Articles on this issue "Christology"
Thirty years after the publication of Pope John Paul II's first encyclical, "Redemptor Hominis," the Church is still deepening in its understanding of the document's importance, says a …
read moreThe secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith told biblical scholars that false ideas of Christ are rampant, and that the Church needs to rediscover the image of the true …
read moreTheologians must deepen understanding of Christ's humanity and his solidarity with the poor, but this must not cloud his divinity, asserted the Vatican spokesman. Jesuit Father Federico …
read moreHere is a translation of a commentary by the Pontifical Household preacher, Capuchin Father Raneiro Cantalamessa, on this Sunday\'s liturgical readings. * * * 34th Sunday in Ordinary Time: …
read moreThe new general director of the Legionaries of Christ and the Regnum Christi Movement says that their mission remains the same: to bring people to a personal encounter with Christ. Father …
read moreThe German mystic whose recorded visions helped inspire "The Passion of the Christ" will be beatified Oct. 3. Anna Katharina Emmerick (1774-1824) will be beatified at the Vatican along with …
read moreMel Gibson's movie "The Passion of the Christ" has faced a passionate, and varied, reception in German-speaking lands. The film was criticized in a joint statement from the Central Jewish …
read moreHere is a translation of John Paul II's address at today's general audience, which he dedicated to comment on a hymn in the first chapter of the Letter to the Colossians. * * * 1. We have …
read moreThe only French actor in Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of the Christ" is Abel Jafri, a Muslim of Tuareg origin. In this interview, the 38-year-old Jafri, who in the film plays the part of the …
read moreJohn Paul II encouraged 210 young people from France to discover Christ in prayer and in the Gospel. The youths from the Archdiocese of Rouen are in Rome to participate in a week of spiritual …
read moreThe suffering of Christ in the passion, and that of people today, were recalled in the Stations of the Cross at which John Paul II presided on Good Friday in Rome's Colosseum. The Pope, who …
read moreIf the violence in "The Passion of the Christ" seems excessive, its director may have had a valid theological reason. So says Father Romanus Cessario, a Dominican who teaches at St. John's …
read moreThe sacrament of reconciliation is meant not only to absolve sins but also and above all to lead the faithful to a profound encounter with Christ, says John Paul II. The Pope reflected on the …
read moreTo understand that the passion, death and resurrection of Christ constitute the most important event in history, it is necessary to understand the allegorical meaning of Scripture, says the …
read moreFaith in Christ's resurrection gives us the strength to love our enemies, even terrorists, Madrid's archbishop said during the state funeral for the victims of the March 11 attacks. Addressing …
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