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16 hours ago ago from Clerical Whispers
Pope Benedict XVI led the Angelus from the window of his Vatican chambers on this crisp, clear winter morning of the fourth Sunday of Advent in Rome. In his pre-Angelus address to thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square, he echoed the words of the prophet Micah in Sunday´s liturgy, inviting the world to look to Bethlehem for peace. The Holy Father began his address by quoting Micah's prophesy from 1,000 years before Christ's ...
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4 hours ago ago from Editor's Briefing
The World Jewish Congress has criticised Pope Benedict XVI's decision to move the Cause of Pius XII forward. A press release issued this morning reads: The World Jewish Congress (WJC) today criticized the decision by Pope Benedict XVI to pave the way for the beatification of his controversial war-time predecessor Pius XII (Eugenio Pacelli), who was pontiff of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958. WJC President Ronald S Lauder ...
Related contentFury as Pope moves Nazi-era pontiff closer to sainthood
17 hours ago ago from Current World News
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19 hours ago ago from Fr. Jeff Kirby
In a laudable move from the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, Pope Pius XII, who was the pope from 1939-1958, was elevated to the status of a This is one of the steps towards eventually being declared a saint. This has been a long and turbulent process, with several unfounded or exaggerated claims against this esteemed pope, who led the Church and the world through the horrors of the Second World War. Few people have ever ...
Related contentCan you be good without God?
15 hours ago ago from The Rise of Atheism
Leslie Cannold, one of the presenters at the Global Atheist Convention, explains the importance of being good without God. A reader asks, "Can you be good without God?" The question arose when a Christian friend's reasons for doing charitable works ("impacting someone's life with a kind, inspired gesture from God") made her feel her own reasons for undertaking the same activities (that she both enjoyed them and found them meaningful) ...
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Pope says visit to Holocaust memorial 'upsetting'
2 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Pope says visit to Holocaust memorial 'upsetting' VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI on Monday described a visit to Israel's Holocaust memorial as a disturbing encounter with hatred, days after his decision to move the controversial World War II-era pope closer to sainthood angered Jewish groups. The German-born pope signed a decree Saturday on the virtues of Pope Pius XII, who has been criticized for not doing enough to stop the ...
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