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POPE BENEDICT XVI
Posted on 20. Feb, 2010 by admin.
In a surprising move the pope declared the late Popes Pius XII and John Paul II as “venerable.” Next step is “beatification” and then “canonization.” Canonization is a process in which a person is declared a Saint. A Saint is one who is in heaven with God and can be prayed to for various reasons. [...]
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CAMILO CIBIN
Posted on 20. Feb, 2010 by admin.
For almost 60 years, he was security chief and personal bodyguard to six popes. He died at the age of 83. He was called “Guardian Angel” to the Pope. In his latter years he strode beside Pope John Paul II’s alpine trips. He accompanied the Pope from the hospital in Rome back to the Vatican. [...]
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SWISS CATHOLIC BISHOPS
Posted on 20. Feb, 2010 by admin.
The bishops of Switzerland said the country’s ban on minarets, the Muslim prayer towers, represents an obstacle to interreligious harmony. The ban aggravates interfaith tensions and could have negative repercussions on Christian minorities in Muslim countries. The prohibition was adopted by Swiss voters in a referendum that passed with a 58 percent majority.
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IRAQI CHRISTIANS PERSECUTED
Posted on 20. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Since the U.S. led invasion in 2003, Iraq’s Christian minority has faced constant persecution, including dozens of church bombings, executions, kidnappings and forced expulsions, devastating some communities and reducing the overall Christian population by at least 25 percent. In the city of Kirkuk, 10,000 Catholics, Orthodox and Protestant Christians have fled. In Basra, 2000 Christians [...]
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POPE BENEDICT XVI – VIETNAM
Posted on 20. Feb, 2010 by admin.
High hopes have arisen that the Pope will visit Vietnam next year. Cardinal Man stated that permitting the Pope is in good health and his doctors do not advise against a long trip, he will come to Vietnam to close the Jubilee celebrations by celebrating Mass at the famous Marian Shrine of LaVang on January [...]
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