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Preacher: Paul Calls Christians Past Old Tensions

December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

It is time to go beyond old points of division between Catholics and Protestants and focus on what is at stake at the start of the third millennium, says Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa.
The preacher of the Pontifical Household said this today in the second of his Advent reflections. Today’s meditation was titled “Called by God [...]

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Cardinal Dulles Dead at 90

December 12, 2008 | 1 Comment

The New York Province of the Society of Jesus reported that renowned theologian and prolific author Cardinal Avery Dulles died this morning at 90.
Avery Dulles was born Aug. 24, 1918, in Auburn, New York. He was the son of John Foster Dulles, who later served as U.S. Secretary of State under President Dwight Eisenhower.
Dulles converted [...]

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Knights to Honor Our Lady in Phoenix

December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Knights of Columbus plan to conclude their annual convention this August with a 1st International Marian Congress on Our Lady of Guadalupe.
The Aug. 6-8 events — including a congress and a festival — are expected to draw 20,000 people from the United States and Mexico. The event is cosponsored by the Knights of Columbus, [...]

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Message to Catholic Media on Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

December 12, 2008 | 2 Comments

Here is the message Archbishop Claudio Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, sent to Catholic media professionals today, on the occasion of the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
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On joyfully celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of America to whom the Digital Network of the Church [...]

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Teaching on Some Bioethical Questions

December 12, 2008 | 1 Comment

This morning in the Holy See Press Office the Instruction of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith “Dignitas Personae” on certain bioethical questions was presented. It was published in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish.
Archbishops Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J., Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and [...]

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