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The holiness of Fr Arrupe

Submitted on December 15, 2011 - 11:41 am

The International Postulator General for the Society of Jesus has called for information about the life and holiness of Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ, to determine whether a cause for sainthood can be made.

In a letter to the Society on November 17, Fr Anton Witwer SJ said the General Curia had received a number of enquiries about the introduction of a case for beatification for Fr Arrupe, the former General of the Society who died on  February 5, 1991.

“Prison is the only place where we can speak freely”

Submitted on April 27, 2010 - 11:14 am

March 19th, 2010. Sounding resolute and appearing in good spirits, Kyaw Zaw Lwin walked through Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport yesterday a free man, after spending 6 months in detention in Burma.

We’re all in this together

Submitted on April 23, 2010 - 12:01 pm

Julie Edwards says the scandal of abuse perpetrated on innocent young lives has taken away our peace of mind, shocked us to the core.

Music and the environment

Submitted on April 21, 2009 - 4:18 pm

Congratulations to Fr Chris Wilcock (ASL) on the world premiere of his a capella setting of Cardinal Newman's text Peace at last, which was beautifully sung by the Newman College Choir from the dining room dome at the end of a College council dinner on March 26.

Documents for the Catholic Clergy

Submitted on March 10, 2009 - 9:55 pm

The Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference made available online two documents: Integrity in Ministry, A Document of Principles and Standards for Catholic Clergy & Religious in Australia and Towards Healing, Principles and procedures in responding to complaints of abuse against personnel of the Catholic Church in Australia 2007.

A Splendid Book on Fr Pedro Arrupe

Submitted on November 9, 2008 - 4:30 am

Book on Pedro ArrupeThe present Superior General Fr Adolfo Nicolas, SJ thought it was just fitting to pay rich tributes to Pedro Arrupe for his heroic leadership. When Fr Adolfo Nicolas was the President of the East Asian Jesuit Conference prior to his election, he initiated the work of translation of different essays on Arrupe which are found in the Curia archives. Later Fr Hector D'Souza, president of the Jesuit Conference of South Asia took keen interest in publishing this book.

New IT service from the Congregation for the Clergy

Submitted on January 9, 2008 - 4:19 pm

A new Web page “BibliaClerus” presents in Web format, a service which had made its appearance two years ago in CD Rom format, containing a multilingual presentation of the Bible (Hebrew, Greek, Latín, Italian, Spanish, English, French, German, and Portuguese), enriched with the interpretation – verse-by-verse – of Tradition and the Magisterium, with fruits and anthologies of theology, spirituality, and liturgy.

Biblical-Liturgical Calendar 2000-2036

Submitted on December 11, 2007 - 7:12 pm

Biblical Liturgical Calendar 2000–2036 gives you the readings for the Mass of each day until the year 2036. By clicking on a date in this calendar you can go to the liturgical readings for that day.

Fire in Saint Roque, Montreal

Submitted on June 13, 2007 - 10:05 pm

Fr Louis Robert (CHN) was SELA (Socio-Economic Life in Asia) Committee Secretary from 1977-83, missionary to Vietnam and long-time refugee worker. He is now the Parish Priest of the Church of Saint Roque, Champagneur Street, Park Extension Sector, Montreal.

During the night, the presbytery of the Church was consumed by flames. Four persons lived there, including Fr Robert. All are safe and sound. The material damage is great. The Church next door did not receive any damage.

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