Ecumenism: that we may all be one

Adress of Benedict XVI during the Apostolic Journey to Germany, on 2011 during an ECUMENICAL PRAYER SERVICE Church of the former Augustinian Convent, Erfurt Friday, 23 September 2011 (Video of Benedict XVI in Germany) Dear Sisters and Brothers, “I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf [...]
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Pope celebrates 60 years as a priest and the feasts of Saints Peter and Paul

June, 29, 2011. (Romereports.com) The pope has commemorated his 60th anniversary as a priest with a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. Benedicto XVI “It is a time of thanksgiving: thanks to the Lord for the friendship that he has bestowed upon me and that he wishes [...]
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Synod Advocates Christian Unity and Positive Secularism

The Middle East is a patchwork of religions, customs and cultures. Of the 356 million inhabitants, nearly 6% are Christians. In the 17 countries that form the Middle East, Catholics are a small minority making up just over 1% of the total population. Most Christians in [...]
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Early Christians

All these with one accord devoted themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren… And they devoted themselves to the Apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers… The company of those [...]
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Christian unity

The Church asks the faithful for more intense prayer for unity in the week of January 18 to 25, culminating on the feast of St Paul. 8 days = 8 prayers Please say a prayer each day for the following intention: that all of us Catholics may [...]
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John Olokuru, Kenya

The origin of Strathmore University was when St Josemaria sent people of Opus Dei to Kenya to begin a multiracial educational project, open to everyone in Kenya – Europeans, Asians and Africans – so that all of them could have an equal chance of education. [...]
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Habemus Papam!

At 6:43 Rome time, after the appearance of the “fumata bianca” or white smoke, the Cardinal protodeacon, Jorge Arturo Medina Estevez, gave the announcement to the people from the “loggia” or balcony of benediction at the front of the Vatican Basilica with these words: Annuntio [...]
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5th Sorrowful Mystery: The crucifixion and death of Jesus

And bearing the cross for himself, he went forth to the place called the Skull, in Hebrew, Golgotha, where they crucified him, and with him two others, one on each side and Jesus in the center. And Pilate also wrote an inscription and had it [...]
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Loving the Pope

Love for the Roman Pontiff must be in us a delightful passion, for in him we see Christ. In Love with the Church, 13 Thank you, my God, for that love for the Pope you have placed in my heart. The Way, 573 Catholic, apostolic, Roman! I [...]
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Strathmore College, Kenya

Strathmore College opened in 1961, just as Kenya was preparing for independence. When independence finally arrived in 1963, the country faced three serious problems: illiteracy, poverty and disease. There was an urgent need to tackle these problems, especially the lack of basic education, but at [...]
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