Notícias do ms February, 2009
Pope: Gospel is a ‘Gift for All’
19 February 2009
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Loading ...VATICAN CITY (AsiaNews) – No one has the Gospel for himself alone, it is also a gift for others. Benedict XVI today revisited the Church’s duty to bring the word of Jesus to the world, speaking to the 20,000 people present at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square. “For the first time this year,” [...]
40 Days For Life Campaign Goes Global
WASHINGTON, DC (LifeSiteNews.com) – Communities in Australia and Northern Ireland will join with well over 100 cities in the United States and Canada that are hosting 40 Days for Life events from February 25 to April 5, 2009. The 40 Days for Life Campaign was started in 2004 by a pro-life group in Texas. Over [...]
Vatican Official Warns of ‘Eugenics’
VATICAN CITY (AsiaNews) – No one can decide what a “normal” life. Yet breakthroughs in genetics, as positive as they might be, are giving rise to the idea that “some people are less valuable than others”, because of the conditions in which they live, such as poverty or lack of education, or because of their [...]
Beijing is Blocking many Catholic Websites
BEIJING (AsiaNews) – The Chinese authorities continue to block many Catholic websites, like Radio Veritas of Asia, the website of the Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference, all of the Catholic sites of Taiwan, and those of the diocese of Hong Kong. The government says that it wants to fight pornography on the internet, but it is [...]
Christ’s healing power brings us to life at its fullest in the Father
(L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO) On Sunday, 8 February, the Holy Father introduced the recitation of the Angelus for the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square with comments on the healing ministry of Jesus, also mentioning the World Day of the Sick celebrated on 11 February, the Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes. The following is a translation [...]
Fasting helps restore our friendship with God and with neighbour
(L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO) In preparation for the upcoming liturgical season of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday, 25 February, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI wrote a Message for Lent. The theme of this year’s Message is taken from the Gospel of St Matthew 4: 2: “He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was [...]
St Paul: our guide to Christian life
(L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO) On Wednesday, 4 February, at the General Audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall, the Holy Father commented on St Paul’s life and legacy. The following is a translation of the Holy Father’s Catechesis, which was given in Italian. Dear Brothers and Sisters, The series of our Catecheses on St Paul has come [...]
Pope: Never Deny or Minimize the Shoah, ‘A Crime against God and against Humanity’
VATICAN CITY (AsiaNews) – It is unacceptable to deny or minimize in any way the Holocaust, “a crime against God and against humanity,” especially on the part of those who follow Sacred Scripture. Benedict XVI reiterated this Thursday, receiving a visit from the presidents of the leading American Jewish organizations, to whom he said that [...]
Pro-Life Workers Arrested in Birmingham, It’s a Sad Day for Human and Civil Rights
By Randy Sly 2/13/2009 WASHINGTON (Catholic Online) – At 7:00 am Friday morning Kortney Blythe was just being released after spending 14 hours in the Birmingham, Alabama city jail. Blythe, along with eight other members of Survivors Campus Life Tour, was arrested for reportedly trespassing while handing out pro-life literature near Parker High School. She [...]
Italian PM Accuses President of Complicity in Eluana Killing
By Hilary White 2/11/2009 ROME (LifeSiteNews.com) – Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s Prime Minister, who was spearheading an effort to save the life of Eluana Englaro with emergency legislation when news of her death came, has indirectly accused Italian President Giorgio Napolitano of complicity with murder for the latter’s refusal to sign an emergency measure on Friday [...]