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Synod Propositions 1-5

December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Here are translations of the synodal propositions 1-5, which were submitted to Benedict XVI at the end of the world Synod of Bishops on the “Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church,” held in October at the Vatican.
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INTRODUCTION
Proposition 1
Documents that were presented to the Supreme Pontiff
Presented for [...]

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Pope’s Address to Italian Seminarians

December 2, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here is the address Benedict XVI delivered Saturday to members of the Pontifical seminary communities of Las Marcas, Puglia and Abruzzo-Molise, upon receiving them in audience on the centenary of their foundation.
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Dear Brothers in the Episcopate and Priesthood,
Dear Friends of the Regional Seminaries of Las Marcas, Puglia and Abruzzo-Molise
I am [...]

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Ensure More Just and Equitable Trade Systems

December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York, yesterday participated in an international conference on financing for development being held in Doha, Qatar.
“Social and economic development must be measured and implemented with the human person at the centre of all decisions”, said Archbishop Migliore [...]

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Prison Ministers: No One Is a Throw-Away for Jesus

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“For Jesus, no life is a throw-away,” affirmed a group of prison ministers reflecting on the state of jails in Latin America and the Caribbean.
This affirmation was part of the final declaration read Friday at the end of the 6th Latin American and Caribbean convention on prison ministry, held all last week.
Participants affirmed that they [...]

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Converted Muslim Tells Story Behind Papal Baptism

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Italian Journalist Recounts Journey to Catholicism
By Luca Marcolivio
The high-profile baptism of Magdi Cristiano Allam at the Easter Vigil ceremony presided over last year by Benedict XVI has a story behind it. According to Allam himself, his conversion journey was possible because of great Christian witnesses.
One of the directors of the Milan daily Corriere della Sera, [...]

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