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The bishops of Congo exhorted the population to refrain from violence and fear and to participate responsibly for the peaceful and legitimate unfolding of the upcoming presidential elections. …
read moreThe Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano surprised its readers by publishing in Arabic the message that a saddened Benedict XVI gave to clarify his words on Islam. The Sept. 18-19 Italian …
read moreMillions of Indians can now read a Catholic edition of the New Testament in their own language, Punjabi. The Catholic bishops\' conference of India announced the completion of the translation, …
read moreThe Gospel of the Day -- "al-Ingil al-Yawmi" -- is now available in Arabic, free by e-mail. Jesuit Father Ronney el Gemayel, coordinator of the Arabic service, told ZENIT that, for technical …
read moreAmong the texts the early Church had to decide on were apocryphal writings in Arabic. In this interview, Juan Pedro Monferrer, professor of Arabic language and literature at the University of …
read morePatriarch Michel Sabbah of Jerusalem consecrated Auxiliary Bishop Jean Baptiste Gourion Sunday, to tend to the pastoral needs of Hebrew-Israeli Catholics. Born in Algeria (1934) to a Jewish …
read moreNews of John Paul II's appointment of an auxiliary bishop of the Latin patriarch for Hebrew-speaking Catholics has stirred considerable public interest in the Holy Land. The unprecedented …
read moreA group of Catholics from the Czech Republic has decided to help the children of war-shattered Chechnya. The Czech Caritas is helping four schools in the Chechen capital of Grozny, and six …
read moreFocolare Movement founder Chiara Lubich says the events of Sept. 11 highlight the need to make "fraternity" a political category. At the invitation of Joan Rigol i Roig, president of the …
read moreA war with Iraq could be interpreted as a conflict between Christians and Muslims, warns the superior general of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Father Wilhelm Steckling expressed that …
read moreCatholic Church leaders in Russia and Rome pleaded for peace in the wake of the Moscow theater siege that ended in the deaths of 117 hostages. Addressing crowds gathered today at the Vatican, …
read moreThe Orthodox and Catholic prelates of Moscow condemned the kidnapping of over 600 people by Chechen gunmen, and called on Muslim leaders to help end the crisis. "Innocent people of various …
read moreVatican Radio has began its daily broadcast in Hausa, a Chadic language used in west Africa. The 15-minute program is centered on Christian formation. It is transmitted at 9 a.m. Rome time, …
read moreThe Greek Orthodox Church has rejected a proposal to introduce modern Greek in the liturgy. The great majority of the Holy Synod opted to keep Koine Greek as it was spoken 2,000 years ago and …
read moreAvvenire).- In no way is Islam related to the terrorists who struck the Twin Towers -- it is an excuse, says Father Justo Lacunza, president of the Pontifical Institute of Arabic and Islamic …
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