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October 17, 2012 (Romereports.com) Dubbed the Pocahontas of the Catholic Church, Kateri Tekakwitha was born in 1656 in what is today New York. A smallpox epidemic
killed her parents and brother. She survived, but her face was
disfigured by scars and she had vision problems the rest of her life.
The Church considers her witness as an example of how to deal with
suffering.Fr. Thomas RosicaSpokesperson, Canonization Kateri Tekakwitha“We
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October 17, 2012 (Romereports.com) What's the best way to recover Europe's Christian roots? During the synod of bishops, Cardinal Peter Erdö said one of the answers is having all Christians evangelize, not just experts or the clergy. He says that's how the first Christians managed to communicate their message.CARD. PETER ERDÖPresident, Council of European Episcopal Conferences “What
you have to do, is follow the Acts of the Apostles, specifically its
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October 17, 2012 (Romereports.com) The Pope has
decided to send a delegation to Syria, as early as next week, as a way
to show his support for the Syrian community. The announcement was made by the Vatican's Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. During the Synod on the New Evangelization, Bertone said they could not be mere spectators as a tragedy unfolded in Syria.The delegation will head out to the country's capital. Most of them are Synod Fathers who are currently in Rome. They
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October 16, 2012 (Romereports.com) Benedict XVI has been interviewed
for a documentary that deals with religion in Europe. Despite the
crisis of faith, the Pope says he is optimistic for three reasons. He
says the first reason, is because the search for God is simply part of human nature and that yearning is something that can't disappear. Secondly, he says truth does not age or lose relevance. Because of
this, he says the Gospel and faith in Christ will always exist. On the
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October 12, 2012 (Romereports.com) The Synod meetings bringing together bishops from around the world are continuing at the Vatican. Discussions are offering a rich exchange of ideas on the New Evangelization. Among those at the Synod is Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, of Louisville, Kentucky in the US. He has proposed that all parishes offer the blessing of babies in the womb.MSGR. JOSEPH KURTZArchbishop of Louisville (US)“It's a blessing for the child in the woomb, for the mother and for the father and o ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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October 11, 2012 (Romereports.com) Benedict XVI
entered St. Peter's Square to preside over the opening Mass of the Year
of Faith, with the year's official anthem playing in the background. It
was also a solemn ceremony, which recalled the 50th anniversary of Vatican II and the 20th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.In
a symbolic gesture, among those who accompanied him were 15 elderly
bishops who 50 years ago participated in the Council. Along with them,
were 80 cardinals, eigh ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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October 11, 2012 (Romereports.com) After the opening Mass of the Year of Faith Bartholomew I, Patriarch of Constantinople, recognized the significant role played by the Second Vatican Council in the path to Christian unity.BARTHOLOMEW IPatriarch of Constantinople"We
have appreciated the struggle toward gradual liberation from the
limitation of rigid scholasticism to the openness of ecumenical
encounter, which has led to the mutual rescinding of the
excommunications of the year 1054, the exchange of ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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October 11, 2012 (Romereports.com) With a multitude in attendance for Mass in St. Peter's Square, Benedict XVI has inagurated the Year of Faith, 50 Years after the opening of the Second Vatican Council. In addition to the bishops participating in the Synod for the New Evangelization, came the principal leader of the orthodox church, the Patriarch Bartholomew, and the archbishop of Cantebury, Rowan Williams.OFL/JMBCTV-GdP-BN ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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October 11, 2012 (Romereports.com) The Archbishop of Canterbury shared his ideas on the New Evangelization with the Pope and 262 Catholic bishops from all over the world gathered in Rome to participate in the synod.Benedict XVI personally invited Anglican Primate Rowan Williams to participate in the meeting.Rowan WilliamsArchbishop of Canterbury“For
so many of my own generation, even beyond the boundaries of the Roman
Catholic Church, that Council was a sign of great promise, a sign that
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October 11, 2012 (Romereports.com) “During the
Second Vatican Council there was an emotional tension as we faced the
common task of making the truth and beauty of the faith shine out in our
time, without sacrificing it to the demands of the present or leaving
it tied to the past”, remembered Pope Benedict XVI.SEE THE FULL TEXT IN ENGLISH:Dear Brother Bishops,Dear brothers and sisters!Today,
fifty years from the opening of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council,
we begin with great joy the ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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October 11, 2012 (Romereports.com) (-ONLY VIDEO-) Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan
