AP
Vatican, breakaway traditionalists near agreement
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America
SSPX Smackdown, Part Deux
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SIR
FR. LOMBARDI, MGR. FELLAY’S RESPONSE IS AN ENCOURAGING STEP FORWARD
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LEFEBVRIANS: FATHER THOUVENOT, WE ARE SERENE
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EU PARLIAMENT: ABDULLAH II AND BARROSO PRESENT. VOTE ON HUMAN RIGHTS
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ABDULLAH OF JORDAN, ISRAEL AND PALESTINE TWO STATES IN PEACE
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NCR
Lefebvrite schism may be nearing an end
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Welcome Back Lefebvrists
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Christians should get to know Jesus in his native land
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Terasanta
Tourism to Israel Hits All Time High
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Caritas and Jordanian NGOs Assisting Thousands of Syrian Refugees
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Catholic SF
How 3 postconciliar American cardinals changed Catholic-Jewish relations
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LPJ
The Easter message renews the hope of Christians
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Ansamed
Mideast: Joshua feast, Palestinian village invaded by Jews
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Osservatore
The fire of divine mercy
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Zenith
SCHOLARS STUDY HISTORY OF VATICAN ARCHIVES
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CANONICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN CHURCH COMMUNICATIONS
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Vaticaninsider
Middle East: The Catholic answer to Al Jazeera
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… Lombardi, said Wednesday the Society of St. Pius X had delivered an "encouraging" response … The society's members contend that the reforms … ruined the church and are responsible for a "crisis" of faith in the world today…. based in Menzingen, Switzerland, has six seminaries, three universities and 70 primary and secondary schools around the globe. Aside from the four bishops, it boasts more than 550 priests and 200 seminarians…. new document contains "precisions" to the Vatican's original set of demands that will be studied quickly before being sent to Benedict… no decision … (if to) welcome the group back ... The Society … statement Wednesday that no deal ….response was merely "a step and not a conclusion."… make the Society a "personal prelature," ... like a diocese without borders….
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SSPX Smackdown, Part Deux, APRIL 18, by KEVIN CLARKE
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On the same day that the U.S.C.C.B. and the C.D.F. brought the hammer down on U.S. women religious because of … "radical feminism" and alleged lack of sufficient enthusiasm for the church's teaching on abortion, women's ordination and homosexuality… church was taking great pains to portray its recent overtures to the Society of St. Pius X as positive steps … previous response … disrespectfully dismissive… commentators have said that no substantial barriers remain …except … Rome to announce its return to the SSPX fold…. considers …Vatican II heretical… Pope Benedict XVI to be a heretic, which has a soft spot for Holocaust deniers and Vichy apologists, somehow remains worthy of Rome's ardent pursuit. The U.S. nuns, however…are going to be rewarded for their efforts with years of "supervision" from Rome …
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… According to a Communiqué from … “Ecclesia Dei”…response … is different from the previous ones which were deemed insufficient”. So this is “a step forward, a different and more encouraging …
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… director of DICI, the press agency of the Mother House of the Society of Saint Pius X… reaffirm that the response … “a stage and not a conclusion”. … Fellay … In a letter dated April 17… responded to the request for clarification … (from) March 16 by Card. William Levada …
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… King Abdullah II … due to deliver an address to the Assembly regarding the situation in the Middle East, with particular reference to the “Arab Spring” and ongoing tensions … economic situation and developments in the financial and employment sectors. … Capital punishment and torture are also condemned … forced and sex-selective abortion and forced sterilization. … if the proposed amendments are approved, the overall quality of the document will worsen (notably for issues like the persecution of Christians and blasphemy laws in Pakistan).
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Two states “living side by side, in peace”; a “sovereign Palestine” within the borders of 1967 and one State of Israel to be given “peace and security”. … “Arab Spring”: “Some countries have been better at achieving good results in terms of democracy and the respect of human rights, others are being overwhelmed by violence and misunderstandings”, “sometimes instigated by external parties” …
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Lefebvrite schism may be nearing an end, by John L Allen Jr, Apr. 18
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... terse statement released by … Ecclesia Dei … said only that a response has been received and will be studied … Fellay… changes … “non-substantive.”… two-page text consisted mostly of the profession faith that office-holders in the church are required to take, pledging “religious submission of intellect and will” to official church teaching….
