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Introduction to Synod of Bishops for the Mideast

Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Explains Background By Gabriela Maria Mihlig ROME, OCT. 10, 2010 thanks to Zenit.org    Here is a publication from the Rome correspondent of the Latin patriarchate of Jerusalem,…

Middle East – Synod of Bishops – Additional Participants

The Vatican has published the list of additional participants for the forthcoming Special Assembly on the Catholic Church in the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops, appointed by Benedict XVI as…

Memory Eternal: Pope Honors Monsignor Fortino’s Ecumenical Work

Catholic-Orthodox Commission Recalls Priestly Commitment VATICAN CITY, SEPT. 29, 2010 thanks to Zenit.org     Benedict XVI is expressing appreciation for the ecumenical commitment of Monsignor Eleuterio Fortino, 72, who died due…

Russian Roman Catholics and Orthodox

Papal trip to Moscow and the number of parishes in the capital. Moscow (thanks to AsiaNews) – June 9, 2010     “The Catholic community in Russia is a minority and must…

Christian Unity: In the Shoes of the Fisherman

Cobbler Gives Same Shoes to Pontiff, Patriarch CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, AUG. 25, 2010 (Zenit.org).- It’s a known fact that a good pair of shoes can help lessen the aches and pains of…

NEW LATIN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN RUSSIA

Fr John Salter writes in Chrysostom, Pascha 2010        In 2004 Pope John-Paul II sent Cardinal Walter Kasper, the President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (Cardinal Cassidy’s successor),…

Pope Benedict on Unity – Pentecost Homily 2010

“When a person or a community, limits itself to its own way of thinking and acting, it is a sign that it has distanced itself from the Holy Spirit. The path of…

Papal Homily for Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, 2010

The Unity of the Church Is Rooted in Its Union With Christ Here is the Vatican translation of the homily Benedict XVI delivered Tuesday at the Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on…

Pope Benedict Praise the Orthodox Commitment to Unity

This is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered on 28 June 2010 upon receiving a delegation sent by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to Rome to celebrate the Solemnity of…