The Vaticans spokesman, Federico Lombardi, S.J., said that the speech on June 4 brought an element of hope to the world.
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Liturgy Votes Fall Short of Two-thirds
Five texts being prepared for use in English-speaking countries failed to get the necessary two-thirds votes of the Latin-rite U.S. bishops.
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Letters
Bush’s War In “A Death in the Family” (5/18), David O’Brien seems to absolve George W. Bush of responsibility for the invasion of Iraq by saying it is not his war. Yet we invaded only because the Bush administration lied to us about the reason for the invasion. The fighting i
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Vatican Encourages Reconciliation
A pastoral letter to Chinese Catholics encourages the reconciliation of “official and unofficial” segments of the church community
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News Briefs
The United Nations has appealed for massive financial support to serve refugees and internally displaced people.
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Indian Forces Set to Leave Orissa
The withdrawal of federal forces will cause panic among people, said one priest who tracks casualties among the Christian population.
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June Selection
Our book club members surely remember the wonderful books of this cloistered artist-nun some of which have been club offerings in past years We are happy then to call your attention to her latest A nun who has spent her life in prayer living close to God shares the power of beautiful icons
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Saudi Foreign Minister Visits Vatican
Vatican officials met with the foreign minister to discuss ideas that came out of the Saudi-sponsored World Conference of Dialogue in Spain.
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Israeli Ministry Reverses Decision
An decision to seize the funds of several Catholic institutions in order to force them to comply with tax regulations was quickly reversed.
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News Briefs
Franciscan Father Michael Perry of the United States (left) was elected June 5 as vicar general of the Order of Friars Minor.