US diplomat: 100,000 may have died in Myanmar cyclone
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Bodies floated in flood waters and survivors tried to reach dry ground on boats using blankets as sails, while the top U.S. diplomat in M...
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Church is one body, many voices
The subject line of this post is the title of a new article on the Washington Post blog On Faith. Written by Bishop T.D. Jakes this is a great view of what chur...
Churches that hold to original beliefs, traditions growing
By JAMES D. DAVISReligion EditorApril 26, 2008Cory Dorta tried those big new warehouse churches with rock music and upbeat sermons. He went back to Orthodoxy. &...
Canterbury to meet with Pope, convene 7th Building Bridges Seminar in Rome
[Lambeth Palace] The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, will convene the 7th Building Bridges Seminar in Rome next week and will meet privately with ...
Archbishop of Canterbury lectures on ‘Religious Faith and Human Rights’
[Lambeth Palace] The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, delivered a May 1 lecture, titled “Religious Faith and Human Rights,” at the Lond...
Round Up of Papal Address
I started the week by posting the text of the Pope’s speeches and Homilies in the different places. But time got away with me and I was unable to keep up ...
1 in 5 veterans found with mental disorder
By Julian E. Barnes, Los Angeles Times April 18, 2008 WASHINGTON – The latest and most comprehensive study of veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars ha...
Address during Meeting with Representatives of Other Religions
My dear friends, I am pleased to have this occasion to meet with you today. I thank Bishop Sklba for his words of welcome, and I cordially greet all those in at...
Address of Pope Benedict XVI to Catholic Educators of the United States
Thursday 17 April 2008, Catholic University of America Your Eminences,Dear Brother Bishops,Distinguished Professors, Teachers and Educators, “How beautifu...
Homily of Pope Benedict XVI, Holy Mass at Nationals Park, Washington D.C.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “Peace be with you!” (Jn 20:19). With these, the first words of the Risen Lord to his disciples, I greet all of...