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| Synod working paper is boring and joyless |
A document, "intended to provide an initial reference point" for the October Synod on the Family, was released on Thursday at the Vatican. The document acknowledges that "the primary task of the church is to proclaim the beauty of the vocation to love," but there is little beautiful or inspiring in this document. |
Data: 26/06/2014 |
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| Pope builds bridges of peace in the Holy Land |
The visit of Pope Francis to the Holy Land was a smashing success as he showed the world that religion can be a force for peace and reconciliation rather than a cause of division and conflict. The scheduled events went smoothly and his unscheduled actions caught the imagination of the world.
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Data: 27/05/2014 |
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| Four goals of papal visit to Holy Land |
Pope Francis' three-day visit to the Holy Land beginning May 24 will be full of opportunities and challenges. On one level, like any pilgrim, he comes to pray in the Holy Land where Jesus walked and lived. But as leader of the Catholic community, he also has four goals that go beyond those of a typical pilgrim.
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Data: 23/05/2014 |
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| Francesco e Bartholomeos a Gerusalemme, un abbraccio senza sorprese? |
Alla vigilia del viaggio di papa Francesco in Giordania, Palestina e Israele (24-26 maggio), Daniel Attinger, monaco di Bose che ha vissuto per molti anni a Gerusalemme, riflette sui possibili risvolti ecumenici. Pur sgombrando il campo da facili entusiasmi e sollevando alcune obiezioni, tiene accesa una speranza...
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Data: 21/05/2014 |
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| John XXIII and John Paul II united in heaven |
As everyone in the Catholic Church gets ready to celebrate the canonization of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II, I feel like a party pooper because I think canonizing popes is a dumb idea. |
Data: 25/04/2014 |
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| Meeting between Obama and Francis follows Vatican template |
The meeting of President Barack Obama and Pope Francis went smoothly, even though there were a couple of bumps in the road. As is understandable, the media focused on the bumps while the Obama administration stressed areas of agreement.
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Data: 28 marzo 2014 |
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| Gesuiti, aumentano le vocazioni |
Secondo le statistiche pubblicate dalla Compagnia di Gesù, nel 2013 si è registrata una crescita dei novizi forse dovuta alla elezione di papa Bergoglio. A questo dato positivo si contrappone però un generale calo del numero di gesuiti nel mondo.
Nella foto, Adolfo Nicolás, Preposito generale della Compagnia di Gesù, e papa Francesco
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Data: 25/03/2014 |
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