Articles on this issue "sin"
Reports that the Vatican has published a new list of the seven deadly sins of modern times that includes littering and economic inequality is simply not true, affirmed the episcopal conference …
read moreHell consists in closing oneself off from the love of God, and sin is the true enemy of the human person, Benedict XVI says. The Pope made that comment on Sunday when celebrating Mass at the …
read moreHere is a translation of a commentary by the Pontifical Household preacher, Capuchin Father Raneiro Cantalamessa, on the readings for this Sunday's liturgy. * * * Jesus and Sinners Fourth …
read moreBenedict XVI says that the loss of the sense of sin in modern society has been followed by an increase in guilt complexes. The Pope explained that this link shows the human being's need for …
read moreHere is the Vatican translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today before reciting the midday Angelus with several thousand people gathered in St. Peter's Square. * * * Dear Brothers and …
read moreThe loss of the sense of sin and its consequences for humanity will be central themes of the text of this Good Friday's Way of the Cross at the Colosseum. The text for the Stations of the …
read moreGrace existed before sin, and "where sin abounds, grace abounds all the more," a Vatican official told a symposium on "Original Sin: An Interdisciplinary Perspective." Archbishop Angelo Amato, …
read moreIs original sin an invention of the Church? This question will be in focus this Thursday and Friday at a symposium in Rome. The initiative, organized by the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical …
read moreHere is a translation of the address John Paul II gave today at the general audience, which he dedicated to reflect on Psalm 31(32). The address was given in Italian. * * * 1. "Happy the …
read moreJohn Paul II lamented the loss of the sense of sin in the world as he urged a group of U.S. bishops to promote the sacrament of penance. Addressing the bishops of California, Nevada and …
read moreDisuse of the sacrament of reconciliation is due to the crisis of the sense of sin, said an organizer of a course given by the Holy See to young priests. The intense course on the "internal …
read morePhilippine Catholics have little understanding of repentance due to the loss of the sense of sin, warns the president of the country's episcopal conference. "Repentance is difficult because …
read moreHere is a translation of John Paul II's address at today's general audience, which he dedicated to comment on the canticle of vespers in Chapter 2 of the First Letter of Peter (verses 21 to …
read moreThe great paradox of Christianity hinges on the fact that sin was the reason for the passion, death and resurrection of Christ, says John Paul II. "My fault became for me the price of …
read moreHere is a translation of the address John Paul II gave today, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, before praying the Angelus with thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's …
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