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Pope: "Familiarity" with Jesus is to live freely in his home, sharing our problems
Sep 27, 2017
Familiarity with God and Jesus "is something more than being" disciples "or" friends "; it is not a "formal" or "educated" or "diplomatic" attitude. It is "being with him, watching him, listening to his Word, trying to practice it, talking to him."
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Freed Philippine Priest celebrates first Mass since rescue
Sep 27, 2017
Military refutes claims Father Teresito Soganub forced to convert to Islam by Marawi militants
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Pope sends greetings to Italian conference on eliminating inequality
Sep 27, 2017
Fiaba Day 2017 takes place on 1 October in Rome under the auspices of the Presidency of the Italian Council of Ministers
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Pope discusses Ukraine with Russia's Metropolitan Hilarion
Sep 27, 2017
Pope Francis meets with Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion in the Vatican on Tuesday
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State govt allocates RM31m to non-Islamic bodies, schools
Sep 27, 2017
The Sabah government has allocated RM31.44 million in financial aid to non-Islamic bodies and schools throughout the state this year.
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Ratzinger Foundation unveils new prize, announces American winners
Sep 27, 2017
The Vatican’s Joseph Ratzinger Foundation unveiled a new prize called “Expanding Reason,” aimed at promoting dialogue between the sciences and philoso
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Cardinal Tagle: Pope's initiative to “dispel fear and understand” migration
Sep 27, 2017
"Share the Journey" seeks to promote a culture of encounter with migrants and refugees. The campaign will run until 2019. More than 160 Caritas members are involved around the world. The ACT Alliance, a coalition of 146 churches and faith-based organisations, supports it. “I hope the global migration and refugee situation will lead the whole world in a corporate examination of consciousness and our value systems," the cardinal said.
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Young people seek the meaning of life, the Church has to guide them, says activist sister
Sep 27, 2017
Sister Rasika Pieris expresses her thoughts about the Preparatory Paper of the Synod of Bishops on Youth, set for October 2018. The Church is “Euro-centric in its thinking,” she writes. The challenges faced by young people in Asia are different from those in Europe.
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Catholic students committed to “missionary discipleship” in Ho Chi Minh City
Sep 27, 2017
Tens of thousands take part in charity and social activities in the country’s parishes, mostly Catholic students attending university or working in cities. St Paul Parish, Binh Tân District, has taken steps for migrants and poor children. During Saigon Diocese’s ‘Migrant Week’, students promoted the message of the encyclical Laudato si’. Some young people told their story.
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Keningau Diocese organises day of reparation
Sep 27, 2017
A day of reparation was held simultaneously in all parishes, churches, and chapels in Keningau Diocese on 15 Sept 2017, memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows.
Sunday Reflection
Jesus did not turn away from His mission
Today, Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week, the high point of the Church’s year, climaxing in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.