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Pope Francis to give live radio interview on Argentine station
Aug 06, 2014
This Friday Pope Francis will give a live interview on an Argentine radio station that he helped raise the money to found while Archbishop of Buenos Aires.
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Pope will meet with survivors of Korean ferry disaster
Aug 06, 2014
The organizing committee of Pope Francis’ trip to South Korea next week have revealed that he will meet with survivors of the April 16 ferry disaster, as well as relatives of those who died.
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Aid workers grateful for Gaza ceasefire, but remain wary
Aug 06, 2014
A new 72-hour ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is offering locals and aid workers invaluable time to safely secure essential supplies, but many remain skeptical that it will bring an end to the region’s ongoing violence.
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Bring Jesus to those outside Church, Pope tells altar servers
Aug 06, 2014
Pope Francis on Tuesday met with more than 50,000 altar servers on an annual pilgrimage to Rome from Germany, urging them to bring Jesus to the world, especially those outside the Church.
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European pro-life effort petitions court to be considered for vote
Aug 05, 2014
A European Union citizens’ initiative to ban human embryo-destroying research has filed a court petition after being denied a legislative proposal despite acquiring nearly 2 million signatures of support.
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Pope reflects on Christ feeding the multitude
Aug 05, 2014
During his Sunday Angelus address in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis reflected on the Gospel from the Mass of the day (Mt. 14:13-21) and said that the passage offers “three messages”: compassion, sharing, and the Eucharist.
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Pope Francis calls Spanish convent for the second time
Aug 05, 2014
Calling a Carmelite convent in Lucena, Spain, for the second time since December, Pope Francis contacted the nuns asking them to give his affection and blessing to all the people in their town.
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Tulsa bishop urges prayer, fasting in response to black mass
Aug 05, 2014
A novena of prayer and fasting leading up to the Feast of the Assumption has been planned to combat the Satanic black mass slated to take place at Oklahoma City’s Civic Center in September.
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Vatican: avoid 'excesses' in Sign of Peace during Mass
Aug 04, 2014
The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship has asked the world’s bishops to “moderate excesses” in the Sign of Peace exchanged during Mass.
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Paraguay: diocese defends bishop, says Cardinal Ratzinger recommended accused priest
Aug 04, 2014
The Diocese of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, has published an aggressive defense of the leadership of Bishop Rogelio Livieres Plano, claiming that a priest who had been accused of abuse in the US was placed in ministry on the recommendation of then-Cardinal Ratzinger.
Sunday Reflection
Embracing the wisdom of the human heart
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr George Vaithynathan