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Cloistered in the Vatican: Visitandines Settle Into Their New Home

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The nuns are from the contemplative order of the Visitation of Holy Mary founded in 1610 by St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane Frances de ... continue reading


Benedict XVI Invites the Faithful to Confession

Image of Turning to youth the Pope expressed his hope that the witness of the saints would be an encouragement 'to flee from sin and to plan your future as a generous service to God and neighbor.'

He pointed to some 'extraordinary 'apostles of the confessional,' tireless dispensers of divine mercy: Sts. John Mary Vianney, Joseph ... continue reading



Pope Benedict XVI: Loving Is a Person's Only Task

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'Let us put ourselves then in the school of the saints to learn to love in an authentic and total way'. VATICAN CITY (Zenit.org) - The ... continue reading


American expert speaks on significance of Pope Benedict's Theology of Beauty

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The abbot remarked that there is a real reform ongoing in the Church which could be called the reform of Pope Benedict XVI. VATICAN CITY ... continue reading


Orthodox Patriarch Optimistic About Unity

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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I is affirming that progress is being made on the path to Catholic-Orthodox unity. ISTANBUL, Turkey ... continue reading


Moscow Orthodox Patriarchate Publishes Book of Pope's Words

Image of Europe -- the Pope, and Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk in the beautiful introduction, tell us -- is a cultural continent that with its two wings, the Church of the East and of the West, rises above the narrow duality Russia-Western Europe.

This book is an event of unprecedented historic scope in the millennial history of Catholics and Russian Orthodox. ROME (Zenit.org) - The ... continue reading



Vatican: Priests Need Rambo-esque Spiritual Muscle

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A priest's soul should have 'interior muscle' comparable to the physical strength of Rambo, which is nourished with prayer. ROME ... continue reading


Pope Benedict Plans to Beatify Newman During Visit to Britain

Image of (Pictured: Cardinal John Henry Newman)The Pope is to waive his own rules so he can preside in person over the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman during a papal visit to Britain next year, according to sources close to the Vatican.

Because the Pope has such a strong devotion to Cardinal Newman he will preside at the beatification when he visits England. LONDON (UK ... continue reading


Pope calls for 'Deep Examination' in Ireland

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The Holy Father was 'visibly upset' when he was presented by the prelates with the details contained in what has come to be called the Ryan ... continue reading


Irish Bishops Lament Report on Child Abuse

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'It must be unequivocally recalled that the Archdiocese of Dublin failed to recognize the theft of childhood ...and the diocese failed in ... continue reading


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