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December 26, 2012 (Romereports.com) Sidney's St. Mary's Cathedral is proudly decorated this Holiday season with large projections of Christmas symbols from around the world. The light and sound displays are proved quite popular among locals and visitors.
For several years now, Cardinal George Pell has presented the displays.I'm very very pleased that this tradition is continuing....This
year's theme focused on Unity, a message they hope will overcome the
current crisis in the West. It is a unique celebration ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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December 25, 2012 (Romereports.com) The yearly
tradition shaped up with thousands of pilgrims gathered at St. Peter's
Square in anticipation of the Pope's Christmas message. Benedict XVI
stepped out into the main balcony to deliver his speech and
issue greetings in over 65 languages, including Chinese, Arabic and
Esperanto. Benedict XVI"May
the birth of the Prince of Peace remind the world where its true
happiness lies; and may your hearts be filled with hope and joy, for the ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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December 24, 2012 (Romereports.com)
On behalf of the ROME REPORTS team, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a
2013 filled with great news. In 2013, our agency reaches its 10th
anniversary, and we have prepared a few surprises to celebrate. Our greetings are shared, of course, through video. Merry Christmas! ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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December 23, 2012 (Romereports.com) Thousands of
people celebrate Christmas around the world. The streets light up with
colorful lights, city squares fill with shopping booths, families
reunite to celebrate the birth of Baby Jesus and the end of the year.
But not everybody celebrates it the same, each country has their own
different way.In Germany, the Advent wreath is a popular
tradition dating back to the 19th Century. Children light up a candle
for each day of Advent, until Christmas Eve, with th ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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December 22, 2012 (Romereports.com) Few know about it, but in the evening of December 24, during the inauguration ceremony for the Nativity scene at St. Peter's Square, the Pope looks out his window and places a lit candle on the sill. This simple act gives way to the Christmas festivities.The Pope will spend Christmas Eve at his papal apartment
with his brother Georg. A family dinner will end briefly because at 10
p.m. the Christmas Midnight Mass will begin at St. Peter's Basilica.On Tuesday, December 2 ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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December 21, 2012 (Romereports.com) Benedict XVI delivered his Christmas greeting to his closest collaborators at the Vatican, and named the three biggest challenges the Church faces today: the defense of the family, inter-religious dialogue, and the New Evangelization.The
Pope rebuked gender theories by citing French Rabbi Gilles Bernheim,
and said that such theories destroy the family unit and hurt a person's
dignity. BENEDICT XVI“The
profound falsehood of this theory and of the anthro ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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December 20, 2012 (Romereports.com) The Vatican said it will also be tightening its belt to face the current economic crisis.
The department tasked wit overseeing money matters within the Vatican,
the Prefecture of Economic Affairs, announced new guidelines to help manage costs. CARD. GIUSEPE VERSALDI President, Prefecture of Economic Affairs “With
these guidelines, we are giving back, on behalf of the superior
authority, the original role for the Prefecture of Economic Affairs ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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December 20, 2012 (Romereports.com) (-ONLY VIDEO-) Benedict XVI declared as venerable Paul VI,
whom had an important role in the Second Vatican Council. The Pope also
approved the miracles that allow the canonization to move ahead for
Blessed Antonio Primaldo from Italy, and fellow martyrs Blessed Maria Guadalupe from Mexico, and Blessed Mother Laura Montoya, who could become the first saint from Colombia. After meting in private with Cardinal Angelo Amato, the prefect for the Congregation for t ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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December 20, 2012. (Romereports.com) The mark the occasion of Christmas, Benedict XVI published an editorial in the British daily the Financial Times. He explained why “Christians oppose greed and exploitation out of a conviction.” The Pope described the challenges that Christians had to
overcome over the centuries, to reject meddling from political and
financial power in their lives. They lived through personality cults
reserved only for God, but used by Roman emperors as well as
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December 19, 2012 (Romereports.com) (-ONLY VIDEO-) The
historical first tweet on December 12 is now in the past, Benedict XVI
is now an active member of social networking sites. After the general
audience on Wednesday, the Pope took to Twitter to send several messages
to his two million followers. The process will become more frequent with time. In the most recent message
to the Twitterverse, he wrote “Everyone’s life of faith has times of
light, but also times of darkness. If ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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December 19, 2012 (Romereports.com) (-ONLY VIDEO-) Benedict
XVI explained during the general audience how faith shaped Virgin Mary.
