February 21, 2008

Catholic Commercial

Here is a cool pro-Catholic Church commerical put out by CatholicsComeHome.org


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December 31, 2005

2/18/05 - Vatican University Debuts Satanism Classes

ROME (CNS) -- The devil is real and can possess people, but it does not happen as often as many people think, said two Italian exorcists.

When a person who thinks he or she is possessed approaches a priest looking for help, they said, the priest must know enough about possession to know whether a simple prayer is called for or whether he needs to refer the person to a psychologist or to the diocesan exorcist.

To prepare priests and future priests to help people in those situations, Rome's Regina Apostolorum university -- run by the Legionaries of Christ -- inaugurated a course on Satanism and exorcism Feb. 17.
(Read the whole article here.)

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2/13/05 - RIP Sister Lucia

LUCIA de Jesus dos Santos, the last survivor of three children to whom the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared at Fatima in central Portugal, has died, aged 97.

Her death at a convent in Coimbra, central Portugal, was reported by the Lusa news agency today. She has been described as one of the women to have most influenced Catholicism in the 20th century. The apparitions made Fatima one of Catholicism's most revered sites.

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May 13, 2005

John Paul on Sainthood "Fast Track"

VATICAN CITY, MAY 13, 2005 (VIS) - Benedict XVI today announced the opening of the cause of beatification of John Paul II, waiving the normal waiting period of five years after the death of a Servant of God...

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April 2, 2005

Goodbye, Our Beloved Papa

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The final message to his children -

"I am happy and you should be happy too. Do not weep. Let us pray together with joy."

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