Today Again, Blood of Martyrs Is Seed of Christian Unity, Says Pope

Feb 29, 2016 20:35

Deborah Castellano Lubov

Pope with Matthias I

Spirituality

Pope's Address to Patriarch of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

‘Just as in the early Church the shedding of the blood of martyrs became the seed of new Christians, so today the blood of the many martyrs of all the Churches has become the seed of Christian unity. ‘

Feb 29, 2016 11:22

ZENIT Staff

A new “labor law” for the Vatican: this is what Pope Leo XIV approved

At the heart of the reform lies a significant expansion of ULSA’s governing council, the body responsible for consultation and for drafting proposals in labor legislation. For the first time since the office was created in 1988 under Saint John Paul II, the Secretariat of State will have a formal seat at the table

PHOTO GALLERY: Pope Leo XIV revives childhood tradition: mass blessing of “baby Jesus” figures at the Vatican

The initiative, organized by the Centro Oratori Romani and dating back to 1969 under Paul VI, has long been a fixture of Advent in Rome

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Today Again, Blood of Martyrs Is Seed of Christian Unity, Says Pope

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