Articles on this issue "media"

An Al Jazeera Editor Lauds John Paul II

"He Seemed Very Human to My Eyes"

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An editor with the Al Jazeera television station has praise for John Paul II, contending that he was "not only the Pope of Catholics." Imad El Atrache, editor in chief of the Brussels' office …

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AsiaNews Celebrates 2nd Anniversary

Voice of Chinese and Asian Catholics

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AsiaNews, an Internet news agency reporting on the Church in China and surrounding countries, is celebrating its second anniversary. The news group, an agency of the Pontifical Institute for …

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Eucharist Seen as an Antidote to Drug Addiction

Founder of Community of the Cenacle Speaks at Synod

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The most effective medicine to alleviate drug addiction could be the Eucharist, suggests the founder of the Community of the Cenacle. Sister Elvira Petrozzi, addressing the Synod of Bishops …

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ACI Prensa Reaches a Milestone

Interview With News Agency's Director

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The Catholic news agency ACI Prensa, which specializes in information on the Church in the Americas, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Since October 2003, it has published an English …

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For Priests, a Crash Course in Spanish and Culture

Interview With Father Alex Yeung of Sacerdos Pastoral Center

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The Hispanic community forms close to 40% of the Catholic population in the United States. Yet, there is only one Hispanic priest for every 9,925 Hispanic Catholics. These statistics reveal an …

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Vatican Spokesman Looks Ahead to Stepping Aside

Navarro Valls Aims to Return to Psychiatry

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The director of the Vatican press office says that he will continue in his post "a while longer, but I still don't know how much longer." "I will continue until the Pope accepts that a change …

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"Heightened Media World" Awaits Benedict XVI

Media Association Official Highlights Challenge for New Pope

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A challenge facing Benedict XVI will be to communicate with and through the media, says the president of SIGNIS, the World Catholic Association for Communication. Father Peter Malone, a …

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Drive Launched for Liberation of Chinese Clergy

AsiaNews Appeals on Behalf of 19 Bishops and 18 Priests

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AsiaNews agency has launched a campaign to liberate 19 bishops and 18 priests arrested or otherwise prevented from carrying out their ministry in China. The news service of the Pontifical …

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Why Use Unnamed Sources? Asks Vatican Official

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The head of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications questioned why newspapers use unnamed Vatican sources when reporting on the Holy See. "If a person expresses his view, his first …

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Pope Urges Church to Rethink Its Attitude Toward Media

Publishes Apostolic Letter "The Rapid Development"

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John Paul II in a new apostolic letter calls the entire Church to a pastoral and cultural "revision" of its presence in and attitude toward the media. In the letter, made public today, the …

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Jerusalem Course for Spiritual Renewal of Priests

2 Sessions Planned at Pontifical Institute

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A course for the spiritual renewal of priests is being offered in Jerusalem. The course, entitled "'Follow me!' -- In the Footsteps of Christ in the Holy Land," is being promoted by the …

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Islamic Nations to Broadcast Christmas Blessing

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A total of 114 channels will transmit John Paul II's Christmas Day message and blessing to 72 countries, including some Islamic nations. The transmission that will take place at midday …

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Pope Thanks Vatican Spokesman for 20 Years of Service

Navarro Valls Went From Medicine to Journalism

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John Paul II thanked Joaquín Navarro Valls personally for his 20 years of service as director of the Press Office of the Holy See. Vatican sources reported that during a private audience …

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Navarro Valls on His Work as Director of Vatican Press Office

Spokesman Marks 20-Year Milestone

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It was 1974 when Dr. Joaquín Navarro Valls, together with Giovanni Caprile, stirred a public debate about the scant official information available on the Synod on Evangelization. The relator …

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How Missionary Endeavors Aid Development

According to PIME Father Piero Gheddo

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Christian missionary work has made a key contribution to development, says one of the best-known missionaries, Italian Father Piero Gheddo of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions. "I …

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