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Circular Letter of the Archdiocese of Windhoek

KM 357 /08/ 2024 | August - December 2024
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For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11

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San Francisco archbishop urges new Nigerian priests to be ‘friends and fathers’ to their people

“The people of God must know that the priest is with them, that he is for them, and that he acts only with their best interest in mind,” Archbishop Salvatore [...]

Pope Leo XIV tells soldiers: It is noble to defend the sovereignty of your homeland

The pontiff reflected on military values in a private audience with the Military Ordinariate of Portugal on Aug. 24. [...]

Why the Church should promote religious tourism: An expert explains

An expert in religious tourism explains the importance of the work of shrines and pilgrimage routes to reach their full potential, both in terms of economic and spiritual benefits. [...]

Pope Leo XIV remembers victims of Ebola and mining disaster in Central Africa

During his Angelus on Aug. 23, the pontiff expressed closeness to the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic. [...]

‘An unborn child is a child’: Lawyer questions lack of empathy regarding pregnancy loss

Ecuadoran lawyer Pablo Proaño’s remarks followed the death due to a pregnancy complication of Stefano, the son of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and his wife, Lavinia Valbonesi. [...]

Middle East & African News
Pope Leo XIV tells soldiers: It is noble to defend the sovereignty of your homeland

The pontiff reflected on military values in a private audience with the Military Ordinariate of Portugal on Aug. 24. [...]

Why the Church should promote religious tourism: An expert explains

An expert in religious tourism explains the importance of the work of shrines and pilgrimage routes to reach their full potential, both in terms of economic and spiritual benefits. [...]

Pope Leo XIV remembers victims of Ebola and mining disaster in Central Africa

During his Angelus on Aug. 23, the pontiff expressed closeness to the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic. [...]

‘An unborn child is a child’: Lawyer questions lack of empathy regarding pregnancy loss

Ecuadoran lawyer Pablo Proaño’s remarks followed the death due to a pregnancy complication of Stefano, the son of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and his wife, Lavinia Valbonesi. [...]

How the skull of St. Rose of Lima is preserved

Dominican Friar Luis Enrique Ramírez explains fascinating facts about the first canonized saint from the Americas. [...]

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Prayer of the Day

O gracious Father, Maker and Preserver of heaven and earth, who in the beginning didst institute matrimony, thereby foreshadowing the mystical union of the Church with our Savior Christ, who, during His ministry upon earth, did honor marriage with His first miracle: help me, I pray Thee, by Thy grace to live in holiness and purity with the wife whom Thou hast given me. Mortify in me all violence of earthly passion, all selfishness and inconsiderateness (here name any besetting sin which may be ... [...]

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Pope Leo XIV tells soldiers: It is noble to defend the sovereignty of your homeland

The pontiff reflected on military values in a private audience with the Military Ordinariate of Portugal on Aug. 24. [...]

Daily Readings

Reading 1: 2 Thessalonians 2:14-16, Reading 1: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 96:10-13, Gospel: Matthew 23:23-26 [...]