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<\/span><\/div><\/div>In the Gospel of Mark 3:25, Jesus states,
\n“And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.”<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>URBI ET ORBI COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCES A NEW INITIATIVE <\/strong>FOR UNITY<\/strong><\/h2><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>UNITAS
\n<\/em><\/strong>“Come, Rebuild My Church”<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Dear friend,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nGreetings!<\/span><\/p>\nIn 1986, I found myself in Rome working on my doctoral dissertation at the center of the Catholic Church I loved. Pope John Paul II was in his eighth year as Pope, and new winds were blowing through the Church and the world.<\/span><\/p>\nI saw the winds of change bringing renewal, yes, but also division, confusion \u2013 even the very beginnings of schism. Our precious unity was in danger.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nAnd not only was our Catholic unity threatened: the 1,000-year fracture between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches was crippling Christianity, as each of our Churches struggled, alone, to confront unprecedented secularization, moral chaos, and even persecution.<\/span><\/p>\nIt was then that I visited Assisi<\/span>, not far from Rome, <\/span>and heard echoing in my ears the words spoken by Christ to the beloved saint, Francis of Assisi, in 1205 A.D.: <\/span>\u201cFrancis, come, rebuild my Church.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\nAt that point, everyday Catholics, especially the U.S., felt their ties to the Vatican and the Pope slipping away. \u201cWe are <\/span>American<\/span><\/i> Catholics, not <\/span>Roman<\/span><\/i> Catholics,\u201d some said.<\/span><\/p>\nA darkness was descending, yet somehow I felt I could contribute to lighting the way<\/strong> — to healing the division and confusion in the Catholic Church, and to reaching out to our Orthodox brothers and sisters in faith.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nJohn Paul II\u2019s words, \u201cThe Church must breathe with both her lungs!\u201d<\/strong> convinced me that the struggle to rebuild the Church could not really be successful without our final reunification with the Orthodox.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSince 1993, Urbi et Orbi Communications, publisher of <\/span>Inside the Vatican<\/span><\/i> magazine, has taken up the torch for unity, and our work to unite and rebuild has grown far beyond our magazine. Through numerous projects, we\u2019ve built a structure of friendships among Catholics and Orthodox alike, brick by brick, around the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSt. Francis, at first, picked up stones to rebuild one ruined chapel, but he soon realized his task was to rebuild the <\/span>whole <\/span><\/i>Church. He began the order of Friars Minor, and together they brought the light of Christ<\/strong> into the darkness of that age in a way we have not forgotten.<\/span><\/p>\nUrbi et Orbi Communications, too, seeks to answer the plea of Christ, \u201c<\/strong><\/span>Rebuild my Church.\u201d<\/i><\/strong> We see the darkness of secularism closing in around us \u2013 and we must respond, <\/span>together,<\/b> in spiritual and tangible ways. The answer, I believe, is to hold high, like a torch, the profound beauty and truth of our faith: it is the source of our unity, and our strength.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIt is my sincere hope that every one of you will step forward, be a torchbearer with us, and help light the way of Truth<\/strong> in the gathering darkness \u2013 in unity with God, within the Catholic Church, and with our Orthodox brothers and sisters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u2014 Robert B. Moynihan, Ph.D\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
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URBI ET ORBI COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCES A NEW INITIATIVE <\/strong>FOR UNITY<\/strong><\/h2><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>UNITAS
\n<\/em><\/strong>“Come, Rebuild My Church”<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Dear friend,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nGreetings!<\/span><\/p>\nIn 1986, I found myself in Rome working on my doctoral dissertation at the center of the Catholic Church I loved. Pope John Paul II was in his eighth year as Pope, and new winds were blowing through the Church and the world.<\/span><\/p>\nI saw the winds of change bringing renewal, yes, but also division, confusion \u2013 even the very beginnings of schism. Our precious unity was in danger.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nAnd not only was our Catholic unity threatened: the 1,000-year fracture between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches was crippling Christianity, as each of our Churches struggled, alone, to confront unprecedented secularization, moral chaos, and even persecution.<\/span><\/p>\nIt was then that I visited Assisi<\/span>, not far from Rome, <\/span>and heard echoing in my ears the words spoken by Christ to the beloved saint, Francis of Assisi, in 1205 A.D.: <\/span>\u201cFrancis, come, rebuild my Church.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\nAt that point, everyday Catholics, especially the U.S., felt their ties to the Vatican and the Pope slipping away. \u201cWe are <\/span>American<\/span><\/i> Catholics, not <\/span>Roman<\/span><\/i> Catholics,\u201d some said.<\/span><\/p>\nA darkness was descending, yet somehow I felt I could contribute to lighting the way<\/strong> — to healing the division and confusion in the Catholic Church, and to reaching out to our Orthodox brothers and sisters in faith.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nJohn Paul II\u2019s words, \u201cThe Church must breathe with both her lungs!\u201d<\/strong> convinced me that the struggle to rebuild the Church could not really be successful without our final reunification with the Orthodox.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSince 1993, Urbi et Orbi Communications, publisher of <\/span>Inside the Vatican<\/span><\/i> magazine, has taken up the torch for unity, and our work to unite and rebuild has grown far beyond our magazine. Through numerous projects, we\u2019ve built a structure of friendships among Catholics and Orthodox alike, brick by brick, around the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSt. Francis, at first, picked up stones to rebuild one ruined chapel, but he soon realized his task was to rebuild the <\/span>whole <\/span><\/i>Church. He began the order of Friars Minor, and together they brought the light of Christ<\/strong> into the darkness of that age in a way we have not forgotten.<\/span><\/p>\nUrbi et Orbi Communications, too, seeks to answer the plea of Christ, \u201c<\/strong><\/span>Rebuild my Church.\u201d<\/i><\/strong> We see the darkness of secularism closing in around us \u2013 and we must respond, <\/span>together,<\/b> in spiritual and tangible ways. The answer, I believe, is to hold high, like a torch, the profound beauty and truth of our faith: it is the source of our unity, and our strength.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIt is my sincere hope that every one of you will step forward, be a torchbearer with us, and help light the way of Truth<\/strong> in the gathering darkness \u2013 in unity with God, within the Catholic Church, and with our Orthodox brothers and sisters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u2014 Robert B. Moynihan, Ph.D\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
