churches covered with pro-government and anti-clerical graffiti, just a week before local elections.
According to various local news reports, the vandals painted the walls of the majority of the state’s churches with phrases like “out with the bishop” and “homeland, socialism [...]

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Lutheran Welcomes Papal Comments on Justification

November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI’s catechesis on justification at the general audience and his comments regarding Martin Luther were welcomed by a Lutheran leader in Rome.
The dean of the Lutheran Church of Italy, Holger Milkau, said that “it’s always a pleasure to hear the Pope speak of Luther, above all if he considers arguments they share.”
The Holy Father [...]

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