by Beth | Jan 28, 2006 | Church
Contemplative Nun Comments on New Encyclical ROME, JAN. 27, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI’s first encyclical, “Deus Caritas Est,” suggests numerous poetic images. To reflect on its poetic aspects in greater depth, ZENIT interviewed art critic...
by Beth | Jan 28, 2006 | Church
Pope Benedict XVI writes “The Church cannot neglect the service of charity any more than she can neglect the Sacraments and the Word.”22. As the years went by and the Church spread further afield, the exercise of charity became established as one of her...
by Beth | Jan 25, 2006 | Church
Text released at 6 Eastern time is now available online.1. “God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him” (1 Jn 4:16). These words from the First Letter of John express with remarkable clarity the heart of the Christian faith: the...
by Beth | Jan 22, 2006 | Church
ROME, JAN. 21, 2006 (Zenit.org).- The advent of the Internet and other new media technologies is rapidly expanding the ways for churches and religious organizations to promote their message. On Jan. 3 the Fides news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of...
by Beth | Jan 20, 2006 | Church
Vatican, Jan. 18 (CWNews.com) – Deus Caritas Est, the first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI (bio – news), is a 50-paragraph examination of divine love, human love, and Christian charity….Deus Caritas Est (“God is Love”) is composed of two...
by Beth | Jan 10, 2006 | Church
VATICAN CITY, JAN. 9, 2006 (Zenit.org).- It is not possible to talk about peace where people are suffering hunger, says Benedict XVI, who at the same time condemned the huge sums spent worldwide on weapons. This was the Pope’s conclusion during an address he...
