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Month: October 2014

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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Synod concludes first phase of debate on family life

(Vatican Radio) Bishops and lay experts attending the Synod on the Family are coming to the end of their first week’s work and moving into their different language discussion groups for the second phase of their meeting.  With Pope Francis present at almost every session, a vast variety of family issues have been under the…
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Synod concludes first phase of debate on family life

(Vatican Radio) Bishops and lay experts attending the Synod on the Family are coming to the end of their first week’s work and moving into their different language discussion groups for the second phase of their meeting.  With Pope Francis present at almost every session, a vast variety of family issues have been under the…
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