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Milan Shasnik has a diocese, but needs churches. The new bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Diocese of Mukachevo noted during a visit to the headquarters of Aid to the Church in Need that many …
read moreJohn Paul II presented Jesus' birth as a "joyful announcement" in the face of "the difficulties of life, the uncertainties and fears for the future." The Pope made that observation when he met …
read moreJohn Paul II inaugurated a new pastoral activity: instead of his visiting the parishes of Rome, they are now coming to see him. The first such parish was that of St. Prudentiana, a focal point …
read moreJohn Paul II says the rediscovery of the parish, a home to the sacraments, is the key to the laity's ability to resist the secularized culture. The Pope expressed this conviction Saturday when …
read moreThe Vatican published a new document aimed at highlighting the identity of priests as sacramental leaders and helping them live their mission. "The Priest, Pastor and Leader of the Parish …
read moreParish youth centers, or "oratories" as St. John Bosco called them, are the workshop of an active faith, a "place of education" and a "school of service" to others, says John Paul II. The Pope …
read moreIn a letter delivered to parishioners over the weekend, Cardinal Edward Egan defended himself against complaints he mishandled cases of child sexual abuse by priests while he was bishop of …
read moreA persistent pain in his right knee has forced John Paul II to alter this Wednesdays catechesis and to cancel his next two visits to Roman parishes. Vatican spokesman Joaquín Navarro-Valls …
read moreFor the second week in a row, John Paul II had to cancel a visit to a Roman parish because of a bad knee. However, during his video meeting on Saturday with young people from Moscow and five …
read moreJohn Paul II had to cancel a parish visit to a Filipino immigrant community in Rome because of a bad right knee. News of the cancellation visit brought tears to the eyes of Filipino women at …
read moreJohn Paul II visited his 301st Roman parish this morning and urged the faithful to pay particular attention to the education of children preparing for the sacraments. The faithful of St. Henry …
read moreJohn Paul II described the parish as a school of holiness where the temptation to "folkloric" religiosity must be overcome. When the Holy Father received 3,000 pilgrims from the southern …
read moreAvvenire).- Italian missionary Father Giuseppe Cogo, who has lived here for 43 years, said that New Yorkers have rediscovered the need for God after the Sept. 11 attacks. "To say that …
read moreAvvenire).- John Paul IIs visit to a Roman parish on Sunday, the 300th of his pontificate, reveals interesting elements of this pontificate, says historian Andrea Riccardi, the founder of …
read moreJohn Paul II reached another milestone today when he visited the 300th parish in Rome. He visited the young parish community of St. Maria Josefa of the Heart of Jesus, located on the eastern …
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