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7th Meditation for Christian Unity Prayer Week

January 24, 2009 | 1 Comment

Here is a meditation jointly prepared by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches for the seventh day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
The week continues through Sunday, the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, [...]

Jan

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Agnostic Ad Tour Stirs Up Defense of Religion

January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Public spaces should not be used to offend citizens, say Spanish bishops in response to an agnostic ad campaign that is touring the world.
With precedents in Great Britain and the United States, the ads run on Madrid buses, reading “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.”
While defending [...]

Jan

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Press Release from the Superior General of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X

January 24, 2009 | 1 Comment

The excommunication of the bishops consecrated by His Grace Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, on June 30, 1988, which had been declared by the Congregation for Bishops in a decree dated July 1, 1988, and which we had always contested, has been withdrawn by another decree mandated by Benedict XVI and issued by the same Congregation on [...]

Jan

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Father Cantalamessa on What Marriage Needs

January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment

More Than a Defense, Sacrament Must Be Rediscovered
Here is a translation of an excerpt of the Jan. 14 address from Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher of the Pontifical Household, at the 6th World Meeting of Families.
The World Meeting was held Jan. 14-18 in Mexico City.
Father Cantalamessa’s address was titled “Family Relationships and Values According to [...]

Jan

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6th Meditation for Christian Unity Prayer Week

January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Here is a meditation jointly prepared by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches for the sixth day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
The week continues through Sunday, the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle. [...]