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Vatican hosting seminar on sports and spiritual life

Image of The effort was originally advanced by the late Servant of God John Paul II, an avid sports enthusiast.

The gathering is being organized by the 'Church and Sport' section of the Pontifical Council for the Laity. VATICAN CITY (CNA) - The ... continue reading

Meeting Called Between the Pope and Artists

Image of 'If a pagan comes and says to you, “Show me your faith!”, bring him to church and show him the decoration with which it is adorned, and explain to him the series of sacred paintings'. (John Damascene)

By meeting with artists in that supreme place of Christian art which is the Sistine Chapel Benedict XVI intends to arrest a decline and ... continue reading

Appeal to Pope: 'Authentically Catholic Sacred Art.'

Image of 'This so that the Church can be once more regain her rightful place, in this era of irrational, mundane and malforming barbarism, as a true and attentive promoter and custodian of an art that is both new and truly 'original'.

The meeting between the pope and artists in the Sistine Chapel is drawing near.'Pressing concern'over contemporary sacred art and ... continue reading

Anglican 'First Fruits' for the 'Pope of Christian Unity'

Image of The authentic ecumenical mission, the full and visible unity of the Church, was at the heart of Pope John Paul’s pontificate – and is at the heart of Pope Benedict’s - because it is in the center of the heart of the Lord.

The old adage has so often proven to be an accurate assessment of reality, the 'best Catholics are converts'. LONDON (Catholic Online) - ... continue reading

Cardinal Bertone: 'We Must Conserve the Signs of our Faith'

Image of (Cardinal Bertone) After voicing his support for the Italian government’s decision to appeal the ruling, Cardinal Bertone stressed that the crucifix 'is the symbol of universal love, a symbol of welcome and not exclusion'.

'This Europe of the third millennium has left us only with the pumpkins of the recently celebrated feast and has eliminated the most ... continue reading

Catholic and Orthodox Leaders Meet amid Some Protests

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Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church discussed the role of the Bishop of Rome in the First Millennium LONDON (UK Catholic Herald) ... continue reading

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Good Catholics Should Not be Masons

Image of The overriding problem is that in spite of what Freemasons claim, their way of life is a religion, with all of religion's hallmarks. You can no more be a Freemason and a Christian than you can be a Muslim and a Christian.

Fr Ashley Beck says the Church teaches clearly that Freemasonry and Catholicism are incompatible. LONDON (UK Catholic Herald) - A few years ... continue reading

Italy's Bishops Irate over Crucifix Ban by European Court

Image of The episcopal conference statement maintained that the decision goes beyond a separation of Church and state, and becomes 'hostility toward any form of political and cultural relevance of religion.'

Bishops contend that ruling severs Italy's 'national identity from its spiritual and cultural origins' VATICAN CITY (Zenit.org) - Italy's ... continue reading

European Court Bans Crucifixes in Italian Schools

Image of The seven judges ruling on the case added that crucifixes in the classroom also restricted the 'right of children to believe or not to believe'.

European Court of Human Rights ruled that displaying crucifixes in Italian classrooms violates parents' rights to secular education for ... continue reading

Vatican 'Astonished' at European Court Ruling Denying Crucifix in Classroom

Image of (Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office) 'The crucifix has always been a sign of God's offer of love, of union and of welcome for the whole of humanity'.

'It seems that there is a desire to ignore the role of Christianity in the formation of European identity'. VATICAN CITY (Zenit.org) - The ... continue reading

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