Notícias do ms June, 2009
Pope Receives Catholic Patriarch of Antioch of the Syrians
22 June 2009
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Loading ...VATICAN CITY, 19 JUN 2009 (VIS) – In the Vatican this morning, Benedict XVI received His Beatitude Ignace Youssif III Younan, the new Catholic patriarch of Antioch of the Syrians, accompanied by various members of the Synod of that Church.
“Divine Providence”, said the Pope in his address, “has made us ministers of [...]
Pope’s visit to Padre Pio will inspire greater closeness to Christ, says Capuchin rector
Rome, Italy, Jun 19, 2009 (CNA).- On the eve of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the tomb of Padre Pio, Brother Francesco Dileo, Rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace, where the Pope will celebrate Mass this Sunday, said his visit will encourage the faithful to imitate the saint from Pietrelcina and thus [...]
Love Mary like Padre Pio did, Pope Benedict urges
San Giovani Rotundo, Italy, Jun 21, 2009 (CNA).- During his trip today to the town where St. Padre Pio lived and ministered, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass, visited a house dedicated to caring for the suffering and the tomb of the famous Italian saint. At the tomb of Padre Pio, the Pope recalled the devotion [...]
Bhutanese helped by Catholic Church to speak at World Refugee Day
Washington D.C., Jun 11, 2009 (CNA).- Two Bhutanese refugees resettled in the United States in 2008 through the U.S. bishops’ refugee resettlement program will speak at the World Refugee Day event on June 18. They show the problem of “statelessness” that thousands of Bhutanese, mainly ethnic Nepalis, face after being forced to leave their own [...]
Catholic Church agrees to mediate in Peruvian Amazon conflict
Lima, Peru, Jun 10, 2009 (CNA).- The president of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Miguel Cabrejos, announced this week that the Church has agreed to participate in mediation intended to re-establish order in the Amazon region, where confrontations between natives and police have left dozens dead.
After meeting with the head of the cabinet, Yehude Simon,
Pope Benedict XVI teaches on ‘true authority’
Vatican City, Jun 10, 2009 (CNA).- Fifteen thousand people were present in St. Peter’s Square for today’s general audience with Pope Benedict XVI. In his address, the Pope summarized the work of St. John Scotus Erigena, an Irish theologian of the ninth century who taught that true authority and reason can never contradict each other.
Scotus [...]
Vatican newspaper editor to present new book on Pius XII
Vatican City, Jun 9, 2009 (CNA).- The director of L’Osservatore Romano, Giovanni Maria Vian, will present a new book entitled, “In Defense of Pius XII. The Reasons of History,” at the Luigi Sturzo Institute of Rome on June 10.
According to Vatican Radio, the book includes numerous texts and articles published by
Cardinal Terrazas says Bolivians have no need for other gods
La Paz, Bolivia, Jun 9, 2009 (CNA).- The Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, said this week the Bolivian people are privileged because they have God present among them, and they have no need to seek out “other gods” or to be afraid “of others who think they are gods.”
The [...]
‘We live to love and be loved,’ teaches Pope while reflecting on Trinity
Vatican City, Jun 7, 2009 (CNA).- Twenty thousand people gathered in St Peter’s Square for the Angelus prayer on Sunday despite poor weather. Prior to the Marian prayer, Pope Benedict told those present that “the ‘name’ of the Holy Trinity is impressed on everything that exists, because everything comes from love, reaches out for love [...]
The life of St. Barnabas
CNA STAFF, Jun 7, 2009 / 05:29 am (CNA).- On Thursday, June 11 the Church will celebrate the feast day of St. Barnabas, one of the original 72 disciples who worked to convert the Gentiles.
St. Barnabas was a Levite Jew from the island of Cyprus. Although his original name was Joseph, the Apostles gave him [...]