Archive for September 22, 2008

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Reconcile your differences before approaching the altar, Benedict XVI preaches

Before reciting the Angelus on Sunday morning, Pope Benedict traveled to the small town of Albano to dedicate a new... Read more

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Pontiff exhorts Benedictines to proclaim the ‘primacy of God’ and evangelize youth

Meeting with participants of the International Congress of the Benedictine Federation on Saturday, the Holy Father encouraged the group to... Read more

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Details of first investigation into Padre Pio’s stigmata revealed

In an article published by the L’Osservatore Romano, Francesco Castelli, a biographer of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, has revealed details... Read more

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Holy Father reminds new bishops to be inspired by St. Paul during struggles

On Saturday Benedict XVI addressed a group of 100 recently-appointed bishops who are participating in a training seminar on the... Read more

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Vietnamese gang ransacks Catholic chapel as police stand by

The simmering property disputes between the Catholic Church and the Vietnamese government were again aggravated on Sunday when a Hanoi... Read more

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Venezuelan lay group rejects Chavez’s authoritarian laws

The National Council of Laity in Venezuela expressed its rejection this week of a package of 26 laws passed by... Read more

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Nuncio in Bolivia calls for peace in the country

In response to the violence and confrontations that are sweeping across Bolivia, the Apostolic Nuncio to that country, Archbishop Luciano... Read more

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Liberal Democrat argues same-sex marriage makes society less 'pro-child'

A self-described liberal Democrat has explained his opposition to same-sex marriage in an opinion column for the Los Angeles Times.... Read more

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Archbishop of Newark’s sci-fi novel Space Vulture selling ‘decently’

A new science-fiction novel co-authored by Archbishop of Newark John J. Myers and “Roger Rabbit” creator Gary K. Wolf has... Read more

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WYD showing positive effects among Hong Kong pilgrims

The Diocese of Hong Kong continues to benefit from its World Youth Day 2008 pilgrims, observing increased participation, strengthened faith... Read more

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Kash Patel speaks at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix.

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Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador.

Catholic Church in El Salvador calls on president to maintain ban on gold mining

Close to the Pantheon in the heart of Rome, one of the city’s oldest and most popular ecclesiastical tailor shops — Ditta Annibale Gammarelli — is ready for the Dec. 7, 2024, consistory for the creation of new cardinals.

Rome’s famous tailor prepares for the Catholic Church’s new cardinals

A 17th-century Japanese depiction of St. Francis Xavier from the Kobe City Museum collection.

Remembering St. Francis Xavier’s missionary zeal

Missouri’s bishops said citizens can reach out to the governor’s office to express opposition to the pending execution of Christopher Collings, who was convicted of the 2007 abduction, rape, torture and murder of a 9-year-old girl. Collings is scheduled to be executed on Dec. 3, 2024.

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Missouri convicted murderer’s death row case

According to Venerable English College, during the Catholic persecution in England, students would gather around the “Martyrs’ Picture” in the chapel to sing the Te Deum — a Latin hymn of thanksgiving — whenever news reached Rome of the martyrdom of a former student. This custom continues today on Martyrs’ Day, Dec. 1, when the relics of the martyrs, preserved beneath the altar, are venerated by the students.

English seminary in Rome commemorates Martyrs’ Day on St. Ralph Sherwin’s feast

Smoke of war rises over a residential area in Aleppo. On Dec. 1, 2024, the Franciscan complex of the Terra Santa College in Aleppo was hit by a strike. No casualties were reported.

As Aleppo’s Christians face new ordeal, Church leaders call for courage and faith

The Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas.

Vatican suppresses Carmelite monastery following long-running controversy

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