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  CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK - 'Teaching Values for Life'27th January to 2nd February 2008 The Catholic community in Scotland will celebrate the achievements of Catholic education during the week 27th January to 2nd February 2008.  This year...

Young people need "real education", says Pope

ZENIT reports Pope Benedicts XVI's view that young people are need a "real education" to face the challenges of life.In a recent letter, Benedict XVI noted that education today "seems to be becoming ever more difficult. [...] Hence there is talk of a...

I do not come to impose my faith

A group of teachers and students forced Pope Benedict XVI to cancel his visit to La Sapienza Unversity in Rome this week.  But the Pope has made public the address that he had written for the occasion. It is the follow-up to the formidable lecture i...

Catholic resurgence?

In the past few weeks, co- incident with the reception of Tony Blair into the Catholic Church, there have been media reports that Roman Catholicism is already, or is soon to become, the largest practising religious grouping in the UK, overtaking Angl...

Fear of Christianity arises from misinformation

Respecting religious freedom in the world today means combating "Christianophobia, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism," says Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for relations with states at the Vatican Secretariat of State. Archbishop Mam...

World must know about the life-changing impact of Christmas

CNA reports that Pope Benedict has recently stressed the impact of Jesus’ birth upon the world. That God’s son became a man means that mankind is able to become truly human, that this message of salvation must be shared and that peace will come t...

New document answers questions about sharing faith

CNA reports that a document entitled “A Doctrinal Note on Some Aspects of Evangelization" was published on 14th December 2007 at the Vatican. The note emphasizes the need for Catholics to share their faith in Christ and to be “instruments of His ...

Education should be a priority, says Pope

ZENIT reports that Pope Benedict XVI, in an address to seven new ambassadors on 13th December 2007, affirmed that Youth are a nation's greatest resources and that their education should be an international priority. Making reference to hop...

Young people are being deprived of true love, says Pope

Young people, deprived of the true love that gives meaning to life, are at risk of losing hope, said PopeBenedict XVI in his address before reciting the Angelus on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. He reflected on today's youth, who are "gr...

Schools need communion in relativistic world

The Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education is convinced that the experience in Catholic schools should be understood as an experience of communion.  This is expressed in a newly-released document “Educating Together in Catholic Schools:...