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Awaiting Benedict XVI’s 3rd Encyclical

February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Here is a statement written by Bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, the secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and president of the Cardinal Van Thuân International Observatory, ahead of the publication of Benedict XVI’s third encyclical, to be titled “Caritas in Veritate.” The encyclical will likely be published in April.
The statement was published this [...]

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Archbishop: God Has a Role in The “Mediasphere”

February 2, 2009 | 1 Comment

God has a role in the media, and the Church should have a voice to evangelize souls through all modern means of communication, says the social communications council president.
Archbishop Claudio Celli affirmed this Friday at a conference that ran through Sunday, and was sponsored by the New Evangelization of America. His [...]

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Turkey: Guarantees of Freedom of Religion and Worship

February 2, 2009 | 1 Comment

Bishops from the Episcopal Conference of Turkey were received this morning by the Holy Father, at the end of their “ad limina” visit. A visit, he told them, “that is providentially taking place in the year dedicated to St. Paul”, and assumes particular importance because the prelates “are pastors … in the land where the [...]

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Protect the Vital Cohesive Rola of the Family

February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment

This morning in the Vatican, the Holy Father received the Letters of Credence of Janos Balassa, the new ambassador of Hungary to the Holy See.
In his English-language address to the diplomat, the Pope explained how “the forces that govern economic and political affairs in the modern world need to be … built upon an ethical [...]

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Prayer to Our Lady of Good Success

February 2, 2009 | 7 Comments

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF GOOD SUCCESS
Oh! Mary Immaculate of Good Success, Holy Mother, through the special and singular love that thou givest us, protect and defend us from the enemies of our salvation, both visible and invisible. Come to our assistance, so that the virtues of charity and humility may [...]