World Mission Sunday 2011 – Message of Pope Benedict XVI

World Mission Sunday helps to remind us that poor people in our midst are neither forgotten nor unimportant. It is one day each year (one before lat Sunday of October) when the whole Catholic world unites in supporting missionaries in their distant ministries. The missionaries’ concern for the poorest in society is [...]

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15th Day of Consecrated Life – Pope’s address during prayer of Vespers

In 1997 Venerable Pope John Paul II begun commemoration of the World Day of Consecrated Life which is celebrated on the Feast of Presentation of the Lorld. In the United States this day is observed on the Sunday after February 2. In 2011, it is on Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 6. [...]

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Cardinal Angelo Amato shares details of the decree of beatification

Soon after  the decree attributing a miracle  to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God, Pope John Paul II which cleared the way for the beatification was announced on Friday, January 14, 2001, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Cardinal Angelo Amato, shared more details about the Decree [...]

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Text of the decree for the beatification of Pope John Paul II

«The Faithful Have Felt, Have Experienced That He Is ‘God’s Man’» On January 14, 2011 the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints chaired by Cardinal Angelo Amato published the decree for the beatification of the late great Servant of God John Paul II. It was scheduled for Devine Mercy Sunday, May 1, [...]

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Benedict XVI writes to seminarians worldwide

On the feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist, His Holiness Benedict XVI addresses a letter of support and encouragement to seminarians around the world. In ceremonies concluding the Year for Priests, the Pope had expressed his desire to speak directly to the tens of thousands of men preparing for priestly ministry. In his [...]

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Closing of the 350th Anniversary Year in Rome

The Jubilee Year of 350th Anniversary of death of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac is coming to the end this weekend.   Special three day celebrations prepared by Vincentian Family take place in Rome from Friday, September 24 to Sunday, September 26. The events opened on Friday morning with [...]

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Message of Benedict XVI for World Youth Day 2011

“Planted and built up in Jesus Christ, firm in the faith” is the title of the Message of Benedict XVI for the 26th World Youth Day, which will be celebrated in Madrid, Spain in August 2011. VIS – Vatican Information Service has released the message today (September 3), however the Message is dated [...]

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Cardinal Franc Rodé CM to delegates of the Assembly

Cardinal Franc Rodé CM, Prefect of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life is among those who addressed participants of the Assembly. He did it in special letter of June 30. One can think his message  sounds like admonition. The other one will say it is careful, [...]

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