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WW2 martyr beatified
Soldier who chose death before advice from his Bishop becomes shining example of lay vocation for whole Church Cardinal beatifies Austrian killed for Pope calls on refusing to fight for Hitler - 94 yearpharmacists not old widow attends ceremony to ‘anaesthetise’ consciences VATICAN CITY (CNS) - A Vatican � By John Thavis
Cardinal beatified Franz Jagerstatter, an Austrian farmer who was beheaded in 1943 after he refused to fight in Hitler’s army. Presiding over the beatification Mass in Linz, Austria, on October 26, Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins said Blessed Jagerstatter offered an example of how to live the Christian faith fully and radically, even when there are extreme consequences. B l e s s e d Jagerstatter was beatified as a martyr, which means he was killed out of hatred for the faith. Blessed: Jagerstatter Many Austrian Church leaders attended the beatification liturgy, and the Austrian bishops’ conference recently called Blessed Jagerstatter “a shining example in dark times.” In 1943, however, his refusal to serve in the Nazi army was not supported by his priest, his bishop or most of his Catholic friends. Particularly because he had a wife and three daughters, many advised him to think of his family and put aside his conscientious objection to the Nazi war machine. Cardinal Saraiva Martins, head of the Vatican’s Congregation for Saints’ Causes, said in his beatification sermon that Blessed Jagerstatter’s decision represents “a challenge and an encouragement” for all Christians who want to “live their faith with coherence and radical commitment, even accepting extreme consequences if necessary.” Continued - Page 10
Spousal joy: Franziska Jagerstatter, the 94-year-old widow of Blessed Franz Jagerstatter, attends her husband’s beatification ceremony at St Mary’s Cathedral in Linz, Austria, on October 26. The Austrian farmer was beheaded on August 9, 1943, for refusing to serve in the Nazi army. He was beatified as a martyr. PHOTO: CNS/REUTERS
400,000 traditional Anglicans seek communion with Rome Traditional Anglicans ask for full communion with Catholic Church � By Catholic News Service
DUBLIN, Ireland (CNS) Parishioners from three Church of Ireland parishes have joined traditional Anglicans from 12 other countries in requesting
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that the Catholic Church receive them into full communion. If approved by the Vatican, the move would allow 400,000 traditional Anglicans worldwide to be admitted into the Catholic Church. The decision to petition for the move “seeking full, corporate, sacramental union” was made during an early October plenary meeting of the Traditional Anglican Communion, the
umbrella organization for traditional Anglicans, in Portsmouth, England. The move, requested in a letter to the Vatican, would see the entire parish communities received into the Catholic Church. It is extremely rare for entire Anglican communities to seek corporate communion with the Catholic Church whereby every member of the parish becomes
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Dolores Hart starred with Elvis in his famous movies like King Creole. But she gave it all away to become a Benedictine nun. Now she is a Prioress.
The Japanese have long been a secular society. Are they now taking religious faith, including Christianity, a little more seriously?
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VATICAN CITY (Zenit.org) - Benedict XVI told a group of pharmacists that they must avoid anaesthetising consciences, and emphasized that drugs should be used to help human beings, not to take the life of unborn children or the elderly. The Pope affirmed this on October 29 when he received in audience a group of participants attending the 25th international congress of Catholic pharmacists, under way in Rome. The Holy Father’s brief remarks included a reflection on the developments in pharmaceuticals and medicines and the posPope Benedict XVII sibilities they offer. He asked the pharmacists to consider the “ever broader functions they are called to undertake, especially as intermediaries between doctor and patient.” He recalled their role in educating patients “in the correct use of medications” and in informing them of “the ethical implications of the use of particular drugs.” “In this context,” the Pontiff said, “we cannot anesthetise consciences as regards, for example, the effect of certain molecules that have the goal of preventing the implantation of the embryo or shortening a
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