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		<title>Mennonite-Catholic dialogue featured in ecumenical conference</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent Mennonite-Catholic dialogue will be among the projects discussed at an upcoming ecumenical conference in St. Paul, MN.  Hosted by Saint Paul Seminary, &#8220;A Century of Ecumenism&#8221; will be held June 17-19.  The conference is organized by Monsignor John Radano, Vatican staff person for the Mennonite-Catholic dialogue.
From the conference website:
The goal of this seminar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pope&#8217;s theme for Lent: &#8220;Justice founded in love&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.bridgefolk.net/2010/03/11/popes-theme-for-lent-justice-founded-in-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pontiff Encourages Work With the Poor
VATICAN CITY, FEB. 14, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is affirming that Jesus satisfies man&#8217;s &#8220;thirst for justice,&#8221; through his Divine love rather than political revolution.
The Pope stated this today in a public address before he prayed the midday Angelus with the pilgrims gathered in St. Peter&#8217;s Square.
He reflected on today&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Italian Catholic bishops call for nonviolence</title>
		<link>http://www.bridgefolk.net/2010/02/15/italian-catholic-bishops-call-for-nonviolence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[War Is Irrational, Italian Bishop Affirms 
Conference Considers Priority of Disarmament
ROME, FEB. 8, 2010 (Zenit.org).- War is irrational and inhuman, and non-violence needs to become a language, reconciliation a style of life.
These were some of the conclusions at the Italian episcopal conference&#8217;s convention last month on &#8220;For a World of Peace: the Dream of Isaiah and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4th Annual Celebration of St. Marcellus announced for N. Indiana</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mennonites and Catholics will again be joining together in Northern Indiana October 30-31 to celebrate the Feast of St. Marcellus, the late fourth-century saint who was martyred for refusing military service, and whose relics are embedded under the altar at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the campus of the University of Notre Dame  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pope Benedict Praises Nonviolence</title>
		<link>http://www.bridgefolk.net/2009/04/10/pope-benedict-praises-nonviolence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pontiff Calls Volunteers Peace Workers
Addresses Youth of Italy&#8217;s Civil Service
VATICAN CITY, MARCH 29, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI called the youth volunteers of Italy&#8217;s civil service &#8220;workers of peace&#8221; and congratulated them on their enthusiasm and generosity.
&#8220;Peace is never attained once and for all, but must be built up ceaselessly,&#8221; he said, quoting the Vatican II [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mennonite &amp; Catholic theologians featured in Forum on Justice &amp; Forgiveness in Colombia</title>
		<link>http://www.bridgefolk.net/2008/11/08/mennonite-catholic-theologians-featured-in-forum-on-justice-forgiveness-in-colombia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The South American nation of Colombia continues to attract our attention as the place in Latin America where Mennonites and Catholics are cooperating most regularly in peacemaking projects.  An event organized by the Colombian Bible Society recently turned to a Mennonite and a Catholic for two of its three major presentations.  A news service associated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Join us in prayer, as Vatican hosts worldwide Mennonite representatives</title>
		<link>http://www.bridgefolk.net/2007/10/16/join-us-in-prayer-as-vatican-hosts-worldwide-mennonite-representatives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please join us in prayer as Mennonite delegates from 10 countries around the world travel to Rome for continuing consultations on Mennonite-Catholic dialogue and peace.   On October 18-23 the Pontifical Council for Promoting Church Unity will host Mennonite World Conference delegates for a church-to-church visit.  A brief meeting with Pope Benedict is scheduled for October [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian Catholics and Mennonites strike new bonds at first dialogue</title>
		<link>http://www.bridgefolk.net/2007/09/11/colombian-catholics-and-mennonites-strike-new-bonds-at-first-dialogue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bogotá, Colombia (MWC)- &#8220;I have been able to get to know a new world that I never knew before,&#8221; said Monsignor Fidel Cadavid, the bishop of Quibdo, Colombia. &#8220;Without knowing one another, it is impossible to practice ecumenism.&#8221;
Bishop Cadavid plans to connect with the Mennonite congregation in Quibdo on his return. &#8220;I see a great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pope Approves Objector for Beatification</title>
		<link>http://www.bridgefolk.net/2007/06/15/pope-approves-objector-for-beatification/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2007 02:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week news we learned that Pope Benedict XVI has officially recognized Franz Jägerstätter as a martyr. Jägerstätter was a Catholic conscientious objector in Nazi-occupied Austria at a time when the Catholic Church did not yet recognize the legitimacy of conscientious objection from military service. His witness has been a source of encouragement as the [...]]]></description>
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