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Groups Celebrate Shared Experiences At Seder
April 24, 2008The black and Jewish communities gathered together to commemorate the gift of freedom with the ancient ritual meal of a Passover Seder, where parsley dipped in salt water recalled the bondage of slavery of the Israelites in Egypt and Africans in America and ancient readings from the Bible and contemporary activists shed light on a […]
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Pope Calls Scandal ‘Countersign’ To Gospel Of Life
April 24, 2008One of the “countersigns to the Gospel of life” in the United States is the sexual abuse of minors, a situation “that causes deep shame,” Pope Benedict XVI told about 300 U.S. bishops gathered April 16 in the crypt church at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. He called […]
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Pope Meets Privately With Sexual Abuse Victims
April 24, 2008Pope Benedict XVI held an unscheduled meeting with victims of priestly sexual abuse, shortly after pledging the church’s continued efforts to help heal the wounds caused by such acts. The Vatican said the pope met privately in a chapel at the apostolic nunciature with “a small group of persons who were sexually abused by members […]
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‘It Has Been A Joy For Me To Witness’ Your Faith
April 24, 2008Here is the text of Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks at his departure ceremony at John F. Kennedy International Airport April 20. Mr. Vice President, distinguished civil authorities, my brother bishops, dear brothers and sisters, The time has come for me to bid farewell to your country. These days that I have spent in the United […]
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Pope Says Religious Values Forged ‘Soul’ Of America
April 24, 2008In a meeting at the White House, Pope Benedict XVI and President George W. Bush discussed the problem of terrorism and how to confront it while respecting human rights. The two leaders also expressed their joint concern for the protection of human life, marriage and the family, according to a statement issued after a private […]
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Key Phrases Unlock Talk
April 24, 2008Pope Benedict XVI gave the United Nations a dense and complex speech April 18. Here are four key phrases to help unlock its meaning: “Unchanging justice.” The pope used this phrase to describe the principle that fundamental human rights “cannot be applied piecemeal” and cannot be denied or diminished because of “different cultural, political, social […]
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U.N. Speech States Human Rights Can’t Be Limited
April 24, 2008Neither government nor religion has a right to change or limit human rights, because those rights flow from the dignity of each person created in God’s image, Pope Benedict XVI said. In his April 18 speech to the U.N. General Assembly, the pope insisted that human rights cannot be limited or rewritten on the basis […]
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‘Move Forward’ In Faith, He Urges U.S. Catholics
April 24, 2008At Yankee Stadium, transformed into an open-air church April 20, Pope Benedict XVI urged more than 57,000 Catholics to “move forward with firm resolve” in continuing the legacy of faith set in motion by the country’s first Catholics. “Follow faithfully in the footsteps of those who have gone before you!” he told the stadium congregation […]
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Pope Affirms, Challenges Catholic Educators
April 24, 2008In an address to U.S. Catholic educators April 17, Pope Benedict XVI thanked them for their work and urged them to continue to bring their students to a deeper understanding of faith “which in turn nurtures the soul of a nation.” “A particular responsibility … for each of you, and your colleagues, is to evoke […]
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Atlanta Superintendent ‘Awed’ By Holy Father
April 24, 2008The head of Atlanta’s Catholic schools, Superintendent Diane Starkovich, described with awe her experience at Pope Benedict’s meeting with Catholic educators April 17 on the campus of Catholic University of America. “It was one of those experiences you’ll remember for the rest of your life,” she said. One of over 400 educators representing every U.S. […]