Articles on this issue "mary"

Marianist Lay Communities

Founded After French Revolution

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Here is the description of the Marianist Lay Communities which appears in the Directory of International Associations of the Faithful, published by the Pontifical Council for the Laity. * * * …

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Grand Duchess to Get Path to Peace Award

Maria Teresa of Luxembourg

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The Path to Peace Foundation will bestow its namesake award for 2006 on Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg. Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See's permanent observer to the United …

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Proclamation of God's Love Incites Faith, Says Pope

200,000 Turn Out to See Him at Jasna Gora

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Benedict XVI exhorted the faithful to help humanity discover faith by proclaiming that "God is love." "This is the most important, most central truth about God," the Pope exclaimed today …

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The Vatican's Model Persuader

A Journalist Comments on Joaquín Navarro Valls' Credibility

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A professor of journalism thinks that Vatican press office director Joaquín Navarro Valls is a model spokesman. An expert in information and persuasion, María José Pou-Amérigo delivered the …

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Pope's Address at Shrine of Our Lady of Divine Love

"A Need to Convert to God"

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Here is a Vatican translation of the address Benedict XVI gave during his May 1 visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Divine Love, on the outskirts of Rome. The Pope gave it at the conclusion of …

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Christ Transforms Those He Meets, Says Pope

Speaks of Mary Magdalene at Weekly Audience

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An encounter with the risen Christ is a transforming event, says Benedict XVI. The Holy Father said this during last Wednesday's general audience, which coincided with the celebration of the …

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Fewer Young Spaniards Say They Are Catholic

Under 50%, for the First Time

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Fewer than half of young people in Spain consider themselves Catholic, a steep drop from a decade ago, says a new study. The Santa Maria Foundation presented the study entitled "Spanish Youth …

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In Search of the Real Mary Magdalene

Discussion Held at Marianum Faculty

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A group of women theologians and a woman journalist met to try to sketch a true portrait of a saint parodied in one of the best-selling novels of all time. A round-table discussion "Mary …

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Commentary on the Magnificat

\"The Lord Places Himself on the Side of the Least\"

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Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave at today\'s general audience, which he dedicated to comment on the Magnificat, the canticle in Luke 1:46-55. With this address, he …

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Benedict XVI Tells of God\'s Favorites

Comments on Mary\'s Magnificat

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God\'s favorites are the humble, said Benedict XVI when commenting on the Magnificat, the famed canticle of the Mary recorded in Luke\'s Gospel. In the Bible, the humble are the \"poor,\" the …

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Guadalupe Day Has a Special Emphasis in Canada

Time of Prayer for Native Peoples

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This Monday, feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Catholic Church in Canada will observe a day of prayer for the country\'s native peoples. The initiative seeks to promote in particular …

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67th Lourdes Miracle Officially Proclaimed

Italian Woman Cured of Heart Trouble in 1952

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An archbishop in Italy has officially proclaimed the \"miraculous cure\" of a long-suffering woman who went to the shrine at Lourdes, France, in 1952. Archbishop Gerardo Pierro of Salerno made …

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Cause Opens for Religious Slain in Satanic Rite

Sister Maria Laura Mainetti Murdered by 3 Teen-age Girls

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The cause of beatification has opened for Sister Maria Laura Mainetti, a 60-year-old religious murdered by three girls during a Satanic rite in 2000. Bishop Alessandro Maggiolini of Como …

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The 49th pilgrimage of gypsy communities to Lourdes remembered victims, especially their own, who died in the Nazi-run Auschwitz-Birkenau camps. Last Sunday, after a Mass in the Basilica of …

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Marian Movements Pray Together in Vatican

6,000 Pay Homage to Our Lady of Fatima

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Thousands of members of 30 Italian Marian associations gathered together for the first time in St. Peter's Basilica for a prayer meeting. On Saturday, 6,000 faithful venerated the pilgrim …

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