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Saint Paul Seen as Inspiration for Movements

November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Founder: Jubilee Year Not a Celebration of “Superman”
By Carmen Elena Villa
St. Paul is a guiding light for the new groups of faithful forming within the mystical body of Christ, according to the conclusions of a conference held to mark the Pauline Jubilee Year.
The conference, held Monday at St. Paul Outside the Walls, included addresses from [...]

Nov

25

Pope Says True Beauty Linked to Truth

November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The search for beauty without truth and goodness can drive young people to fly toward artificial paradises that simply hide interior emptiness, says Benedict XVI.
The Pope affirmed this in a message sent to the president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, and directed to the members of the pontifical academies who are [...]

Nov

25

Expert: Internet Addiction Carries a “Moral Cost”

November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Internet suicide of a Florida teen witnessed by an online audience is an example of the “enormous moral cost” of screen addiction, says philosophy professor Roger Scruton.
Scruton, a research professor for the Institute for the Psychological Sciences, said this in response to the actions of those who watched 19-year-old Abraham Biggs, Jr., overdose on [...]

Nov

25

Irish Bishops Stress Europe’s Christian Heritage

November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The winter meeting of Ireland’s bishops covered Dublin’s Eucharistic Congress in 2012, statements on Ireland’s relation to the European Union, and a petition for Northern Ireland.These topics and others were discussed during the general meeting of the Irish episcopal conference, which concluded today. During the weeklong session the bishops covered a range of issues from [...]

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Bishop Admits Ethical Lapse in Catholic Hospitals

November 25, 2008 | 1 Comment

A bishop of Texas is admitting that reports claiming Catholic hospitals have been performing sterilizations were correct, and ethical directives have been misinterpreted.
Anonymous researchers sent a report last July to Our Sunday Visitor claiming that sterilizations and abortions were being performed in 23 Catholic hospitals in Texas. The state’s bishops began an investigation in order [...]

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