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Welcome Back Lefebvrists, by Michael Sean Winters, Apr. 18
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… news… will be greeted by some of my liberal friends with much gnashing of teeth. They should relax. … Rome has not budged to make this happen. No doctrine has been compromised … diversity is a good thing … Lefebvrists, with all their lace and other quirkiness, can only add to the rich tapestry … Joyce … Catholic means "here comes everybody… anti-Semitism… will be easier to remove …from within the fold than without. And, it will be curious to see how the conservative bishops in the U.S. respond to the Society's continual suspicion of religious liberty per se…
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... 10-day Jewish-Christian study tour I'm helping to lead with a rabbi and an Episcopal priest…. I'm thrilled to return to the Holy Land. … understand Jesus in his Jewish context. … strange development on the fringes of Christian scholarship -- the claim that Jesus … a mythological character … from the same kind of fragile minds found in people who deny the Holocaust. …. John Dominic Crossan (The Power of Parable) and Bart D. Ehrman (Did Jesus Exist?) … The Misunderstood Jew by Amy-Jill Levine…
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Terasanta
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… Despite the Arab Spring, Syria … Iran… first three months of the year, 752,000 … Day tourists were up over 78%, … Israels’ 3.4 million tourists in 2011 generated total revenues estimated at $47 billion … Ministry of Tourism … outreach … most significantly the Christian tourism … 66% … new initiatives … Gospel Trail, a 62km trail from Nazareth to Capernaum, a new “Spirit of the Holy Land” youtube channel … Pastor’s Alliance. …Bar Mitzvah campaign …
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As thousands of Syrian refugees flee into Jordan, authorities … Caritas Jordan …500 … each day and … worsening…. authorities … recently foiled an attempt by a Syrian national to poison …water supply…
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How 3 postconciliar American cardinals changed Catholic-Jewish relations, April 17th, By Eugene J. Fisher
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“CUSHING, SPELLMAN, O’CONNOR: THE SURPRISING STORY OF HOW THREE AMERICAN CARDINALS TRANSFORMED CATHOLIC-JEWISH RELATIONS” by James Rudin. Wm. B. Eerdmans (Grand Rapids, Mich., 2012)
… sets the context … by going back to its beginnings in the New Testament, a collection of books written by Jews for other Jews presenting a Jewish case for the significance of the life and teaching of the Jew, Jesus. … parallel Catholic and Jewish immigrant experiences in the United States, together excluded from “proper” neighborhoods, jobs and schools… behind-the-scenes political activities of …Spellman … O’Connor’s involvement in Jewish-Catholic relations … Dearden …Keeler …
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... representatives of the Christian communities of Jerusalem… (&) Sabbah, were welcomed by … Theophilos III… reassert this happy news, “notwithstanding the difficult context” in the Holy Land. … an echo of the April 15 message of Pope Benedict XVI … “the Paschal announcement can strengthen the faith of all Christians and renew their hope, especially … where they are victims of violence… Bishops of the Middle Easter… (&) Twal, are gathered in Lebanon for a Seminar on “communication …
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Ansamed
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Four to ten thousand religious Jews entered the small Palestinian village of Kifl Hares… protected by the Israeli army, to pray at the … the graves of Nun, of his son Joshua … and … Caleb Ben Yefune'. … without incidents. … chaired by Interior Minister Ely Yshai … inhabitants of Kifl Hares… tombs (are actually) of Arab(s from) … times of Saladin. According to the Palestinian mayor, Ahmed Bouzia, the tomb in which the Jews believe Joshua is buried is in fact the final resting place of his great-great-grandfather. ''But I don't mind them praying to him'', he added.
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Osservatore
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… celebrating Easter …John tells that they saw him appear … in the Upper Room … and subsequently eight days later … Eucharist… differed from the Judaic … Sabbath… proof of Christ's Resurrection, for only an extraordinary and overwhelming event could have induced the first Christians to begin a form of worship that differed with regard to the Jewish Sabbath… in his two appearances to the Apostles gathered in the Upper Room…the traditional greeting …shalom … the gift of the peace that Jesus alone can give …
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A conference … "Religiosa Archivorum Custodia," is examining not only the history of the archives, but its cultural importance and the results of the most recent research….erroneous interpretation of the name … catalogued letters sent or received by Popes, documents of the Apostolic Camera, diplomatic papers from the various nuncios and diplomatic missions, as well as documents from Councils and Synods, etc. … originally contained in 400 meters [437 yards] of shelf space, now they cover 85 kilometers [53 miles]."…free consultation by researchers… German historian Arnold Esch, "it is the greatest archive in the world as regards the Middle Ages. …
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The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross' communications department today concluded its seminar, “Faces, People Stories,” with closing remarks delivered by Cardinal Raymond Burke… April 16-18… modern means of communication … Burke explained that communicators ought to use the means …in a manner that is consistent with the mission … emphasized the sometimes complex dynamic which exists between communications and the need for secrecy in pastoral care… characterized as … concealing evil situations or protecting wrongdoers. In fact…communications between God and the person…
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Vaticaninsider
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… Beirut …mass media… Pontifical Council for Social Communications, from 17 to 20 April … “Communication as a means of evangelization, dialogue, and peace in the Middle East” … Beirut is the cultural capital of the region… headquarters of Noursat, the Arabic Catholic satellite channel. … Nour El Shabab, designed to appeal particularly to younger audiences… Synod … Proposition 33…dedicated to … media … in recent weeks: a Centre for Catholic Studies and Media has just been formed in Jordan…
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