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The freely and informed baptism some people underwent on the eve of Easter shows that the Church is alive, that Jesus is alive and that Christianity is alive. Jesus' message is always alive and always brings peace and joy. Every Christian has drawn strength from the historic event of the Resurrection, which is above all an invitation to deepen our faith and not to fear proclaiming and spread the message.

If you’re unfamiliar with Tony Melendez he’s a guitarist whose life is an inspirational story of overcoming adversity and disability, he was born without arms. He joined Greg and Jennifer this morning to discuss his experiences with Pope John Paul II.

About seven months ago Benedict XVI placed the Archbishop emeritus of Baltimore at the helm of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, the institution in the Holy Land which supports activities in the sectors of education, charity and social assistance. The Holy Father created him a cardinal at the Consistory on 18 February and, last month, on 15 March, named him Grand Master of the Equestrian Order.

At first the young people seem suspicious of us, they watch us, study us, but then, when they realize that we only want their own good, they are open and begin to work together...

At the risk of oversimplification, I would like to propose that each of the world's great religions consists of two main aspects, namely that of universal love, which is altruistic and selfless on the one hand, and a tribal, institutionalized, or egocentric factor on the other.

... As he said to the Apostles: "Receive the Holy Spirit; for those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven" (Jn 20,22-23). We shall thus go to the source of Divine Mercy. And we should not doubt either to bring our friends to these sources of life, to the Eucharist and to Penance. Jesus resurrected expects us to.

Water and Spirit are the two symbols used by Jesus. Both express the action of the Holy Spirit that purifies and grants life, cleans and encourages, calms the thirst and breathes, smoothes and speaks. Water and Spirit make a single thing.

Vietnamese Bishops' Conference plenary concluded today in Xuan Loc, in the south. Among the topics the bishops' pastoral work in a country affected by continuous violations of religious freedom, social injustice and economic crisis.

What is Divine Mercy? The word “Divine” means “given by God” or “like God”. The word “Mercy” means “the refraining from harming or punishing offenders”. So simply put, Divine Mercy is “God refraining from harming or punishing offenders”.

The Message of the Divine Mercy that Sr. Faustina received from the Lord was not only directed toward her personal growth in faith but also toward the good of the people. With the command of our Lord to paint an image according to the pattern that Sr. Faustina had seen, came also a request to have this image venerated, first in the Sisters' chapel, and then throughout the world.

The establishment of the Feast of The Divine Mercy on the octave day of Easter fulfilled the purpose of the restoration of the liturgical year, allowing "the faithful through their faith, hope and love to share more deeply in the whole mystery of Christ as it unfolds throughout the year" (Moto Proprio of Pope Paul VI, 1969, on the Liturgical Year and Roman Calendar, quoting Vatican II on the Liturgy, 102).

LONDON - Exactly 100 years from the day when the ill-fated Titanic sailed from Southampton, the English port city is paying tribute with a series of events to mark the tragic anniversary. Southampton was home to over a third of the more than 1,500 people who died when the ship hit an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912.

O God, merciful Father, Who have revealed your love in your Son, Jesus Christ, and have poured it out upon us in the Holy Spirit, the Comforter.

Since 2000, by will of the Polish pope, the second Sunday after Easter is the "feast of the Divine Mercy", following a revelation Jesus made to Saint Faustina Kowalska, who was canonised in 2000. Equally significant, John Paul II died during the first vespers of the feast of the Divine Mercy in 2005.

...Everything must be transversely impregnated by his Spirit. Nothing, but nothing at all, should make us stay outside the renewal God's Spirit, offers us.

The barriers between heaven and earth were broken and the grace of God abundantly flowed to us. When the Resurrected Lord came to his disciples, the first words he used to address them were, “Peace be with you!” The same words are “said again” (John 20:20) immediately afterwards. Rarely in the Gospels does our Lord repeat twice the same words.

The April 17-20 seminar is bringing together some fifty bishops and twenty priests working in the field of communications in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, the Holy Land, Jordan and Iraq and is being coordinated with the help of the Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the Middle East.

Today's gospel passage identifies Christ to be "the way, and the truth, and the life" (Jn 14:6). Separate from Christ, there is only desolation, falsehood and death. There is one and only one road to heaven and it is called Jesus Christ.

The Bhikkhu Silacara worked untiringly, writing, preaching, traveling. He once went on a mission to Sikkim, on the Maharajah's invitation, but the mission bore hardly any fruit owing to the point of view of the lamas who thought that pure Buddhism would be corrupted, if in the hands of the ignorant peasant. He broke down in health, contracting nervous asthma, complicated with heart trouble, and on the advice of the German Buddhist Dr. P. Dahlke, left the robes and for England late in 1925.

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... If we behave as “he who comes from above” we shall discover the multitude of positive things happening all the time around us, for God's love is a continued action in favor of man. If we come from above we shall love everybody without exception, and our life will be an open invitation for others to do the same.

In today's reading, a message of hope is fluttering: lack of means does not matter; supernatural resources do; let us not be “realistic”, but “full of trust” in God. Thus, when Jesus asks Philip where could they buy some bread for all those people "He said this to test Philip, for He himself knew what He was going to do" (Jn 6:5-6). The Lord expects us to trust Him.

Fr Edwin Gariguez has been fighting mining on Mindoro Island for years. He has also promoted development among tribal peoples and the preservation of protected areas. This year, he was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize during a ceremony held last Monday in San Francisco, United States.

“It would be very suitable, I think,” he said, for there to be, “a courageous, unanimous and super partes declaration from all the different religious communities’ representatives present in Syria.”

To celebrate the 85th birthday of Pope Benedict XVI, and in view of the forthcoming seventh anniversary of his election to the Pontificate, we express our heartfelt greetings to the Holy Father on behalf of the whole Focolare Movement.

In the 85th birthday of Pope Benedict XVI, and 7th anniversary of his election to the Pontificate (19 April 2005), in commuion with all the Catholics, the en.nhipcautamgiao.net community praises Our Lord for the huge blessing of our Holy Father Benedict XVI.

Homily of His Holiness Benedict XVI in the Mass for the beginning of the petrine ministry of the bishop of Rome at St. Peter's Square Sunday, 24 April 2005.

Before with John Paul II, and especially today with Pope Ratzinger, the Church in India has changed from being a "needy" Church to one that "goes" on mission...

Bishop David Laurin Ricken of Green Bay, Wisconsin, to point out this new duty, stating: “Every Catholic has a role in the Church, and every Catholic is called to spread the Gospel”. But he adds “in order to evangelize, a person must first be evangelized. This is really the heart of the New Evangelization”.

Lastly, it is Jesus who, that Paschal morning, told the women after He rose from the tomb: "Don't be afraid". Through the testimony of the Apostles, we are aware of Jesus' victories over man's enemies, sin and death. This is why, today, his words resound in our heart with special strength, as they are the words of Someone who is alive.