Articles on this issue "pardon"
Here is a Vatican translation of the homily Benedict XVI gave Dec. 10 when visiting Our Lady Star of Evangelization Parish, in Rome. * * * PASTORAL VISIT TO OUR LADY STAR OF EVANGELIZATION …
read moreHere is a translation of the homily Benedict XVI delivered March 26 during his pastoral visit to the Parish of God the Merciful Father, in Rome. * * * Dear Brothers and Sisters, This Fourth …
read moreHere is a translation of the homily Benedict XVI delivered Feb. 5 when visiting St. Anne\'s Parish in the Vatican. * * * Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Gospel [passage] we have just listened …
read moreAt its plenary assembly in November, the Pontifical Council for the Laity reflected on the need "to rediscover the true face of the parish." The topic of the relationship between the parish …
read moreIn its new document, "Year of the Eucharist: Suggestions and Proposals," the Holy See dedicates one of the longest sections to advice to parishes. The text, written by the Congregation for …
read moreThe latest parish of the Rome Diocese to meet with John Paul II didn't have to go far to see him. On Saturday the Pope received the faithful of St. Anne's, the only parish that exists in …
read moreAn evangelizing parish must be a parish in which its members, ministries and charisms live in communion, says John Paul II. This was the essence of the Pope's advice on Saturday afternoon, …
read moreThe priority of every parish community is evangelization and thus should be characterized by a spirit of hospitality, says John Paul II. The Pope made that observation Saturday when meeting …
read moreThe phenomenon of modern sects calls for a "courageous endeavor of new evangelization" that will lead every human being to an encounter with Jesus, says John Paul II. "To listen to and to …
read moreJohn Paul II cautions that the reforms under way in many French parishes facing a priest shortage must go beyond the administrative level and focus on ongoing formation and catechesis. The …
read moreAnswered by Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical Athenaeum. Q: I am involved in a Latin schola, consisting mostly of people in their 20s and 30s, …
read moreCardinal Camillo Ruini, the Pope's vicar for Rome, presided over a solemn Mass to dedicate the new church "Dives in Misericordia" to God the Merciful Father. The church, an expression of the …
read moreThe archbishop of Milan is urging his flock to undertake a missionary "conversion," parish by parish. The proposal is an essential part of the Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi's pastoral letter …
read moreAmerican Cardinal James Francis Stafford believes the current Church crisis is a crisis of parish life. The president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity explained his views in this …
read moreTribal militias attacked a parish this weekend leaving 14 people dead, including two priests. Father Aime Ndjabu and Father Francis Mateseso were killed Saturday in the attack on the parish of …
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