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Le thème de mon intervention, qui est aussi celui de notre Instrumentum laboris −« LÂÉglise et le défi de la sécularisation »−, nous invite à examiner comment se rapportent lÂun à lÂautre dÂune part lÂÉglise et tout lÂensemble de croyances, de pratiques, de rites et dÂinstitutions qui lui donnent forme et corps, et dÂautre part le phénomène appelé sécularisation qui, « comportant une autonomie croissante du profane, est un fait marquant de nos civilisations occidentales » (Paul VI).
Nous savons bien quÂil y a eu une époque où, même dans notre civilisation occidentale, sÂexerçait une prévalence, pour ne pas dire une prédominance, du religieux et du sacré. Mais nous savons tout aussi bien quÂaujourdÂhui, et cette fois y compris en-dehors de lÂOccident, il nÂen va plus de même. Et cÂest bien pourquoi cÂest précisément en terme de défi quÂon nous convie à réfléchir présentement sur la maniè
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Pope appeals for reconciliation and peace in Syria and Libya
Benedict XVI calls on Catholics to pray. He urges the government and people of Syria “to re-establish peace as soon as possible, and that the legitimate demands of the country’s people be adequately met”. In Libya, “constructive dialogue” is important because the “use of weapons has not resolved the situation.” Moreover, “amid so many concerns, problems and difficulties that trouble the sea of our life,” may “our hearts [. . .] heed the reassuring word of Jesus, ‘Have courage! It is me; fear not!’, so that our faith in Him may grow.”
Castel Gandolfo (AsiaNews) – Benedict XVI expressed “deep concern” for the violence in Syria and for Libya “where the use of weapons has not resolved the situation”. In today’s address, he appealed for reconciliation between the Syrian people and authorities and called on the international community to work with Tripoli to reach “a peace plan for the country through negotiations and a constructive dialogue.”
Speaking to the faithful gathered in the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo, the pope said at the end of the Angelus prayer, “Dear brothers and sisters, I follow with deep concern the dramatic and rising nu
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The Torture of Catholics in China
World Mission (Comboni), 2018
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