19-05-12
That sin of Sodom which cries out to heaven
François Elluin, The inhabitants of Sodom provoke the divine wrath, engraving for the libertine work "Le pot pourri de Loth," 1781.
The congregation for the doctrine of the faith reprints as-is the 1986 letter on homosexuality, precisely as various governments are legalizing gay unions. The commentaries of Ratzinger and Cardinal Biffi ...
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09-05-12
De aanhouder wint...
Thai Pantene television commercial. Its simply brilliant. The story of a deaf and mute girl who learns to play the violin against all odds. One of the most touching advertisements Ive seen in a long, long time.
27-03-12
Why not priest ?
Seminarians and priests speak about their vocation experiences as Christ followers
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20-03-12
Vatican Diary / Priests against celibacy. Austria's rerun
The first wave of disobedience among the clergy was a century ago. Rome reacted with a crackdown, and it all finished with a little schism. Cardinal Brandmüller (photo) is proposing that the same thing be done today, against the new rebels
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06-12-11
Have we found another planet Earth?
About 600 light-years from Earth, Kepler 22-b is not close to home, it doesn’t have a very romantic name and while scientists are not yet sure if it is made mostly of rock, gas or liquid, it does have similarities to our own – making it the latest best potential for a life sustaining planet.
On Monday NASA said the Kepler space telescope has confirmed its first-ever planet in a habitable zone outside our solar system. Kepler-22b, initially glimpsed in 2009, is the first the US space agency has been able to confirm.
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01-12-11
Comment on the Missionary Intention for December 2011
"That children and young people may be messengers of the Gospel and that they may be respected and preserved from all violence and exploitation"
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08-11-11
Vatican to host Stem Cell conference
The Pontifical Council for Culture has teamed up with a U.S. biopharmaceutical company to host a conference in the Vatican November 9-11th on cutting edge stem cell research.
Dr. Robin Smith, chief executive officer of the U.S. biopharmaceutical company NeoStem, spoke to Vatican Radio on a recent visit to the Vatican where she came to give details about her company’s new partnership with the Pontifical Council for Culture which has made a big investment in NeoStem’s research into the therapeutic potential of adult stem cells.
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02-11-11
Pope Benedict XVI: G20 for authentic development
Pope Benedict XVI appealed today for the success of the upcoming G-20 meeting in Cannes. His appeal came at the end of his weekly General Audience. “It is my hope,” said Pope Benedict, “that the meeting might help to overcome the difficulties that, on a global level, are blocking the promotion of an integral and authentically human development.”
Before the appeal, in his catechesis, the Holy Father reflected on the Solemnity of All Souls, which the Church keeps every November 2nd.
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01-11-11
Pope Benedict: Holiness vocation of all the baptized
During his Angelus on Tuesday, Pope Benedict said “the Feast of All Saints is a good time to lift our gaze from the realities of the world… to the enormity of God, who encompasses all eternity and holiness. “
He said holiness is the vocation of all the baptized, and all the people of God are called to be saints.
The Pope then turned his thoughts to Wednesday’s commemoration of All Souls.
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31-10-11
Comment on the Missionary Intention for November 2011
"That the African continent may find strength in Christ to pursue justice and reconciliation as set fourth by the second Synod of African Bishops"
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