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SUNDAY GOSPEL READINGS: November 28, 2010 – Stay Awake – Matthew 24:37-44 – First (1st) Sunday of Advent

SUNDAY GOSPEL READINGS: November 28, 2010 – Stay Awake – Matthew 24:37-44 – First (1st) Sunday of Advent

Saturday, November 27, 2010 17:44

FIRST READING: This is what Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. In days to come, The mountain of the LORD’S house shall be established as the highest mountain and raised above the hills. All nations shall stream...

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UPCOMING MOVIE: The Rite

UPCOMING MOVIE: The Rite

Saturday, November 27, 2010 9:56

A new movie based on real life events about an Exorcism training held in the Vatican. Anthony Hopkins will star in New Line/Warner Bros. supernatural thriller The Rite, to be directed by Mikael Hafstrom from a script by Michael Petroni....

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Here is your chance to go to WYD 2011 in Madrid for FREE

Here is your chance to go to WYD 2011 in Madrid for FREE

Saturday, November 27, 2010 9:18

I have been receiving so many inquiries on how to have a sponsorship for the World Youth day 2011 that I am unable to answer all of them. Actually there are two ways: First is to approach your parish priest...

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Wanted: Swiss Capuchins

Wanted: Swiss Capuchins

Saturday, November 27, 2010 7:44

Swiss Capuchin Franciscan monks in Switzerland have placed a job advert in a newspaper as part of a recruitment drive. The Capuchin order says it is looking for professional single men like bankers or lawyers aged 22 to 35 to join...

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Christians fight back: Atheists bitter over the Virgin Mary's Ultrasound ad

Christians fight back: Atheists bitter over the Virgin Mary’s Ultrasound ad

Friday, November 26, 2010 20:58

Christians in Britain fights back. Last October, German Catholics launched a campaign against Santa Claus in order to reclaim Christmas as a Christian Celebration and put back the infant Jesus at the center of the Season. This time, the Brits...

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Christmas Masses to be broadcast by the Vatican Worldwide

Christmas Masses to be broadcast by the Vatican Worldwide

Friday, November 26, 2010 19:39

Catholics around the globe will be able to witness Benedict XVI celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Day Masses, the Vatican is reporting. Broadcasters will have access to the satellite services via Eurovision through its World Feed Service. A domestic satellite...

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2011 Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar - Cycle A Year I

2011 Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar – Cycle A Year I

Thursday, November 25, 2010 22:37

Every year, the Catholic Church all over the world celebrate her seasons, solemnities and feasts by following the Liturgical Calendar. The Liturgical Calendar is a cycle of three years wherein the Church base the dates of the season and feasts...

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Easter Season - 2011 Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar

Easter Season – 2011 Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar

Thursday, November 25, 2010 22:34

Every year, the Catholic Church all over the world celebrate her seasons, solemnities and feasts by following the Liturgical Calendar. The Liturgical Calendar is a cycle of three years wherein the Church base the dates of the season and feasts...

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Lenten Season - 2011 Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar

Lenten Season – 2011 Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar

Thursday, November 25, 2010 22:30

Every year, the Catholic Church all over the world celebrate her seasons, solemnities and feasts by following the Liturgical Calendar. The Liturgical Calendar is a cycle of three years wherein the Church base the dates of the season and feasts...

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Advent and Christmas Season - 2011 Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar

Advent and Christmas Season – 2011 Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar

Thursday, November 25, 2010 22:21

Every year, the Catholic Church all over the world celebrate her seasons, solemnities and feasts by following the Liturgical Calendar. The Liturgical Calendar is a cycle of three years wherein the Church base the dates of the season and feasts...

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Ancient Roman pool excavated in Jerusalem

Ancient Roman pool excavated in Jerusalem

Tuesday, November 23, 2010 19:53

A 1,800-year-old Roman bathing pool was recently uncovered in archaeological excavations in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem ahead of the construction of a ritual bath for men. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), who conducted the excavations at the initiative of...

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North Korea bombs South Korea amidst tension

North Korea bombs South Korea amidst tension

Tuesday, November 23, 2010 19:34

Two South Korean soldiers were killed and a dozen injured after North Korea fired dozens of artillery shells onto a South Korean island setting more than 60 houses ablaze and sending civilians fleeing in terror. The attack, which comes days after...

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CHURCH HISTORY: Who bombed the Vatican in WWII 1943?

CHURCH HISTORY: Who bombed the Vatican in WWII 1943?

Tuesday, November 23, 2010 11:36

During World War II, the Vatican City State followed Switzerland’s lead to a neutrality which means that Vatican would not be involved nor dragged to the consequences of the second World War. This decision of the pope (Pope Pius XII)...

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Poland's SacroExpo is the world's biggest Catholic Bazaar and Trade Fair

Poland’s SacroExpo is the world’s biggest Catholic Bazaar and Trade Fair

Tuesday, November 23, 2010 7:34

It seems that Poland has the monopoly of the “biggest” these days. After having the biggest Christ Statue to date, Catholic Poland now hosts the biggest and largest Catholic Bazaar in history. This trend which started a few years ago...

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World's tallest Jesus Statue rises in Poland

World’s tallest Jesus Statue rises in Poland

Monday, November 22, 2010 20:11

The Poland Jesus Statue is taller than Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer. About 15,000 Christian pilgrims and tourists streamed into the western Polish town of Swiebodzin on Sunday for the unveiling of what has been billed as the world’s...

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New Roman Missal to be implemented on Advent next year

New Roman Missal to be implemented on Advent next year

Monday, November 22, 2010 19:36

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Divine Worship is affirming that the Roman Missal, Third Edition, is on schedule for implementation in Advent next year. Bishop Arthur Serratelli of Paterson, New Jersey, outgoing chairman of that committee, issued a...

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Pope Benedict XVI to visit Germany again in 2011

Pope Benedict XVI to visit Germany again in 2011

Monday, November 22, 2010 19:17

Benedict XVI will visit his native Germany in 2011, which will be the third time he will have visited his homeland since the beginning of his pontificate in 2005. The president of the German Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Robert Zollitsch of...

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Vatican clarifies Pope's statement on Condom

Vatican clarifies Pope’s statement on Condom

Monday, November 22, 2010 19:05

A Vatican spokesman is clarifying that Benedict XVI is not justifying condom use, though the Pope said it could in some cases be a first step toward moral behavior. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, said...

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