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Pope Benedict met with members of an international gathering of doctors and medical personnel and used the occasion to reaffirm the Church’s teachings on euthanasia: The Holy Father received participants in an international congress entitled: “Close by the Incurable Sick Person and the Dying: Scientific and Ethical Aspects”. The event was promoted by the Pontifical…

Answer: they’re on a mission from God. The pope today released his message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations, and as the Vatican website makes clear, the theme is missions: Dear brothers and sisters, 1. For the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, to be celebrated on 13 April 2008, I have chosen the…

As the plans for Benedict’s visit in April start to come together — and the itinerary becomes finalized — everybody wants to get into the act. And an effort seems underway to try and involve as many locals as possible, so that the Church (big C) will be represented by churches (small c), and that…

When John Paul made his first visit to these shores, in 1979, I was a “marshall” on the Washington mall — an usher, really, bused in with my parish — and vendors were selling tee shirts with that cute saying printed on the front. I imagine we’ll be seeing more like that when his successor…
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