Word: catholicisms
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Sir: Deo gratias for Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle of Washington. As a Catholic, I am greatly excited about the idea of one of our prelates halting his building programs in order to use the funds to alleviate the immediate problems of the poor. For too long the ludicrous situation...
Should Christianity permit polygamy? Under certain conditions, yes, argues a Roman Catholic missionary in Africa. In the latest issue of Concilium, an international theological review, Massachusetts-born Father Eugene Hillman contends that Christianity's rejection of polygamy in countries where the practice is traditional is socially disruptive and morally...
On a special Sunday of prayer for religious vocations last week, Pope Paul VI told a crowd in St. Peter's Square that "the church has great need, quantitatively and qualitatively, of brothers and sisters who will give their lives for the kingdom of God." The Pope's...
Church authorities estimate that ideally there should be one priest for every 800 Catholics; worldwide, the ratio is now about one for every 1,300 Catholics-and it is getting worse. In 1966, the number of Catholics increased by 11,000,000; but the church gained only 5,000 new...
Died. Canon Felix Kir, 92, French Roman Catholic priest famed as a war hero and politician, and remembered as the namesake of a smooth potion concocted of white wine and currant or blackberry liqueur; of injuries suffered in a fall; in Dijon. Tough-minded and sharp-tongued, Kir (rhymes with...