Williams, the main leader of the Anglican Communion, shared his ideas
on the New Evangelization with the Pope and 262 Catholic bishops from all over the world gathered in Rome to participate in the synod.“A
true enterprise of evangelisation will always be a re-evangelisation of
ourselves as Christians also, a rediscovery of why our faith is
different, transfiguring - a recovery of our own new humanity”, said R ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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October 10, 2012 (Romereports.com) One day before the
start of the Year of Faith, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the
begining of the Second Vatican Council, Benedict XVI reflected on the importance of the event during his weekly general audience. “As
we begin tomorrow the Year of Faith, it is more necessary than ever to
return to the documents of this great Council, which was convoked, in
the words of Blessed John the twenty-third, to proclaim the truths of
the faith in a &ldqu ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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October 9, 2012 (Romereports.com) The Vatican
is getting ready to start off 'The Year of Faith' this October 11. The
big day will begin with a Mass at St. Peter's Square. That date is a significant one, since it marks 50 years since the opening of the Second Vatican Council. Rino Fisichella, who serves as
the president of the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization,
said one of the challenges within the Church, is its excessive
bureaucracy.MSGR. RINO FISICHELLAPresident, Pontifical C ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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October 9, 2012 (Romereports.com) During day two of the synod, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, said the Sacrament of Confession should be the Sacrament of the Year of Faith. Cardinal Dolan said rediscovering the sense of apologizing and forgiveness are key for the New Evangelization.Another bishop recommended that the Pope consecrate the world to the Holy Spirit. If the Pope accepts, the ceremony could take place on day of Pentecost, 2013.
Another option would be during the closing cere ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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October 9, 2012 (Romereports.com) The Year of Faith will be celebrated between October 11th, 2012 and November 2013, which will be led by the Pope. The initiative will be launched on the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council. The Pope made the announcement a year ago in his Apostolic Letter titled “Porta Fidei.”
In the document, the Pope explains the reasons for having a year of
faith. He also calls on Catholics to learn more about the religion and
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October 8, 2012 (Romereports.com) American Cardinal, Donald Wuerl of Washington, has a special role in the Synod of the New Evangelization.
He's in charge of listing a summary of the daily topics that will be
discussed in the so called “Relatio ante disceptationem.” Cardinal Wuerl
said that the main problem of the West is secularization. He compared it to a tsunami that destroys everything before it.CARD. DONALD WUERLArchbishop of Washington, United States“The
image of the tsunami beca ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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October 7, 2012 (Romereports.com) The Pope welcomed the Synod on the New Evangelization and named St. John of Avila and St. Hildegard of Bingen as Doctors of the Church, during a Mass in St. Peter's Square. READ HOMILY IN ENGLISH:"With this solemn celebration we open the thirteenth Ordinary
General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the theme The New
Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith. This theme
reflects a programmatic direction for the life of the Church, its
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October 8, 2012 (Romereports.com) After welcoming the Synod on the New Evangelization, Benedict XVI led the angelus, where he prayed for the bishops who are taking part in the Synod.BENEDICT XVI“I invite everyone to pray for
the work of the Synod of Bishops, which in the coming days will reflect
on The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian faith.”The Pope then talked about the two new Doctors of the Church. St. John of Avila and St. Hildegard of Bingen. BENEDICT XVI“May
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October 7, 2012 (Romereports.com) With this Mass, the Pope officially named two new Doctors of the
Catholic Church. The title is given to those whose theological teachings
remain relevant regardless of time. Thousands of people gathered in St.
Peter's Square, as St. Hildegard of Bingen, was officially given this
title. Through her teachings, the German nun reflects human's natural
desire to connect with God.BENEDICT XVI“Saint Hildegard of Bingen, an important female figure of the twelfth c ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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October 4, 2012 (Romereports.com) Roughly 200 bishops from all over the world will be in Rome on October 7th to take part on the Synod on the New Evangelization.
The
theme is “The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian
faith.” The goal is for bishops to consider new ways and methods to
strengthen the faith of people, especially in areas, where faith is weak
or even non existent.There are different types of participants. The main one's are the Synod
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