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Easter message – Archbishop Robert Zollitsch
Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, Apostolic Administrator of Freiburg im Breisgau, speaks about the freedom and life that God gives at Easter, through the Resurrection of His Son. “Dear sisters, dear...
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A heart for Mary
On behalf of the hermitage and shrine of Our Lady of the Garden Enclosed, a unique place of prayer and spiritual care, I am sharing the following message that the Confraternity of Our Lady of the...
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Easter message – Bishop Johan Bonny
Bishop Johan Bonny of Antwerp considers the Christian faith’s authenticity and the physicality of the Resurrection. “Good friends, How do you know if someone is sincere? How do you feel if someone is...
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Easter message – Bishop Jozef De Kesel
Bishop Jozef De Kesel of Bruges has an excellent message on the topic of suffering and death in the perspective of the Resurrection. “All that is written about us, will be fulfilled by you in these...
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The hopes of Bishop Kräutler
He is said to work closely with Pope Francis in the latter’s future encyclical on ecology, and as such he has been interviewed several times, not only about his own work, but also about his...
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Loving the Lord – Cardinal Parolin’s homily at the consecration of Archbishop...
Below is the full text of the homily that Pietro Cardinal Parolin gave yesterday at the consecration of Archbishop Bert van Megen, in the cathedral of Roermond. He gave his homily in English, but since...
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High time for Our Lady
Pilgrimage tomorrow. Not far, but it’s been far too long . I am looking forward to it. Our Lady of the Garden Enclosed is no stranger on this blog. She’s permanently present in the side bar, and every...
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“We have learnt that God is with you”– New bishop of Passau looks ahead
As Germany’s youngest ordinary came into his own, he outlined the goals and direction of the Church in the Diocese of Passau. Bishop Stefan Oster was consecrated on Saturday by Cardinal Reinhard Marx,...
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“Building bridges with Christ”- Pontifex writes about the true Pontifex
In a message to the organisation and participants of the German Katholikentag, it’s 99th edition starting in Regensburg today, Pope Francis takes on the events motto to write about what it means to...
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The Holy Spirit’s impossible task – Pentecost message from Bishop Bonny
Bishop Johan Bonny of Antwerp wrote a message for the feast of Pentecost, discussing the seeming opposition between the Spirit and the institute of the Church. Of course, there is no opposition, but...
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Making Christ visible in the world – a new priest’s first acts
Tomorrow Cardinal Wim Eijk will ordain Deacon Joost Baneke to the priesthood. In an interview for diocesan magazine Op Tocht, the nestor of the latest class of new priests stresses the importance of...
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A personal message from the Pope
Expanded for the first time into a two-day festival, and also for the first time on the grounds of Mariënkroon Abbey, west of Den Bosch, the annual Dutch Catholic Youth Day was treated today to a...
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Looking backwards and forwards – Archbishop Burger begins
Following his consecration yesterday afternoon, Archbishop Stephan Burger looked both back and forward in his closing remarks. He first addressed the questions addressed to him between the...
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Honest Thomas – some thoughts about today’s saint
Today we celebrate the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle, best known as Doubting Thomas. The passage from John 20, in which Jesus appears after His death on the cross, but Thomas happens to be absent is...
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For Cologne, it’s 1988 all over again – Woelki comes home
Far earlier than anyone expected, and even before Erfurt, which has been vacant for 18 months, Cologne is given a new archbishop. Succeeding Cardinal Meisner, who retired in February, is Cardinal...
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“Never again” the bishops warn in the wake of rising antisemitism
Following recent and fairly sudden signs of increasing antisemitism in both the Netherlands and other western countries, the Dutch bishops have issued a statement condemning any hate against Jewish and...
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The distraction of peace – Congregation asks for proper observation of the...
In a recent circular letter, the text of which I have only come across in Spanish, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments announces some measures to ensure greater...
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Sharing Christ in freedom – Pope Francis to 50,000 altar servers
They were 50,000 strong, coming from 26 dioceses in Germany and beyond, filling all of St. Peter’s Square for an encounter with Pope Francis yesterday. Young altar servers, accompanied by some of their...
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Pope up north
It’s still an odd concept: the spiritual leader of the Coptic Orthodox Christians, who also happens to be the successor of Saint Mark, travelling from the Egyptian capital to a midsized northern Dutch...
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For today’s feast: Our Lady of the Garden Enclosed
On this feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, a photo of the shrine she is the patron of: Our Lady of the Garden Enclosed in Warfhuizen. The chapel recently gained a new addition in the form of a confessional,...
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