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Healing the Fevers of Life

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Biblical Reflection for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Father Thomas Rosica, CSB
The centerpiece of the stone ruins of the village of Capernaum on the Sea of Galilee’s northwest shore is the black octagonal Church of the Panis Vitae (Bread of Life), built directly above what is believed to be Simon Peter’s house, the setting for [...]

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Aid Parcels Sent Through to Gaza

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The aid agency reported Monday that despite restrictions on entering the city, they are bringing food parcels to almost 200 families.
Families will receive rations including oil, flour, rice sugar, tea, tomato paste, cans of meat, and milk as well as blankets and medicine.
Following the recent 22-day war between Israel and Hamas, many people in Gaza [...]

Feb

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Pontifical Acts

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The Holy Father:
- Appointed Fr. Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana of the clergy of Bangkok, Thailand, director of the diocesan catechesis centre and secretary of the episcopal commission for catechesis, as bishop of Chiang Mai (area 89,683, population 5,749,882, Catholics 48,927, priests 74, religious 140), Thailand. The bishop-elect was born in Sam Saem, Thailand in 1955 [...]

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International Conference on Biological Evolution

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In the Holy See Press Office this morning, the presentation took place of an international conference entitled: “Biological Evolution: Facts and Theories. A critical appraisal 150 years after ‘The Origin of Species’”. The event is due to take place in Rome from 3 to 7 March.
The congress has been jointly organised by the Pontifical Gregorian [...]

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Bartholomew I Foresees Orthodox Unity With Kirill

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The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, expressed hope that the election of Kirill as the new Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia will bring greater unity among the Orthodox Churches.
Bartholomew I made this known in his message to the new Russian patriarch on the occasion of his enthronement in Moscow on Feb. 1, reported [...]