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Vatican Official Considers Aquinas’ Comeback

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Recalls How Morality Was Scorned in the 60s
By Antonio Gaspari
Moral theology based on St. Thomas Aquinas is among one of theology’s most popular branches today, says a Vatican official, but this popularity has come about only after decades of disdain.
Archbishop Jean Louis Bruguès, secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education, spoke about his journey with [...]

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European Prelates: Secularization Emptying Schools

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Secularization is causing Catholic schools in Europe to face a common problem: a drop in the number of students.
Secularization was the main concern discussed at a European conference on Catholic education, dedicated to “The Catholic School in the European Public Sphere.”
The conference began Sunday and ended today, and was sponsored by [...]

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UK Cardinal Makes Ecumenical Plea for Congo

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The archbishop of Westminster is joining with other Christian leaders of England to appeal for an end to the humanitarian crisis in Congo.
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor joined with the archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams; Commissioner Betty Matear of the Salvation Army; and Bishop Nathan Hovhanissian of the Armenian Church, to call today for rapid resolutions in [...]

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Chileans Mark 30 Years Since Papal Mediation

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Church and civil leaders from Chile and Argentina are celebrating mediation by a papal envoy in the Beagle conflict, which enabled their two nations to avoid war.
The Chilean bishops are in Rome for their five-yearly visit. With a Mass celebrated by the president of the Chilean episcopal conference, Bishop Alejandro Goic, they recalled the 1978 [...]

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On Christ, the New Adam

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Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered during today’s general audience in Paul VI Hall.
The Holy Father continued today the cycle of catecheses dedicated to the figure and thought of St. Paul.
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In today’s catechesis we reflect on the relationship between Adam and Christ, delineated by St. Paul [...]

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