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Godzdogz (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Since the Vatican announced that an Apostolic Constitution would be forthcoming from Pope Benedict XVI that would allow Anglicans to enter corporately into full communion with the Catholic Church, while maintaining some of their legitimate liturgical rites and traditions, there have been many reactions, some positive and others decidedly less so. In particular, a number of commentators in the secular...
Sustainability, Equity, Development (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
(Pope Benedict XVI at Auschwitz) Once a Catholic priest, author James Carroll's faith in authority was broken by the Vietnam War. He left the church and began a rigorous study of the history of the relationship between Christianity and Judaism, distinguishing an extraordinary story that deepens the understanding of the forces that made the seeming incomprehensible Holocaust comprehensible. (Constantine)...
A Catholic Life (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
From June 2009 - June 2010, we commemorate the Year of the Priest. In the words of Pope Benedict XVI: "Precisely to encourage encourage priests in this striving for spiritual perfection on which, above all, the effectiveness of their ministry depends, I have decided to establish a special 'Year for Priests' that will begin on June 19 and last until June 19, 2010. In fact, it is the 150th anniversary...
Catholicmomof10militant (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
On Sunday 29th November, for the first time in history, the voice of Pope Benedict XVI can be heard on eight pieces of specially commissioned classical music. Created by some of the world's finest composers and performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and The Vatican Choir - The Philharmonic Academy of Rome, this album, released November 29th, is a beautiful blend of Gregorian chants and contemporary...
Pope Benedict XVI Blog (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Vatican City, Nov 5, 2009 / 11:17 am ( CNA ).- This morning, Pope Benedict celebrated a Mass for the souls of the cardinals and bishops who have died over the past year. In his homily, the Holy Father described death as “an enigma charged with anxiety,” and noted the importance of faith, hope and mercy in times “of human sadness and distress.” The Mass, which is a traditional...
France 24 (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
More than 250 artists including Ennio Morricone and Bill Viola will meet Pope Benedict XVI this month to revive the Church's relations with the art world, a Vatican official said Thursday. The November 21 meeting at the Sistine Chapel will be "a representative moment showing the will to dialogue between the church and the art world", said Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Pontifical...
The Lair of the Catholic Cavemen (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Sure Is Nice To See A Bishop With A Functioning Spine What a nice change of pace From CatholicCulture.org ; Victory for traditional marriage in Maine November 04, 2009 By a 53%-47% margin, Maine voters have repealed a measure that would have legalized homosexual marriage in the state-- even though, in the words of the Associated Press, “the stars seemed aligned for supporters of gay marriage....
Pope Benedict XVI Blog (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
» 11/04/2009 14:51 VATICAN In the general audience, Benedict XVI recalls the dispute between Bernard and Abelard to assert that theological discussion must safeguard the Church's faith and that there are situations in which Church teaching must intervene to defend believers from "unscrupulous interpretations." Vatican City ( AsiaNews ) - The belief that "the intention" is...
Pope Benedict XVI Blog (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Vatican City, Nov 3, 2009 / 01:42 pm ( CNA ).- In a meeting last Saturday with the new ambassador of Bulgaria, Nikola Ivanov Kaludov, Pope Benedict XVI spoke on the importance of Christianity in the development of Bulgaria, which joined the European Union in 2007. Stating the necessity of Bulgaria keeping its cultural identity, the Holy Father said that “countries must not sacrifice their own...
Pope Benedict XVI Blog (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
The late Pope John Paul II could be beatified within months, setting him on the path to full sainthood, according to reports in Italy. Daily Telegraph By Nick Squires in Rome Published: 4:50PM GMT 02 Nov 2009 The late Pope John Paul II could be beatified within months, setting him on the path to full sainthood Photo: AP The mayor of Rome, who would play a pivotal role in organizing the event, said...
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Maureen Dowd does not make this man smile. But baseball does! Last Sunday, Times columnist Maureen Dowd blithely unleashed one of her smugly scathing criticisms against the Catholic Church for what she and many other critics perceive as their mistreatment of women, particularly nuns. In doing so, she pushed our fresh, new archbishop, Timothy Dolan, over the edge. Last week, he composed an editorial...
Archbishop Cranmer (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
The Greens have their first martyr, but he won’t be burned at the stake because of concerns over the carbon footprint. Tim Nicholson was granted permission last March to invoke employment law for protection from discrimination for his conviction that climate change was the world's most important environmental problem. Today, he won the right to take his former employer to a tribunal on the grounds...
Let's Get It Right (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Ansa : Vatican City, October 30 - Pope Benedict XVI will receive the head of the Church of England, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, on November 21, the Vatican confirmed Friday. William was already scheduled to visit for the 100th anniversary of the birth of Catholic ecumenical pioneer Johannes Willebrands but his trip has assumed greater significance since an October 20 announcement that...
The Corner (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
The idea that Tony Blair might "emerge" as president of the EU from the secretive conclave that will be held once the Czechs become the last government to ratify the EU constitution Lisbon Treaty looks ever more unlikely. EurSoc lists some of the problems with the Blair candidacy (which, good oligarch that he is, Blair has never actually deigned to announce), but also points out the silver...
Pope Benedict XVI Blog (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
» 11/01/2009 12:51 VATICAN Benedict XVI corrects the macabre interpretation of Halloween. The Feast of All Saints is a festival of solidarity. Visiting the cemeteries should be noted that the souls of the dead "are in the hands of God." He recalls the Joint Declaration of Augusta, between the World Lutheran Federation and the Catholic Church, defined by John Paul II a milestone on the...
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