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World needs Christians whose faith is apostolic, Pope tells gathering

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  New York, Apr 18, 2008 / 06:09 pm (CNA).- Around 300 people involved in ecumenical dialogue gathered on Friday evening at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church to hear Pope Benedict speak to them about their efforts at strengthening Christian unity.  The Pope told the congregation that the world needs to see the witness of a…

Pope urges U.S. Catholics to hasten coming of God’s Kingdom

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Bronx, Apr 20, 2008 / 02:46 pm (CNA).- Sixty thousand people on Sunday attended the papal Mass at Yankee Stadium, where Pope Benedict explained in his homily that true freedom is found in self-surrender and turning away from sin.  Asking Americans to “use wisely the blessings of freedom,” he proclaimed that Christ sets mankind free….

Despite missteps, pope reaching out to other faiths

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By David Alexander Pope Benedict, who is sometimes seen as insensitive to other faiths, will reach out to other religious leaders during his first visit to the United States, even though the trip is aimed at Roman Catholics. The pope will meet with about 150 leaders of other religions on Thursday as he visits Washington,…

The Vatican’s “double face”, according to Beijing

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CHINA – VATICAN Ye Xiaowen, the religious affairs minister, lashes out against an imaginary power grab on the part of the Vatican, and rejects any sort of openness, precisely while a Chinese delegation is meeting with the secretariat of state in Rome. Rome (AsiaNews) – “The Vatican presents itself to us with a double face”:…

Pope: Roman primacy is “necessary” in the Church, today as in the past

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Illustrating at the general audience the figure of St Leo the Great, Benedict XVI again asserts the purpose of the primacy of the bishop of Rome and recalls how at the time of the undivided Church he was also recognised by the Eastern bishops. Vatican City (AsiaNews) – The Roman primacy in the Church is…

Pope: Leo the Great Defended the Primacy of Rome

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Knew Its Role in Maintaining Church Unity VATICAN CITY, MARCH 5, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Leo the Great promoted the primacy of Rome because he knew its necessary role in maintaining the unity of the Churches, says Benedict XVI. The Pope said this today during the weekly general audience in Paul VI Hall, in which he dedicated…

Church Threatens Shutdown Over Law

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by Wayne Laugesen Denver’s Archbishop Chaput Draws a Line February 15, 2008 / DENVER — A senior Vatican official has spoken out regarding a dispute between Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput and state legislators over a bill that would restrict religious freedom. The conflict could have wide-reaching effects on the ability of religious organizations throughout the…

De-Christianization of Europe Is Reversible, Says Cardinal Tauran

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ROME, Feb 11, 2008 (CNA).- During a speech at the Saint-Louis of France cultural center in Rome, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, said that the de-Christianization of Europe is dramatic and accelerated, but it is not irreversible. Addressing the participants of the Congress on “The Future of Christianity in…

Papal Homily at Italian Eucharistic Congress

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“The Sacrament of Unity” VATICAN CITY, MAY 29, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the homily Benedict XVI gave today in Italian during the closing Mass of the 24th Italian National Eucharistic Congress, in the esplanade of Marisabella. * * * “Glorify the Lord, Jerusalem, Zion praise your God” (Responsorial Psalm). The psalmist’s invitation,…

Pope Benedict XVI: Christian Unity, ‘so that the world may believe’

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Vatican Information Service – 1/24/2008 “So that the world may believe!…The world is suffering from the absence of God, … it wishes to know the face of God. But how can men and women today know the face of God in the face of Christ if we Christians are divided? Only in unity can we…