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Rick Warren in Rwanda: For months the clergyman has alluded in general terms to an immense volunteer effort called the PEACE plan, aimed at transforming 400,000 churches in 47 nations into centers to nurse, feed and educate the poor and even turn them into entrepreneurs. Its details remain unknown, but its Rwandan element seems to…

A blog entry from one of the hundreds of Filipinos who were denied visas by the German government May it also serve as a way to remember the irony that many young Filipinos–a people close to the heart of the founder of World Youth Day, and people of the country that hosted the “biggest gathering…

German teen mag giving away pope posters: The decision to include Pope Benedict instead of a pop band is momentous for Bravo, which reports a readership of 1.8m. "We wanted to do something special for this German pope," said Tom Junkersdorf, editor-in-chief of Bravo. "He’s a big star in Germany and people want to see…

The Pope’s forthcoming meetings (after Cologne) Via Pabile, who has several more interesting posts as well…

Here, from Fr. Roderick Vonhoegen of the Catholic Insider, which I’ll presently add to my list of links (click on the logo to the right for that.)

People are always writing me and asking me for suggestions on books for Catholic children – write no more, because here’s the website you need: Whipper Snapper Books: A Collection of Children’s Catholic Literature. Very good. h/t Meggan, my children’s librarian friend from Lexington!

Protestant leaders express annoyance at the Catholics Once the short meeting was arranged, they made clear they would use it to bring up some issues dividing the churches. “We can’t avoid the question of joint church services,” Huber said. The Protestants want to worship with Catholics as equals, but the Catholics will not share communion…

HMS Radio, from Greg and Lisa Popcak, is now podcasting!

Tim Drake is going full force, of course, but check this one out too: Ad Limina, which is very amusing: Sheridan, [of Colorado Springs] by the way, is a hulking beast of a man, with shoulders as broad as a gorilla and a frat boy haircut, and a glance that lets you know he could…

Various stories on WYD pilgrims from around the world: From Thailand India It should be a pilgrimage where I will have the chance to know myself better, to have an experience and thus to improve my contribution to the diocese where I come from.” Catherine Geeta is 25 years and she comes from the diocese…
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