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Liane talks wtih NPR's Sylvia Poggioli about Pope John Paul II's historic trip this weekend to Damascus. The Pope is on a spiritual mission as he retraces the steps of St. Paul preaching unity and ...

Acts 12:1-11; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18; Mt 16:13-19 Jesus is the mystery that embodied the presence of God in the world. Peter and Paul were charged with conveying that mystery faithfully to the world.

Pencil Preaching for Wednesday, January 25, 2023“Go into the world and proclaim the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). The Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle Acts 22:3-16; Mk 16:15-18 When ...

Pope Benedict XVI has asked the Catholic world to celebrate the Year of St. Paul from June 29, 2008 to June 29, 2009 at the 2000 anniversary of Paul's birth.