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Christian ethicists: Racism, white supremacy are 'a Christian problem'
Aug 21, 2017
In 1934, a group of Christians in Nazi Germany signed their names to the "Barmen Declaration," a statement opposing Nazi ideology as antithetical to the Gospel. Eighty years later, Christians in the United States feel the need to do the same thing.
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Vatican releases logo, motto of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Peru
Aug 21, 2017
Pope Francis becomes the second Pope to visit Peru, following Pope St. John Paul II’s two visits in 1985 and 1988.
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O'Malley: 'One nation is meant to include all'
Aug 21, 2017
Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley released the following statement Aug. 15 in the wake of a white nationalist demonstration during which an act of violence left one person dead and 19 others injured in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Thousands of South Sudanese find refuge in Cathedral
Aug 21, 2017
As the civil war in South Sudan heightens, millions are fleeing their homes for safer ground, which many have found at St. Mary Help of Christian's Ca
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Rededication of St Michael’s Church, Penampang
Aug 20, 2017
Over 1000 parishioners attended the rededication of Penampang church on 18 Aug 2017.
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Young Koreans journey to Hiroshima on peace pilgrimage
Aug 20, 2017
To better understand peace, school students of Cheju Diocese joined others from Kyoto Diocese in Japan
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Cardinal Parolin in Moscow: Ostpolitik conquers distrust
Aug 20, 2017
The theme is a meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill, not in Moscow, but in some holy place of the Christian East, or in Bari. An international conference on the future of Ukraine and Crimea. Commitment to Christians and Peace in the Middle East.
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China, Myanmar, Vietnam fare poorly in US religion report
Aug 20, 2017
Freedom of worship was once again harshly restricted in China and Myanmar last year, the U.S. State Department said in its annual International Religious Freedom Report.
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Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time: That woman is Ourselves
Aug 20, 2017
We, rightly, marvel at the faith of the woman and we wonder at the abrupt words of Jesus. But when we ask the question of why Matthew, and Mark before him, saw fit to include this account in their Gospels, it becomes evident that they, especially Matthew, had other concerns than ours.
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Chinese Priest: The differences between the funeral of Msgr. Xie and Msgr. Li
Aug 19, 2017
For the first, the bishop of Urumqi, priests and faithful were banned from taking part in the funeral mass; there was no episcopal insignia in the photos; only half an hour for the ceremony. The other, bishop of Taiyuan, was surrounded by the affection and esteem of thousands of his priests and faithful. But "the saints who welcome the two bishops to the door of Paradise are equally numerous."
Sunday Reflection
From mere productivity to wholehearted fruitfulness
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with the Editor