In an effort to help businesses stay strong and healthy, and avoid the occupational hazards of greed, overwork and exploitation, the Vatican’s justice and peace council has released a handbook for business educators and entrepreneurs.
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Vatican approves blessing rite for unborn children
Just in time for Mother’s Day, U.S. Catholics parishes will be able to celebrate the new Rite for the Blessing of a Child in the Womb.
Adoring cross in stocking feet, pope leads Good Friday celebrations
Following tradition, the homily at St. Peter’s Basilica was delivered by the preacher of the papal household, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa.
At Holy Thursday Mass, pope criticizes dissent from church teachings
He cautioned against calls for women’s ordination, saying such campaigns seemed more “a desperate push” to fulfill one’s own preferences rather than a sincere attempt to conform one’s life more closely to Christ.
Black & White, or Gray?
One widely-encountered idea today is that there is no black and white when it comes to morality, only a kind of “gray area.” This is often taken to mean that we really can’t know with certainty what is right and wrong, allowing us to “push into the gray” as we make certain moral decisions that at first glance appear to be immoral.
Federal appeals panel hears arguments on Defense of Marriage Act
A federal appeals court heard arguments April 4 in two cases related not to the legality of same-sex marriage but to the tax, health and pension benefits of marriage.
Rayman: Origins
In a gaming world filled with so many gray, war-torn first-person shooters, it’s sadly tempting to consider the colorful platformers that predominated in the 1980s and ’90s as bright beacons long extinguished.
‘The Last Supper’ artwork invites visitors to sit around Christ’s table
From a distance, a distinct figure sits alone at a long, rectangular table surrounded by 12 large, empty stools.
Vatican today — April 4, 2012
• Benedict XVI recalls his apostolic trip to Mexico and Cuba
• Pope recalls victims of anti personnel mines
• Other Pontifical acts
• In memoriam
• Notice
Prayer for Religious Liberty
here is a suggested prayer for conscience rights and religious freedom from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Vatican today — April 3, 2012
• Christians and Buddhists: Increasing dialogue through education
• Rite for the blessing of a child in the womb
• Other Pontifical acts
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