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Day: October 11, 2014

Synod issues message to families in conflict zones

(Vatican Radio) The Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops issued a message on Friday for families who suffer as a result of conflicts. Below is the Vatican Information Services English translation of the message.     Message of the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for families who suffer as…
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Pope to celebrate Mass of Thanksgiving for Canadian Saints

(Vatican Radio) At a press conference today at the Vatican, Cardinal Gerald Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada, said two new Canadian saints “were centred on what is essential in life: love, truth, the giving of one self to others, and especially to the most needy of our brothers and sisters.” St Francois…
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Pope to celebrate Mass of Thanksgiving for Canadian Saints

(Vatican Radio) At a press conference today at the Vatican, Cardinal Gerald Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada, said two new Canadian saints “were centred on what is essential in life: love, truth, the giving of one self to others, and especially to the most needy of our brothers and sisters.” St Francois…
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Fraternal Delegates to Synod on Family: we share same concerns, hopes

(Vatican Radio)  Participants of the extraordinary Synod for the Family took a pause at the end of their first week of work Saturday.  In speeches from seven fraternal Delegates from different Christian confessions Friday afternoon, the synod fathers heard that all Christian families share the same challenges and hopes. In a briefing for journalists Saturday,…
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What is equipollent canonization?

Pope Francis on Sunday will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving in St. Peter’s Basilica for the canonization of two Canadian saints. Francois de Laval, the first Bishop of Quebec, and Saint Marie de l’Incarnation were declared saints by Pope Francis in April, through a process called ‘equivalent’ or ‘equipollent’ canonization. Dr Donald Prudlo is an…
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