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Wednesday 3 September 2008
Christianity is not a moral code or a philosophy, but an encounter with a person, says Benedict XVI.
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Thursday 28 August 2008
Pope Benedict XVI says that a look at the life of St. Paul reveals the deep need we have of the Gospel.
The Pope affirmed this yesterday during the general audience held in
Paul VI Hall. He continued with the series of catecheses he began in
July, for the occasion of the Pauline Jubilee Year, on the life and
teachings of the Apostle of the Gentiles.
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Monday 25 August 2008
In a world where youth often find their heroes among athletes and TV
personalities, a message sent on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI suggests
that it is time to ask what happiness really is.
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 Thursday 31 July 2008
St. Paul is an example to all of what it means to convert and give
one's life over to God in a radical way, according to theologian Scott
Hahn.
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 Monday 7 July 2008
The Pauline Jubilee Year is an opportunity to make progress toward full Christian unity, says a Vatican spokesman.
Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office,
affirmed this in the most recent edition of Vatican Television's
"Octava Dies."
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 Friday 4 July 2008
St. Paul was not only a zealous preacher of Christianity but
also a man open to dialogue with those who do not know Christ, affirmed
the president of the pontifical council dedicated to Christian unity.
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Thursday 3 July 2008
Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered during the
Wednesday 2 July general audience in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City.
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the occasion of the Pauline Year, the Holy Father began a new cycle of
catecheses, dedicated to the figure and thought of St. Paul.
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Address given by Archbishop Denis Hart at the Cardinal Knox Centre for the inauguration of the Pauline Year on Wednesday 2 July at 7.30pm.
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
It is with great joy that I welcome you to this first function for the Pauline Year.
At Vespers on 28th June 2007, Pope Benedict announced a special year of
jubilee to the Apostle, Paul, which will last until the Feast of Saint
Peter and Paul in 2009 on the occasion of the bi-millennium of his
birth.
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 Thursday 3 July 2008
Pope Benedict XVI says the world and culture in which St. Paul lived and preached is not so different from that of today.
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 Tuesday 1 July 2008
Pope Benedict XVI says he thinks St Paul offers "extremely helpful" guidance in the journey toward unity among Christians.
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Wednesday 25 June 2008
The Office of Liturgical
Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff announced that on 29 June, the
Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Pope Benedict XVI will
celebrate the Eucharist at 9.30 a.m. in the Vatican Basilica. The
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I is also scheduled to participate in
the ceremony.
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Thursday 19 June 2008
Dear Friends,
Pope Benedict has proposed that we celebrate the Year of Paul,
commemorating the bi-millennium of his birth, from 29 June 2008. I
invite you to share in the Launch of the Pauline Year with a lecture by
Father Brendan Byrne, S.J., at the Cardinal Knox Centre on Wednesday, 2
July 2008 at 7.30pm.
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The Year of St Paul 
