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Pope:URGES Immediate start of peace talks in Libya

Irapuato 27/03/2011 23:13:30

Pope: Immediate start of peace talks in Libya

vatican on Mar 27, 2011 Faced with the increasingly dramatic reports from Libya, my trepidation for the safety and security of civilians and my concern for the unfolding situation, currently signed by the use of arms, is growing. In times of greatest tension, the need to put to use all means available to diplomacy becomes increasingly urgent and to support even the weakest signs of openness and willingness on both sides involved, for reconciliation in search of peaceful and lasting solutions. In view of this, as I lift my prayer to the Lord for a return to harmony in Libya and the entire North African region, I also appeal to the international bodies and all those in positions of military and political responsibility....

Pope: Immediate start of peace talks in Libya

vatican Mar 27, 2011 Faced with the increasingly dramatic reports from Libya, my trepidation for the safety and security of civilians and my concern for the unfolding situation, currently signed by the use of arms, is growing. In times of greatest tension, the need to put to use all means available to diplomacy becomes increasingly urgent and to support even the weakest signs of openness and willingness on both sides involved, for reconciliation in search of peaceful and lasting solutions. In view of this, as I lift my prayer to the Lord for a return to harmony in Libya and the entire North African region, I also appeal to the international bodies and all those in positions of military and political responsibility....

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Irapuato 27/03/2011 23:24:58

Catholic youth create videos for internet contest
The website for the People’s Choice vote is http://www.goodnessreigns.com/vote

Irapuato 27/03/2011 23:22:55

But the true knight in shining armor of this story is a New York University law professor, Joseph Weiler, a devout and observant Jew, who represented, pro bono, the governments of Armenia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Lithuania, Malta, The Russian Federation and San Marino against the court's ruling.
http://www.zenit.org/article-32115?l=english
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Irapuato 27/03/2011 23:19:54

From the triumph of the cross to the triumph "for" the cross.
Last week, as reported in ZENIT, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, ruled that Italy had not violated human rights by requiring crucifixes in classrooms. While this may seem like a statement of the obvious -- as if displaying a crucifix were somehow on par with human trafficking or genocide -- in fact, the initial ruling of the European court on the matter implied exactly that.
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Irapuato 27/03/2011 23:17:21

Pope picks Augustinian nun to write Good Friday meditations

By Sarah Delaney | March 26, 2011 | Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI chose an Augustinian nun to author the texts for this year's Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday, the Vatican announced March 25.
Mother Maria Rita Piccione, a contemplative nun who leads the Federation of Augustinian Nuns, wrote the texts that will be read at each of the 14 stations, the Vatican statement said.
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Irapuato 27/03/2011 23:15:19

Faced with the increasingly dramatic reports from Libya, my trepidation for the safety and security of civilians and my concern for the unfolding situation, currently signed by the use of arms, is growing. In times of greatest tension, the need to put to use all means available to diplomacy becomes increasingly urgent and to support even the weakest signs of openness and willingness on both sides involved, for reconciliation in search of peaceful and lasting solutions. In view of this, as I … [More]

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