Planet Unites in Opposing Death Penalty
Zenit News Agency
11/20/2009
A statement from the group called capital punishment a 'residue from the past,' and said that like slavery and torture, it should eventually be rejected. ROME (Zenit.org) - On Nov. 30, more than 1,000 cities around the globe will floodlight a monument symbolizing opposition to the death penalty, ...
Catholic Mothers to their Children: Come Home for Christmas
Zenit News Agency
11/20/2009
Bishops' of England and Wales launch campaign uniting mothers everywhere who pray for their children to come back to the Church for Christmas. LONDON (Zenit.org) - The bishops' conference of England and Wales is sponsoring a campaign uniting mothers everywhere who pray for their children to come ...
English Catholic Bishops: Bill May Abolish Christmas
LifeSiteNews
11/19/2009, by Hilary White
'If this bill is serious about equality, everything possible must be done to avoid it having a chilling effect on religious expression' LONDON (LifeSiteNews.com) - Christmas could be cancelled by a bill being put forward by the Labour government, the Catholic bishops of England and Wales have ...
Vatican Congregation: Everywhere Is Missionary Territory
Zenit News Agency
11/19/2009
Vatican official explains that a personal experience of Jesus Christ is necessary for someone who wants to share the Gospel with others. ROME (Zenit.org) - Missionaries today need not search far for lands to evangelize, since the principal mission now is the human person, says a Vatican ...
Details of Pope's Malta Trip Revealed
Zenit News Agency
11/18/2009
It will be the third trip of a Pontiff to the Mediterranean island nation, including Pope John Paul II's trips in 1990 and 2001. VALLETTA, Malta (Zenit.org) - The Archdiocese of Malta announced the main events of Benedict XVI's visit to the nation, which will commemorate 1,950 years since St. ...
Santo Subito! Report that Pope John Paul II Will Be Beatified
Catholic Online
11/18/2009, by Deacon Keith Fournier
The process leading to the possible canonization of the Servant of God John Paul II may have taken a major step forward. ROME (Catholic Online) - Andrea Tornielli is a frequently cited European Journalist whose reports have sometimes been later denied by the Vatican. He writes for Il Giornale and ...
Cardinal Schönborn’s visit to Medjugorje 'not a statement' on Alleged Apparition
Catholic News Agency
11/17/2009
According to the Archdiocese of Vienna, the trip is 'completely private' and does not imply a statement from the cardinal on the veracity of the apparitions. MEDJUGORJE, Bosnia-Herzegovina (CNA) - Cardinal Christoph Schönborn will visit Medjugorje, the small town in Bosnia-Herzegovina where six ...
Pope: New Solidarity Needed to Overcome World Hunger
Asia News
11/17/2009, by Piero Gheddo
Pope Benedict XVI said technical solutions are not enough to help the more than one billion hungry. A conversion to solidarity is needed. ROME (AsiaNews) - Benedict XVI's speech at the FAO, is a very brief overview of the many problems posed by hunger in the world. There is no easy and immediate ...
Orthodox Church Will Strongly Oppose 'No Crosses' European Court Ruling
Zenit News Agency
11/17/2009
Ieronymos II said he is prepared to convoke an extraordinary synod next week to work on a plan of action to oppose this threat to all Christian Symbols ATHENS, Greece (Zenit.org) - The leader of the Greek Orthodox Church is ready to convoke an extraordinary synod to strategize how to combat a ...
Pope: Christian Unity and the Mission to Evangelize
Vatican Information Service
11/17/2009
Pope urges the faithful to imitate St. Paul and ‘make good use of today's 'areopaghi', where the great challenges of evangelization are to be found’ VATICAN CITY (VIS) - Made public today was a Message from the Holy Father to Cardinal Ivan Dias, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of ...
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