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...
by Beth | Jan 8, 2006 | Church
SYDNEY, January 8, 2005 (smh.com.au): Churches are jumping on the technology bandwagon and parishioners can download sermons to go alongside their favourite tracks on their iPods or MP3 players and meditate on the word of God on the way to school or work, in the bus...
by Beth | Dec 26, 2005 | Church
VATICAN CITY, DEC. 25, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Christmas is the greatness of God who becomes small so that we can love him, says Benedict XVI. In the homily at his first Christmas Eve Midnight Mass as Pope, he contemplated the mystery of Bethlehem and implored for peace in...
by Beth | Dec 23, 2005 | Church
CINCINNATI, Ohio, DEC. 14, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Modern Catholics have an obligation to be well informed, says the chairman of one of the largest newspaper firms in the United States. William Burleigh, chairman of E.W. Scripps Company, retired from active management in...