Articles on this issue "pentecost"
Here is a translation of Benedict XVI's address at the Mass of Pentecost, which he celebrated today in St. Peter's Square. * * * Dear Brothers and Sisters! On the day of Pentecost, the Holy …
read moreHere is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today before praying the midday Regina Caeli at the end of the Mass of Pentecost. The Pope addressed the faithful gathered in St. Peter's …
read moreBenedict XVI expressed the hope that the Church's "pastors will be careful not to extinguish the Spirit" manifested in new movements and ecclesial communities. The Pope also gave an …
read moreA plenary indulgence can be gained by participants in the meeting of ecclesial movements and new communities with the Pope in St. Peter's Square on the eve of Pentecost. The decision was made …
read moreThe Pontifical Council for the Laity has set up a Web page with information on Benedict XVI's forthcoming meeting with ecclesial movements and new communities. The page, at www.laici.org, has …
read moreMore than 10,000 members of communities of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal will observe the vigil of Pentecost with Benedict XVI. The celebration, organized in conjunction with the Pontifical …
read moreA meeting of representatives of 29 Church movements and communities was held in preparation for the gathering of these groups with Benedict XVI on the vigil of Pentecost 2006. Archbishop …
read moreOn the eve of Pentecost, 15,000 members of the Italian branch of Catholic Charismatic Renewal attended the vespers in St. Peter's Square, where John Paul II appealed for a rediscovery of the …
read moreHere is a translation of the homily John Paul II delivered Saturday during vespers, on the eve of Pentecost, in St. Peter's Square. * * * [In Italian] 1. "Veni, Creator Spiritus!" On the …
read moreHere is the address John Paul II delivered today before praying the midday Regina Caeli. * * * 1. Today the Church celebrates the solemnity of Pentecost, which reminds us of the marvelous …
read morePentecost marks a time when Mary's presence is of singular importance, says a specialist in Marian studies. In this interview with ZENIT, Discalced Carmelite Father Jesús Castellano Cervera, …
read moreThe new ecclesial movements and communities are a "providential answer" of the Holy Spirit for the Church, John Paul II said on the eve of Pentecost. The Pope presided over vespers in St. …
read moreIn a Pentecost address John Paul II said it is the Holy Spirit who makes Christians "sowers of hope, agents of mercy and peace." Addressing a crowd of thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square …
read moreJohn Paul II repeated a prayer he recited in Warsaw years ago, when he had implored for the renewal of his then Communist-oppressed homeland. Months later, Archbishop Karol Wojtyla of Krakow …
read moreJohn Paul II plans to preside over the celebration of vespers, the Church's evening prayer, next Saturday in St. Peter's Basilica on the eve of Pentecost. "I invite all the faithful, …
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