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Quote for May 17th

"I would like to ask you a question: how many of you pray to the Holy Spirit every day? Probably few, but we must satisfy this desire of Jesus and pray every day to the Holy Spirit, so that he opens our heart towards Jesus."

- Pope Francis, General Audience, May 15, 2013

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Francis to Caritas: The World Needs Church's Tenderness

Pope Refers to Charity Organization as Church's Caress

Vatican City, (Zenit.org) | 474 hits

This morning, after celebrating Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae chapel, Pope Francis met with the executive committee of Caritas Internationalis, telling them that "a Church without charity …

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Francis' Address to New Ambassadors

"There is a need for financial reform along ethical lines that would produce in its turn an economic reform to benefit everyone"

Vatican City, (Zenit.org) | 1054 hits

Here is a Vatican translation of the address Francis gave today tofour new ambassadors to the Holy See: Bolot Iskovich Otunbaev from Kyrgyzstan; David Shoul from Antigua and Barbuda; …

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A Decade of the Rosary in Art

10 Images of Our Lady From Rome Provide Mini Marian Pilgrimage

Rome, (Zenit.org) Elizabeth Lev | 935 hits

May is the month when spring arrives in Rome in all its splendor, and citizens and visitors alike rejoice in the sunlight, scented jasmine and budding roses. Perhaps this is why one’s …

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Taking Jesus to Prison; Finding Him There

Author Recounts Healing of Inmates and Their Victims

Rome, (Zenit.org) Antonio Gaspari | 898 hits

Prison Fellowship International is an association present in 132 countries around the world, whose members visit prisons to promote what they call “restorative justice,” trying to alleviate …

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Future Seen as Uncertain With Announcement of Cloned Embryos

Researcher Notes That Science Has Passed by Cloning for Stem Cell Production

Washington, D.C., (Zenit.org) Staff | 759 hits

Scientists in Oregon announced today that they had created cloned human embryos, and then destroyed the embryos to extract embryonic stem cells. The cloning technique is essentially the same …

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The Meme Generation

"The millennials are all punch, which is good, but are less adept at the longer, deeper reasoning process, which is a weakness"

Atchinson, Kansas, (Zenit.org) Dr. Edward Mulholland | 1030 hits

It is college graduation season, and conflict over commencement speakers is the flavor of the month, with a side order of reflections about who these mortar-boarded (gee, that sounds like …

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Catholic Movements Gather in Rome For Meeting With Pope

Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella Speaks on New Year of Faith Event

Vatican City, (Zenit.org) Rocio Lancho Garcia | 638 hits

“This weekend, Rome will host a new event of the Year of Faith: the Day of Movements, Communities, Associations and Lay Aggregations,” explained Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella, president of …

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Here is the translation of the telegram sent by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican Secretary of State, on behalf of the Pope to Cardinal Angelo Scola, Archbishop of Milan, on the occasion of …

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