The Only Real Treasure
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, October 06, 2008 6:56 AM
German trader watches as the Frankfurt stock exchange falls today to a two-year low. (AFP/DDP)
Stocks slumped today in Europe and in early trading in the United States as the global financial system continues to be battered by bank failures.
Addressing the Synod of Bishops this morning in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI said, “We see it now in the collapse of the great banks that money disappears, it’s nothing.”
The Pope alluded to Christ’s reference in Matthew 7:26 to “a house built on... READ MORE
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Benedict Reads Bible on TV
Posted by Tom McFeely
Sunday, October 05, 2008 7:26 PM
Pope Benedict XVI's image projected on a giant screen at Rome's Basilica of Santa Croce. (AFP)
Pope Benedict XVI read a passage from the start of the Book of Genesis on Italian TV today.
The Pope’s reading was the first segment of a week-long, round-the-clock Bible-reading marathon on Italy’s RAI network.
The event is timed to coincide with the first week of the World Synod of Bishops.
The Holy Father’s Bible reading was broadcast from the papal apartments in the Vatican. Other... READ MORE
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China Grounds Bishops
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, October 03, 2008 7:57 AM
St. Francis Cathedral in Xi'an, China. (CNS)
The Chinese government won’t allow Catholic bishops to come to this month’s World Synod of Bishops.
Vatican spokesman Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi said today that China has indicated that travel requests for the bishops have been rejected, Reuters reported.
However, bishops from Hong Kong and Macao will be allowed to attend the synod, which begins Sunday.
“[There were] talks with the... READ MORE
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Patriarch Attending Synod
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, October 02, 2008 10:44 AM
Patriarch Bartholomew I and Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter's tomb. (CNS/Reuters)
The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, will attend the World Synod of Bishops that opens on Sunday in Rome.
The announcement was made by Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, secretary general of the Synod of Bishops.
The synod’s theme is “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church.”
Archbishop Eterovic told Vatican Radio Oct. 1 that the Orthodox patriarch’s presence... READ MORE
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Pope Invites Grand Rabbi
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, September 25, 2008 8:00 AM
Torah scrolls
Pope Benedict XVI has asked Jewish Rabbi Shear-Yashuv Cohen to address next month’s World Synod of Bishops on the Word of God.
Rabbi Cohen, who is the grand rabbi of Haifa, Israel, is the first Jewish spiritual leader invited to speak at a world synod.
The Synod on the Bible will be held in Rome Oct. 5-26.
Rabbi Cohen, who is active in Jewish-Catholic dialogue, told Catholic News Service... READ MORE
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Bible Lessons
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 6:20 PM
Teaching English and faith together in Pakistan. (UCAN)
Next month’s World Synod of Bishops on the Word of God in Rome has been convened to encourage Catholics to make better use of their Bibles.
Pakistani Catholic layman Christopher Paul has already taken that instruction to heart.
The Union of Catholic Asian News reported Sept. 22 about how Paul is using the Bible to teach English and deepen his students’ faith at the same time.
Since... READ MORE
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