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St. Paul outside the walls hosting Vatican II exhibit
Thursday January 26th 2012
An exhibition of the original documents of the Second Vatican Council opens Wednesday at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, the site where Blessed John XXIII announced the convocation of this important ecclesial event of the 20th century.
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An exhibition of the original documents of the Second Vatican Council opens Wednesday at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, the site where Blessed John XXIII announced the convocation of this important ecclesial event o....
Jesus’ “priestly prayer” at the Last Supper for Christian unity should inspire Catholics to pray and work it, Pope Benedict XVI said on Jan. 25.
Pope Benedict XVI believes that in a noisy world of constant communication people need silence more than ever.
Catholic and Coptic Orthodox leaders in the U.K. are encouraging unity between the two churches as society grows increasingly hostile to religion.
On Jan. 28, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates Saint Thomas Aquinas, the 13th century theologian who showed that the Catholic faith is in harmony with philosophy and all other branches of knowledge.
Bishop Gerardo Melgar of Osma-Soria, Spain sent a letter to children reminding them that Jesus is counting on them to be “little missionaries.”
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Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston told over a thousand young people at prayer vigil in D.C. that the pro-life movement depends on their loving witness in the face of a hostile culture.
The first three books of a Hebrew-language Catholic catechism have been published to help teach the children of Christians who live and work in Israel.
Education is key to the Catholic Church’s evangelization efforts among Native Americans and St. Anthony Indian Mission School in Zuni, N.M.,” said Fr Wayne Paysse.
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