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Cardinal Arinze: Africa’s Future Needs Peace

November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Nigerian-born Cardinal Francis Arinze says the theme for the October ‘09 synod on Africa is “providential.”
The prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments affirmed this to L’Osservatore Romano. The Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops will be on “The Church in Africa, at the Service of Reconciliation, Justice [...]

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Scholars Urge More Research on Holy Grail

November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Though no one knows if Valencia’s grail is the true Last Supper chalice, a group of experts says it has tremendous cultural value due to its impact on history and literature.
This was affirmed by members of the international congress “Valencia, City of the Holy Grail,” focusing on the chalice traditionally associated with the institution of [...]

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Pauline Basilica Gets Austrian Christmas Tree

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82-foot Fir Donated to Benedictine Monks
By Marco Cardinali
St. Peter’s won’t be the only basilica graced with an Austrian Christmas tree this year. The country has also donated an 82-foot fir to the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls to commemorate the Pauline Year.
The fir, donated by the city of Kötschach-Mauthen, in Austria’s southern state [...]

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Ethnic, Religious Groups’ Mutual Respect Guarantees Peace

November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This morning Benedict XVI and His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia of the Armenians, presided at an ecumenical celebration held in the “Redemptoris Mater” Chapel of the Vatican Apostolic Palace. A delegation from the Catholicosate of Cilicia of the Armenians also participated in the event.
In his English language greetings, the Pope recalled how the [...]

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Setting Salaries

November 24, 2008 | 2 Comments

Economic Crisis Forces a Re-Think
By Father John Flynn, LC
The deepening economic crisis is forcing financial institutions and companies to look again at the issue of executive salaries. In recent years concern over ever-higher levels of remuneration had led to widespread debate over the issue, but achieving a change in pay levels or how salaries and [...]

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