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Underdog (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Pope Benedict Carries Organ/Donor Card as 'an act of Love ! Pope Benedict XVI is a card-carrying organ donor, it emerged today.The disclosure that the pontiff is prepared to donate organs for transplants after his death follows a front page article in the Vatican newspaper, L'Ouverture Romano, calling into question the concept of brain death as the end of life rather than cardio-circulatory arrest.The...
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The New Liturgical Movement (Free subscription) | yesterday
Next October 9th marks the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Servant of God Pope Pius XII in 1958. As recently announced, the Holy Father Pope Benedict will observe this event by celebrating a Papal Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on the day itself at 11:30 am CEST. Furthermore, there will be, from 15 to 17 September, a symposium of the Pave the Way Foundation about Pius XII which aims at dispelling...
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Mission & Justice (Free subscription) | yesterday
Damien Murphy; 6/9/08 Just seven weeks ago Pope Benedict XVI apologised for the “evil” of clergy sex abuse in Australia during his World Youth Day visit, but the legacy of predatory priests still preys on St Stanislaus’ College in Bathurst. While sex abuse by priests, brothers and teachers at Catholic schools and orphanages has been an [...]
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Treehugger (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
photo: Cindy Seigle The intersection of spirituality and environmental awareness seems to be getting more crowded. Over the summer there were a couple stories of Hindu temples , both in India and the United States, installing various forms of renewable energy. Pope Benedict XVI professed a slightly greener version of the faith at a speech in Australia ( BBC News ). Apparently, the Dalai Lama is down...
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
The article by Lucetta Scaraffia, a professor of modern history at the University of Rome, was viewed by some as an attack on organ transplants from the bodies of people declared to be brain dead. Ms Scaraffia appeared to admit this in an interview in which she said that she had “a certain resistance to organ transplants”. In response, the Italian Association of Organ Donors confirmed that the Pope...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
The news that Blessed Alphonsa will be canonized by his Holiness Pope Benedict XVI in Rome on 12th October 2008 has been received by the Catholics of India with boundless joy. She is the first Indian to be raised to the honours of the altar. ...
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What Does The Prayer Really Say? (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Our friends at Rorate are still on top of interesting things. We are now informed that Pope Benedict, ... well… read on: In the Mass he will celebrate in Paris, the Holy Father will don vestments which belong to the Abbey of Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux, the most famous Traditional Catholic abbey in France. Keep in mind that the [...]
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Vultus Christi (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
On Wednesday, May 28, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI dedicated his weekly audience to Pope Saint Gregory the Great. In honour of the saint's feast, here is a portion of the Holy Father's discourse: The Pastoral Rule Perhaps the most...
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Pope Benedict XVI Blog (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
Vatican City, Sep 3, 2008 / 10:20 am ( CNA ).- Speaking to the pilgrims gathered at the Paul VI Hall this morning, Pope Benedict turned his attention to the conversion of St. Paul, which he said shows us that Christianity is not “a new philosophy or a new form of morality,” but an encounter with the person of Christ, an event that ignites a personal relationship with Him. Our knowledge of St. Paul’s...
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Musings from a Catholic Bookstore (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
In just over a week, Pope Benedict XVI will be in Lourdes, France to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady to St. Bernadette Soubirous. From September 13-15 he will be at the shrine, after spending the previous day in Paris. In honor of the anniversary, the Pope will visit the grotto [...]
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frogsmoke.com (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
One would expect Pope Benedict to have blind faith in his Boss, but the French have more trust in guns and uniforms. When Joseph Ratzinger comes to Lourdes and Paris later this month he will enjoy the protective cover of an 8,000 strong army. An elite corps of around one hundred people will form his [...]
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Queerty (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
French security forces aren't fucking around when it comes to protecting Pope Benedict XVI from the dreaded irate gays: French police have placed radical gay militants under surveillance ahead of the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to France on September 12-15, the daily Le Figaro reported on Wednesday. Eager to avoid a repeat of the condom shower [...]
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Stageleft:. Life on the left side (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
-- Fred Phelps and Pope Benedict are Christians.... or does that only work when it's a religion you don't like?
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
Sept. 1 - Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt, who was recently rescued from Columbia's rebel group, FARC, called her meeting with Pope Benedict 'a dream come true.' She says her religious faith helped her survive the six-year ordeal.
