Cindy Wooden

Catholic News Service

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To be holy is to love God, others, pope says at audience

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Everyone is called to holiness, which is simply striving to imitate Christ, particularly in loving God and loving others, Pope Benedict XVI said. […]

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John Paul II being beatified for holiness, not his papacy, speakers say

By Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) — Pope John Paul II is being beatified not because of his impact on history or on the Catholic Church, but because of the way […]

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World needs peacemakers strengthened by faith, pope says at audience

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The world needs peace and it needs peacemakers who are strengthened by faith and committed to promoting reconciliation among peoples, Pope Benedict XVI […]

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Lent fasting, almsgiving, prayer bring strength, pope says at audience

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Wishing all Christians a “happy Lenten journey,” Pope Benedict XVI said fasting, almsgiving and prayer are traditionally suggested for Lent because they have […]

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Environmentalism is moral issue, part of promoting peace, pope says

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The degradation of the environment is a pressing moral problem that threatens peace and human life itself, Pope Benedict XVI said. “We cannot […]

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Pope names Notre Dame professor to theological commission

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI has named the chairman of the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Theology to the International Theological Commission. The appointment […]

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Pope establishes structure for Anglicans uniting with Rome

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI has established a special structure for Anglicans who want to be in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church while […]

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Bishops call Catholics to be main agents of change in Africa

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — African Catholics must become the main forces to ending the continent’s wars, promoting reconciliation, fighting corruption, safeguarding the family and protecting Africa’s natural […]