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July 6 - Pope: we should not be afraid to renew the Church's "ancient, passing structures"
Article: Roman Cathloic Church And The Last Days
We should not
be afraid to renew the "ancient, passing structures" of the Church,
following the Holy Spirit, like in the past.
In today's Mass at Domus Sanctae Marthae, Pope Francis
touched one of the most pressing issues of his pontificate, namely the
reorganization of the Church's "structures"
Inspired by Jesus's idea of "New wine in new
wineskins", Francis focused on the renewal that Jesus brings, Vatican
Radio reported. "The doctrine of the law," the Pontiff noted, "is
enriched, renewed with Jesus," who delivered "true renewal of the law, the
same law, but more mature, renewed." What Jesus requires of us is greater
than the requirements of the law. The law allows us to hate our enemy;
Jesus, on the other hand, tells us to pray for him. This is then "the
Kingdom of God that Jesus preaches," a renewal that is above all "in our
heart."
The Gospel's
newness lies in its newness "but within the same law that comes in the
history of Salvation." And this newness, he said, "goes beyond us," it
renews us and "renews the structures." This is why Jesus says that new
wineskins are necessary for new wine:
"In Christian life, even in the life of the
Church, there are old structures, passing
structures. It is necessary to renew them! And the Church has always been
attentive to this, with dialogue with cultures . . . It always allows itself
to be renewed according to places, times, and persons" it encounters. "The
Church has always done this!"
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July 9 - Decree of Plenary Indulgence for World Youth Day
Article: Roman Cathloic Church And The Last Days
Here is the translation of the Decree of
Plenary Indulgence on the occasion of the 28th World Youth Day in
Rio de Janeiro.
The
gift of Indulgences is granted on the occasion of the "28th World
Youth Day," which will be held at Rio de Janeiro
during the current Year of Faith.
The Holy Father Francis, desiring
that young people -- in union with the spiritual ends of the Year of
Faith proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI --,
are able to obtain the hoped for fruits of
sanctification from the "28th World Youth Day,"-- which
will be held from the 22nd to the 29th of the month of July at Rio
de Janeiro, and which will have as its theme "Go and Make Disciples
of All Nations (cf. Matthew 28:19)," -- during the audience given
last June 3 to the undersigned Cardinal Major Penitentiary,
manifesting the maternal heart of the
Church, of the Treasure of the satisfactions of Our Lord Jesus
Christ, of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary and of all the Saints, has
agreed that young people and all the faithful adequately prepared
can benefit from the gift of the Indulgences as follows:
a.-
a Plenary Indulgence is granted, obtainable once a day with the
usual conditions (Sacramental Confession, Eucharistic Communion and
prayer for the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff) and also
applicable by way of suffrage to the souls of the deceased faithful,
for the faithful who are truly repentant and contrite, who will
participate devotedly in the sacred rites and pious exercises which
will take place at Rio de Janeiro.
The faithful who are legitimately
impeded, will be able to obtain the
Plenary Indulgence provided that, complying with the usual
spiritual, sacramental and prayerful conditions, with the intention
of filial submission to the Roman Pontiff, participate spiritually
in the sacred functions during the specified days, provided that
they follow the same rites and pious exercises while they are taking
place, through television and radio or, always with the due
devotion, through the new means of social communication;
b.-
The Partial Indulgence is granted to the faithful, wherever they are
during the said meeting, whenever, at least with a contrite spirit,
they raise fervent prayers to God, concluding with the official
prayer of the World Youth Day, and devout invocations to the Blessed
Virgin Mary, Queen of Brazil, under the title of "Our Lady of
Conception Aparecida," as well as to the other Patrons and
Intercessors of the same meeting, in order to stimulate young people
to reinforce themselves in the Faith and to lead a holy life.
Then,
so that the faithful can easily make
themselves participants in these heavenly gifts, the priests,
legitimately approved for the hearing of sacramental confessions,
with a prompt and generous spirit are ready to receive them and
propose to the faithful public prayers, for the success of the same
"World Youth Day."
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A
human liver has been grown inside a mouse, giving hope that patients could
receive new organs created from their own skin cells within a decade.
The
breakthrough would eradicate donor waiting lists and the risk of the body
rejecting a replacement organ.
Here is a translation of the Holy
Father's prayer to the Blessed Mother at the conclusion of the Mass
celebrated in the island of Lampedusa this morning.
Muslim clerics
unsuccessfully searched the
skies for the crescent moon on Monday night, in the ceremony
that determines the beginning of Ramadan. Because no moon
was sighted, the first day of fasting will begin on
Wednesday.
Pope
Francis has approved the beatification of Venerable
Bishop Alvaro del Portillo, the second leader of
Opus Dei, after
recognizing the miraculous healing of a newborn who
had suffered major cardiac arrest.
Over the last few pontificates, the term
ecclesial movements has become the
term used to refer to the
many movements
within the Catholic Church which
demonstrate that the Spirit of Pentecost
is alive and well.
Though each movement may have a unique
charism and mission, they all invite
Christians into a personal relationship,
an encounter, with the Lord Jesus
Christ. They all proclaim that Jesus
Christ is no longer dead but has been
raised from the dead and is still alive
in our midst in the Church which He
founded.
Outgoing Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad
said during a farewell ceremony
Sunday that publicizing his
Holocaust denial was a major
achievement of his presidency.
The
BBC thinks Christians who disagree
with gay marriage are "throwbacks
who are damaging the church,"
according to one of its
presenters.
Indiana
law
enforcement officials could find it
easier to fight crime if a national
database holding DNA profiles of
everyone born in the United States
is created as the result of a U.S.
Supreme Court ruling last month,
experts say.