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(Vatican Radio) Among the many anniversaries of 2016, one in particular has passed unnoticed: the quincentenary of the first edition (editio princeps) of the Greek New Testament by Erasmus of Rotterdam.Listen to Devin Watkins' report on this historic work: Though not actually the first edition of a compiled New Testament in Greek, Erasmus’ editio princeps became an important landmark. Martin Luther used the second edition of Erasmus’ work for his translation of the New Testament into German, the so-called ‘September Testament’. The third edition was used as the textual base for the King James Version of the Bible.As an article in the Osservatore Romano notes, Erasmus of Rotterdam studied at Paris, Oxford, and in Italy and was ordained a Catholic priest in 1492 in the Augustinian Canons Regular. He was a constant critic of ecclesiastic institutions but maintained a healthy distance from Martin Luther and other reformers, with whom he engaged in fre...
The celebration of the birth of Christ has been described as a missionary mandate on the part of the Christian faithful to continue Christ’s redemptive mission by extending the love and mercy of God to neighbours, especially the poor and the needy.This was the central message in the homily of Nigeria’s Catholic Archbishop of Ibadan, Gabriel 'Leke Abegunrin, during the celebration of the 2016 Christmas Day Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral Church, Oke Padi, Ibadan, Oyo State.According to the Metropolitan of Ibadan Archdiocese, the example of great love, the mercy and humility of Jesus, who in spite of being God, came into the world assuming human flesh and was born in the manger becomes a mission for all the faithful to extend the same to all persons. He emphasised: “What we see God do, we are expected to carry on.” The Archbishop continued, “there are no few opportunities to do this. The current state of our nation; the circumstances of the ...
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Catholic Bishops have told media in Kinshasa that they are confident an accord between President Joseph Kabila and the opposition will be signed. If the agreement is signed, sources in Kinshasa told Aljeezera, it would involve President Joseph Kabila remaining in office until the end of next year, 2017. As it is, it would appear for now, that the political parties and Kabila’s government are bogged down on issues of power-sharing during the transition period. At the heart of the political crisis is President Kabila’ second and final presidential term of office which has expired. Congo's constitutional court approved a request by the electoral commission to postpone elections till 2018. President Kabila says the government needs more time to overcome the massive logistic and financial challenges to holding elections. The opposition thinks Kabila is simply trying to cling to power beyond his constitutional...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A two-member parole panel delayed making a decision Thursday on whether to release an accomplice of cult killer Charles Manson who is the longest-serving female inmate in California....
CLEVELAND (AP) -- U.S. Coast Guard crews were searching Lake Erie on Friday for a plane that went missing overnight shortly after takeoff from a small Cleveland airport along the shore....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the tensions between the United States and Russia over hacking attacks in the US elections (all times EST):...
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- After a pair of diplomatic victories, the Palestinians are now setting their sights on a Mideast peace conference in France next month in a bid to rally support as they prepare for the uncertainty of the Trump administration....
HONOLULU (AP) -- The United States unleashed a string of sanctions and ordered expulsion of 35 Russians in retaliation for alleged cyber-meddling against the U.S. election, but President Vladimir Putin ruled out any move to kick out American diplomats in response to Washington's move....
Vatican Weekend for January 1st, 2017 features a report on the Pope’s 2017 World Peace Day message, a reflection from Sr. Toni Harris on the Gospel reading for the first day of the year, a conversation with a Canadian artist about his sculptures on the theme of Mercy and a musical reflection on hymns for the Epiphany season.Listen to this programme produced and presented by Susy Hodges:
