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India: International conference on Hinduism, Buddhism in Sept. 2012
By Admin WebmasterNational and international scholars will deliberate on the core concepts of the two faiths at the 'Dharma-Dhamma' conference to be held here from September 21-23/2012, state culture minister Laxmikant Sharma told newsmen on Tuesday evening. -
The virgin will conceive and bear a son, and He will be called Emmanuel: Birth of Mary (8.9.2012)
By Admin WebmasterThe Holy Spirit, that mysteriously had to incarnate the Son in Mary, entered, therefore, in our history since a long time before, and traced a path leading to the Virgin Mary of Nazareth and, through her, to her Son Jesus... -
Ecumenism is of 'primary importance' to pope
By Admin WebmasterPope Benedict XVI's decision to meet with his former students for a discussion about ecumenical relations, especially Catholic relations with Anglicans and Lutherans, demonstrates the importance he gives the search for Christian unity, said Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna. -
They asked Jesus to lay his hand upon him: Sunday 23rd (B) in Ordinary Time (9.9.2012)
By Admin WebmasterFor all of us it is also of crucial importance to know and feel that we are loved by God, the certitude we are the object of his infinite mercy. This is the driving force of generosity and love God is requesting from us. Many are the ways that will carry us to make this discovery. -
Cardinal Dolan Offers Pro-Life, Pro-Liberty Prayer at Democratic Convention
By Admin WebmasterThe archbishop of New York's prayer was similar to the one he prayed at the Republican National Convention. However, his prayer at the Democratic gathering was more explicit about the need to defend life. -
Ephphatha! - Be opened!: Gospel by pictures of Sunday XXIII in Ordinary Time (09-Sept-2012)
By Admin WebmasterHe put his finger into the man's ears and, spitting, touched his tongue; then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him, "Ephphatha!" - that is, "Be opened!" - And immediately the man's ears were opened, his speech impediment was removed, and he spoke plainly. -
Get up and stand in the middle (...). Stretch out your hand: Monday 23rd in Ordinary Time (10.9.2012)
By Admin WebmasterBy healing, Jesus is saving whatever that poor ailing man had dead, and this is a clear sign of God's fatherly love for his creatures. Thus, in the new creation, where the Son does only what He sees his Father doing, the new law that will prevail will be the law of the acting love rather than that of a “dormant” relaxation, including doing good to the brother in need. -
Lebanon: A Christian and Muslim vigil, waiting for the Pope
By Admin Webmaster"The title of the initiative is 'together in peace, love, freedom and security'. It will be a national and popular holiday, to show to the world that Lebanon can be in this moment in history the Country of coexistence between Christians and Muslims," explains to Fides father Antoine Daou, Secretary of the Commission of the Lebanese episcopal Conference for dialogue with Islam. -
Pope: The priority of peace for Middle East
By Admin Webmaster“My apostolic visit to Lebanon, and by extension to the Middle East as a whole, is placed under the sign of peace”: On the eve of his departure, Pope Benedict XVI has clearly stated the aim of this his 24th foreign visit and has voiced his serious concern for the “daily sufferings” of the people of the Middle East, “which sadly, and at times mortally, plague their personal and family life”. -
Jesus went out into the hills to pray...: Tuesday 23rd in Ordinary Time (11.9.2012)
By Admin WebmasterHow was the Lord's prayer? What we can deduce from his life, it must have been a prayer full of confidence in the Father, of complete surrendering to his will —"for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me" (Jn 5:30) -
Don't squander your faith, Pope urges young Churches
By Admin WebmasterPope Benedict was addressing a group of around 100 recently consecrated bishops from parts of the world which are deemed mission territory by theVatican. Represented among their number were clerics from Africa, Asia, America and Oceania. The gathering at the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo was organized by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. -
Women in the Quran and the Sunnah
By Admin Webmaster"And for women are rights over men similar to those of men over women." [Quran 2:228] In Islam there is absolutely no difference between men and women as far as their relationship to Allah is concerned, as both are promised the same reward for good conduct and the same punishment for evil conduct. -
Fortunate are you who are poor. Alas for you who have wealth: Wednesday 23rd in Ordinary Time (12.9.2012)
By Admin WebmasterThis beatitude is the basis of all the others, because who is poor will be able to get the Kingdom of God as a gift. He who is poor will realize he must be hungry and thirsty: not of material things, but of the Word of God; not of power, but of love and justice. Who is poor will be able to cry over the world's sufferings... -
Banned from making their mark
By Admin WebmasterNEW YORK – In practically any other country of the world, a teenage chess champion, a national judo standout and a talented pianist would be valued as contributors to their society... -
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful: Thursday 23rd in Ordinary Time (13.9.2012)
