years‚ this "new" tradition has opened the door to a theology of peace. A simple review of the church’s social teachings on justice and peace may shed light on our theology of nonviolence. This new theology can learn from Pacem in Terris‚ the Second Vatican Council’s stand on peace‚ recent social teachings‚ the US Catholic bishops’ pastoral letter‚ The Challenge of Peace‚ and other recent statements on war and violence. With this background‚ we will be better able to examine how the church is moving
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unity‚ social justice‚ human rights and the promotion of world peace. It is through his development of the Second Vatican Council‚ his contribution to ecumenism and his empathy for humanity that Pope John XXIII made a significant impact upon the development and expression of Christianity. The essence of the contribution made by Pope John XXIII was his calling together of the Second Vatican Council that aimed to address modernisation of the Catholic Church‚ ecumenism and to bring a social reformation
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summoned the Council of Hieria in which some 330 to 340 bishops participated and which was the first church council to concern itself primarily with religious imagery. Constantine seems to have been closely involved with the council and it endorsed an iconoclast position. The council of Hieria treat itself as the 7th ecumenical council. But 33 years later the Second Council of Nicaea called by Empress Irene that is supported by Pope Adrian I overturned the council of Hieria. The Second Council of Nicaea
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General Council of the Church. 1.2.1. Council of Nicaea 325 1.2.2. Council of Constantinople I 381 1.2.3. Council of Ephesus 431 1.2.4. Council of Chalcedon 451 1.3. The Evangelical Alliance in 1846 in London. 1.4. William Carey Proposal for Missionary Conference. 1.5. World Missionary Conference in 1910 Edinburgh. 2. MISSIONARY CONFERENCE 1910 EDINBURGH AND ITS RESULT. 2.1. Life and Work. 2.1.1. First Universal Christian on Life and Work at Stockholm in 1925 2.1.2. Second Conference
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members of that profession. The word lay derives from the Anglo-French lai (from Late Latin laicus‚ from the Greek λαϊκός‚ laikos‚ of the people‚ from λαός‚ laos‚ the people at large). Roman Catholicism Main article: Catholic Laity The Second Vatican Council [1962–1965] devoted its decree on the apostolate of the laity Apostolicam actuositatem[4] and chapter IV of its dogmatic constitution Lumen gentium to the laity in a sense narrower than that which is normal in the Catholic Church. The normal
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serious agendum of every bishops throughout the archipelago in each of their ecclesiastical territory. They are now challenged to be more cognizant of and participative on this paradigm shift in the Church‚ which is totally tangible after the Second Vatican Council. Basic Ecclesial Community Globally It was in the late 50’s when the Church through the leadership of Pope Pius XII was bothered by the subsisting pastoral context in Latin America. The Church was faced by a throng exodus of Catholics
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POPE JOHN XXIII BY JESSICA DAVIS YEAR 12 Pope John XXIII had a significant contribution to the development of Christianity. He contributed socially‚ politically‚ liturgically and was a major influence in the establishment of ecumenism in the Catholic Church. Pope John XXIII was an advocate of Christian unity‚ social justice‚ human rights and the promotion of world peace. Pope John was described as the “people’s pope” because of his friendly nature‚ warm sense of humour‚ he was peaceful‚ gracious
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archbishop of Venice‚ not being elected pope until he was 77. Pope John XXIII is perhaps best known for bringing together the second council that promoted the unity of all christian churches at the Vatican‚ known as Vatican II. What is particularly important to remember about Vatican II is that it differed from previous councils in a very important manner. Earlier councils typically came together to correct some doctrinal error which was becoming too popular‚ but John XXIII specifically rejected this
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connect and relate to him personally. Pope John XXIII promoted the openness of the Catholic church‚ establishing the second Vatican Council which worked to modernise the liturgy and Catholic Church organisations. He changed the language of the mass from Latin to Vernacular‚ allowing adherents to develop a greater understanding and a more active role in their worship. The Council increased the role of the Laity and women in church‚ allowing them to participate in readings and also removed altar rails
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LEGACY OF THE FRENCH ARCHITECTURE IN THE CHURCHES OF PUDUCHERRY P.CHARLES CHRISTOPHER RAJ M.A.‚ M.Phil. M.I.M.‚ M.L.I.S.C.‚ M.C.A.‚ B.Ed. P.G.D.T.A. P.hd.‚ ASSISTANT PROFESSOR of HISTORY DEPARTMENT OF HISTORICAL STUDIES KASTHURBA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN VILLIANUR‚ PUDUCHERRY 605 110 MOBILE: 9443723327 Email Id:ccraj18@gmail.com Introduction Pondicherry‚ the very word seems to be the correction of Pudicherry1 which means a new hamlet. The Union Territory of Pondicherry constituted out of
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