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VATICAN CITY, MAY 2, 2001 (Zenit.org).- The world summit of the Pontifical Missionary Works which begins Thursday will evaluate the decade since the publication of the missionary encyclical “Redemptoris Missio.” The participants include 114 national directors of institutions that support missionaries financially and morally. The meeting will open with a pastoral session, which runs from [...]

National Coalition for Church Vocations Glossary of terms related to various vocations within the Church and the discernment process http://www.nccv-vocations.org/glossary.htmlUnited States Bishop’s Conference Secretariat for Vocations and Priesthood National Strategy for Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life in the Dioceses and Archdioceses of the United States Serra International Serra International Asia On-line Ministry Potential [...]

Pope’s Message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2001 For previous messages in various languages see http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/messages/vocations/index.htm Related FAMVIN Posts:No Related FAMVIN Posts

STRASBOURG, France, APR. 23, 2001 (Zenit.org).- Here is the text of “Guidelines for the Growing Cooperation Among the Churches in Europe,” published by the Conference of European Churches and the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences. * * * “Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit” As the Conference [...]

VATICAN CITY, APR. 15, 2001 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of John Paul II’s message for Easter, given today at the end of the Mass celebrated in St. Peter’s Square and before his blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the city of Rome and the world). * * * 1. “In the Risen Christ all creation [...]

CARDINAL’S PASTORAL LETTER CALLS F0R RACIAL RECONCILIATION  On the 33rd anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago, today released Dwell in My Love: A Pastoral Letter on Racism, which calls on parishes, schools and society as a whole to take strong action to address racial [...]

VATICAN CITY, APR. 13, 2001 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the text prepared for John Paul II’s address at the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at the Colosseum. 1. “Christ became obedient unto death, even death on a cross” (cf. Phil 2:8). We have just concluded the Via Crucis which, every year, [...]

VATICAN CITY, APR. 12, 2001 (Zenit.org).- This is a translation of John Paul II’s homily at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper today, Holy Thursday. 1. “In supremae nocte Cenae / recumbens cum fratribus . . . On the night of that Last Supper, / seated with his chosen band …, / Then as food [...]

DENVER, Colorado, APR. 10, 2001 (Zenit.org).- Two recent Church documents will be the focus of the Archdiocese of Denver’s third online course, from May 11 through June 29. Participants will study “Dominus Iesus,” from the Congregation of the Doctrine for the faith, and its correspondence with John Paul II’s most recent apostolic letter, “Novo Millennio [...]

DENVER, Colorado, APR. 10, 2001 (Zenit.org).- Two recent Church documents will be the focus of the Archdiocese of Denver’s third online course, from May 11 through June 29. Participants will study “Dominus Iesus,” from the Congregation of the Doctrine for the faith, and its correspondence with John Paul II’s most recent apostolic letter, “Novo Millennio [...]