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Vatican Files no. 22

100 Days with Pope Francis Roughly one hundred days ago, March 12th 2013, Cardinal Bergoglio was elected to the chair of Peter becoming Pope Francis, the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Such a counting takes for granted that…

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Vatican Files no. 22

100 Days with Pope Francis Roughly one hundred days ago, March 12th 2013, Cardinal Bergoglio was elected to the chair of Peter becoming Pope Francis, the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Such a counting takes for granted that…

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Vatican Files no. 21

Not By Improvisation Alone: The Vatican at the Venice Biennale Today “the arts” is a term that captures the imagination of many in evangelical circles. If you want to be hip and relevant as you cast your ministry vision, you…

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Vatican Files no. 21

Not By Improvisation Alone: The Vatican at the Venice Biennale Today “the arts” is a term that captures the imagination of many in evangelical circles. If you want to be hip and relevant as you cast your ministry vision, you…

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The Vatican Files no. 9

The New Evangelization and Its Silences “The New Evangelization” is the buzzword for much of what happens at the Vatican. It could well become the catchword of Ratzinger’s entire pontificate given the attention that is receiving. Benedict XVI instituted a…

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The Vatican Files no. 9

The New Evangelization and Its Silences “The New Evangelization” is the buzzword for much of what happens at the Vatican. It could well become the catchword of Ratzinger’s entire pontificate given the attention that is receiving. Benedict XVI instituted a…

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The Vatican Files no. 7

The Roman Catholic Church is masterful at celebrating special years: the year of Jubilee, the Holy year, the Marian year, the Year for priests, etc. In a sense, every year is a “special” occasion for something. So it was with…

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The Vatican Files no. 7

The Roman Catholic Church is masterful at celebrating special years: the year of Jubilee, the Holy year, the Marian year, the Year for priests, etc. In a sense, every year is a “special” occasion for something. So it was with…

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The Vatican Files no. 5

One of the prerogatives of the teaching office of the Pope is to hold the cathedra Petri (Peter’s chair). St. Peter’s basilica hosts the relics of a chair that tradition traces back to the apostle Peter (though, like most relics,…

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The Vatican Files no. 5

One of the prerogatives of the teaching office of the Pope is to hold the cathedra Petri (Peter’s chair). St. Peter’s basilica hosts the relics of a chair that tradition traces back to the apostle Peter (though, like most relics,…