By Admin WebmasterThe Gospel of the Lord is asking us twice to love our enemies. And, immediately afterwards, it gives three positive instances of this commandment: do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who offend you. It is a commandment that looks difficult to abide by: how can we love those who do not love us? -
Egypt: Solidarity in action among Churches
By Admin WebmasterEcumenical meeting of Bishop-Friends of the Focolare in Cairo (3-8 September 2012). Cordial friendships with Coptic Orthodox Christians. -
Benedict XVI greets the 1,700 young people who had attended Genfest 2012
By Admin WebmasterThe "young people of the Genfest" with the Pope at the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, during the audience of 5 September 2012. -
Sarajevo: Religious meeting calls for world peace
By Admin WebmasterSarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Representatives of some of the world's major religions have concluded a three-day interfaith meeting in Sarajevo by calling for peace around the world. -
So that whoever believes in him may have eternal life: The Exaltation of the Cross (14.9.2012)
By Admin WebmasterThe cross, without the Redeemer, is sheer cynicism; but with the Son of man the Cross is the new tree of Wisdom. By "freely submitting himself to the passion" of the Cross, Jesus Christ has opened the substance and purpose for our lives: to be lifted up with him to the Holy Cross to fling open our arms and our heart to God's heavenly gift, in an admirable exchange... -
Memorial held for Buddhist patriach: Most Venerable Thich Minh Chau
By Admin WebmasterThousands of people attended a memorial service for Most Venerable Thich Minh Chau, Deputy Patriarch of the Viet Nam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), who passed away on September 1-2012 aged 94. -
My first encounter with a Buddhist Monk
By Admin WebmasterAs I was approaching a mall in the middle of the campus, something astonishing happened. To the right of my field of vision, the door of a big stone building suddenly swung open and out stepped a middle-aged man with East Asian features wearing a yellow-orange robe. He was immediately followed by a tall American man, who then caught up with him, and the two walked side by side talking. -
Prayer and concrete help of the Catholic community to the earthquake victims of Yun Nan - China
By Admin WebmasterThe continental Catholic community rallied after the earthquake that occurred on September 7-2012 in the province of Yun Nan, area where there are different ethnic groups. As always in these situations, Jinde Charities, the largest Catholic charitable organization in mainland China, is at the forefront since the beginning to coordinate the emergency relief and reconstruction. -
Pope Benedict says Christians 'Can Never Be Pessimists': 'No Prayer Is Lost'
By Admin Webmaster"We can be sure that there is no such thing as a superfluous or useless prayer. No prayer is lost,” said the Pope to more than 8,000 pilgrims in the Vatican’s Paul VI hall Sept. 12. -
Pope Benedict XVI heads to Lebanon with peace message for entire region, including Syria
By Admin WebmasterVATICAN CITY — The brutal civil war in Syria and the killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya have given a sense of urgency to Pope Benedict XVI’s trip this week to Lebanon, a mission he describes as a pilgrimage of peace for the entire region. -
Saint John Chrysostom (AD 398-404) [13 September]
By Admin WebmasterEndeared as one of the four great doctors of the Church, St. John Chrysostom was born in 347 in Antioch, Syria and was prepared for a career in law under the renowned Libanius, who marveled at his pupil's eloquence and foresaw a brilliant career for his pupil as statesman and lawgiver. -
A sword will pierce your own soul: Our Lady of Sorrows (15.9.2012)
By Admin WebmasterIn her excruciating pain, Mary's perseverance to abide by the Father's will, deserved her a new irradiation in benefit of the Church and of Mankind. Mary precedes us and helps us to follow Christ in our way of faith. And the Holy Spirit leads us to share with her this great adventure. -
Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 14th)
By Admin WebmasterThis feast was observed in Rome before the end of the seventh century. It commemorates the recovery of the Holy Cross, which had been placed on Mt. Calvary by St. Helena and preserved in Jerusalem, but then had fallen into the hands of Chosroas, King of the Persians. The precious relic was recovered and returned to Jerusalem by Emperor Heralius in 629. -
Apostolic Letter SALVIFICI DOLORIS on the Christian meaning of human suffering (1) - John Paul II
By Admin WebmasterThe theme of suffering in a special way demands to be faced in the context of the Holy Year of the Redemption, and this is so, in the first place, because the Redemption was accomplished through the Cross of Christ, that is, through his suffering. And at the same time, during the Holy Year of the Redemption we recall the truth expressed in the Encyclical Redemptor Hominis: in Christ "every man becomes the way for the Church" -
Pope arrives in Lebanon as a friend of all the inhabitants of the Middle East
By Admin WebmasterThe Holy Father was greeted by Lebanese President Michel Sleiman, His Beatitude Bechara Boutros Rai, patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites; Nabih Berri, speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, and Naguib Miqati, prime minister of Lebanon. -
If you want to follow me (…) take up your cross and follow me: Sunday 24th (B) in Ordinary Time (16.9.2012)
By Admin WebmasterEver since, we have no more excuses not to declare him or recognize him as the Son of God who came to this world to save us.