The Pope invited all the gathered pilgrims at St. Peter's Square to trust in God with as much joy as Mary did nearly 2000 years ago. COMPLETE CATECHESIS TEXT IN ENGLISHBENEDICT XVIDear
Brothers and Sisters, As part of our catechesis for this Year of Faith,
it is fitting, during these last days of Advent, to consider the faith
of Mary, the Virgin Mother of ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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December 18, 2012 (Romereports.com) (-ONLY VIDEO-) The
greatest story ever told found some new storytellers in a group of
young children from New Zealand. The young group of thespians tackle the
Nativity scene in an adorable comedic sketch, complete with singing angels, Mary and, of course, a Baby Jesus. In their own way, they explain how God decided to organize Christmas.
The group is no stranger to the spotlight. They were also featured in a
video last year depicting the Christmas story. Although it's ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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December 17, 2012 (Romereports.com) Benedict XVI expressed his sorrow for the victims and survivors of Friday's mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school that left 27 dead, including 20 children and the alleged gunman. The Pope addressed the tragedy publicly for the first time, during the Angelus on Sunday.BENEDICT XVI“I
was deeply saddened by Friday’s senseless violence in Newtown,
Connecticut. I assure the families of the victims, especially those who
lost a child, of my closeness ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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December 17, 2012 (Romereports.com) Benedict XVI visited the parish of St. Patrick on Sunday morning. The
Catholic Church uses that time, the third Sunday of Advent, to invite
Catholics to be joyful since Christmas is near. The Pope invited all
Catholic faithful to feel Jesus' support, since God does not asks us to
do extraordinary things.BENEDICT XVI“We
should be happy that He is near, because his presence and understanding
that He is besides us will bring us closer to the reality of God's
ki ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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December 16, 2012 (Romereports.com) As an artist,
David López Ribes has traveled and worked all over the world. Finding
beauty is part of his job. He says, he finds that beauty and God in the ordinary things of every day life. DAVID LÓPEZ RIBES Pontifical Academies Award 2012 Winner “The
beauty of Christian life isn't about an old lay praying the rosary like
this. No! It's the life of a normal person, but it's a life with
meaning and flavor.”
It didn't take long ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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December 16, 2012 (Romereports.com) Chronic fatigue, physical and mental weakness can be described as common symptoms
for anyone with a stressful job, among them many of the so called
helping professions. But within that list, you will find the
ecclesiastical duties. FABRIZIO MASTROFINI Author, Preti e suore oggi “As
with any helping profession, being a priest or nun can be stressful
because you are often dealing with others' problems, their confessions,
their worries and all the ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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December 16, 2012 (Romereports.com) This is the Pope's new popemobile.
It was given to him as a gift, by car maker Mercedes-Benz. For the
first time, the Pope took it for a ride, all the way from the Vatican to
Rome's Spanish steps, for the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception.
It was a relatively short trip. But still, there are some noticeable differences between this popemobile and the last. The
last popemobile, Benedict XVI used up until a few days ago, was
actually designed for John ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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December 15, 2012 (Romereports.com) American Bishop
David Ricken, from Wisconsin, published his list of 10 prayers for the
Year of Faith. He aims to draw Catholics deeply into their Faith and
encourages them to start during the Advent season, a time of prayer. The prayers among Ricken's list include The Nicene Creed, The Hail Mary and The Angel prayers.Most of the prayers are available online at the website for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, at www.usccb.org.RCAWeb-JM-PR ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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December 14, 2012 (Romereports.com) (-VIDEO ONLY-) On December 20, Benedict XVI will declare former Pope Paul VI venerable. Cardinals belonging to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints approved on December 10 a report on the heroic virtues of Paul VI. The
former Pope had a very important role in the Second Vatican Council.
The acceptance of his heroic virtues falls exactly 50 years since the
start of the Second Vatican Council. BR/RCarr RR JM -BN ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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December 14, 2012 (Romereports.com) (-ONLY VIDEO-) Christmas time is in full swing as the Vatican as officials illuminated the traditional Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square.Pilgrims
and passers-by looked on as during the ceremony, which featured choirs
from the region where they large tree came from, as well as music by the Vatican Gendarmerie's van. ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Year of Faith) |
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