Pope meets B’nai B’rith leaders, says all faiths must work for peace

By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Peace will come to the Holy Land only if Jews, Christians and Muslims seek it together, Pope Benedict XVI told a delegation from B’nai B’rith International.
Representatives of the Jewish human rights organization met the pope Dec. 18 at the Vatican.

A Look at Today (12.19.06)

Today’s Reading
First Reading: Judges 13:2-7, 24-25
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 71:3-4, 5-6, 16-17
Gospel: Luke 1:5-25 
Today’s Diocesan Events, Happenings
    ABILENE – Sacred Heart, Advent Night of Prayer, 7 p.m., for priests, sisters, deacons and their wives of Abilene Deanery.
Today’s Headlines from CNS
U.S.
President of Xavier University receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Norman Francis, the president of Xavier [...]

Computer problem

Due to a crash of my system last week, local copy from the December Angelus will not be postyed online. Apologies. We hope to begin posting Angelus copy along with readings, events, CNS, etc., again in January.
Jimmy