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UNITAS
\n<\/em><\/strong>“Come, Rebuild My Church”<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Dear friend,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nGreetings!<\/span><\/p>\nIn 1986, I found myself in Rome working on my doctoral dissertation at the center of the Catholic Church I loved. Pope John Paul II was in his eighth year as Pope, and new winds were blowing through the Church and the world.<\/span><\/p>\nI saw the winds of change bringing renewal, yes, but also division, confusion \u2013 even the very beginnings of schism. Our precious unity was in danger.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nAnd not only was our Catholic unity threatened: the 1,000-year fracture between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches was crippling Christianity, as each of our Churches struggled, alone, to confront unprecedented secularization, moral chaos, and even persecution.<\/span><\/p>\nIt was then that I visited Assisi<\/span>, not far from Rome, <\/span>and heard echoing in my ears the words spoken by Christ to the beloved saint, Francis of Assisi, in 1205 A.D.: <\/span>\u201cFrancis, come, rebuild my Church.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\nAt that point, everyday Catholics, especially the U.S., felt their ties to the Vatican and the Pope slipping away. \u201cWe are <\/span>American<\/span><\/i> Catholics, not <\/span>Roman<\/span><\/i> Catholics,\u201d some said.<\/span><\/p>\nA darkness was descending, yet somehow I felt I could contribute to lighting the way<\/strong> — to healing the division and confusion in the Catholic Church, and to reaching out to our Orthodox brothers and sisters in faith.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nJohn Paul II\u2019s words, \u201cThe Church must breathe with both her lungs!\u201d<\/strong> convinced me that the struggle to rebuild the Church could not really be successful without our final reunification with the Orthodox.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSince 1993, Urbi et Orbi Communications, publisher of <\/span>Inside the Vatican<\/span><\/i> magazine, has taken up the torch for unity, and our work to unite and rebuild has grown far beyond our magazine. Through numerous projects, we\u2019ve built a structure of friendships among Catholics and Orthodox alike, brick by brick, around the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSt. Francis, at first, picked up stones to rebuild one ruined chapel, but he soon realized his task was to rebuild the <\/span>whole <\/span><\/i>Church. He began the order of Friars Minor, and together they brought the light of Christ<\/strong> into the darkness of that age in a way we have not forgotten.<\/span><\/p>\nUrbi et Orbi Communications, too, seeks to answer the plea of Christ, \u201c<\/strong><\/span>Rebuild my Church.\u201d<\/i><\/strong> We see the darkness of secularism closing in around us \u2013 and we must respond, <\/span>together,<\/b> in spiritual and tangible ways. The answer, I believe, is to hold high, like a torch, the profound beauty and truth of our faith: it is the source of our unity, and our strength.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIt is my sincere hope that every one of you will step forward, be a torchbearer with us, and help light the way of Truth<\/strong> in the gathering darkness \u2013 in unity with God, within the Catholic Church, and with our Orthodox brothers and sisters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u2014 Robert B. Moynihan, Ph.D\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
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Dear friend,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Greetings!<\/span><\/p>\n In 1986, I found myself in Rome working on my doctoral dissertation at the center of the Catholic Church I loved. Pope John Paul II was in his eighth year as Pope, and new winds were blowing through the Church and the world.<\/span><\/p>\n I saw the winds of change bringing renewal, yes, but also division, confusion \u2013 even the very beginnings of schism. Our precious unity was in danger.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n And not only was our Catholic unity threatened: the 1,000-year fracture between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches was crippling Christianity, as each of our Churches struggled, alone, to confront unprecedented secularization, moral chaos, and even persecution.<\/span><\/p>\n It was then that I visited Assisi<\/span>, not far from Rome, <\/span>and heard echoing in my ears the words spoken by Christ to the beloved saint, Francis of Assisi, in 1205 A.D.: <\/span>\u201cFrancis, come, rebuild my Church.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n At that point, everyday Catholics, especially the U.S., felt their ties to the Vatican and the Pope slipping away. \u201cWe are <\/span>American<\/span><\/i> Catholics, not <\/span>Roman<\/span><\/i> Catholics,\u201d some said.<\/span><\/p>\n A darkness was descending, yet somehow I felt I could contribute to lighting the way<\/strong> — to healing the division and confusion in the Catholic Church, and to reaching out to our Orthodox brothers and sisters in faith.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n John Paul II\u2019s words, \u201cThe Church must breathe with both her lungs!\u201d<\/strong> convinced me that the struggle to rebuild the Church could not really be successful without our final reunification with the Orthodox.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Since 1993, Urbi et Orbi Communications, publisher of <\/span>Inside the Vatican<\/span><\/i> magazine, has taken up the torch for unity, and our work to unite and rebuild has grown far beyond our magazine. Through numerous projects, we\u2019ve built a structure of friendships among Catholics and Orthodox alike, brick by brick, around the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n St. Francis, at first, picked up stones to rebuild one ruined chapel, but he soon realized his task was to rebuild the <\/span>whole <\/span><\/i>Church. He began the order of Friars Minor, and together they brought the light of Christ<\/strong> into the darkness of that age in a way we have not forgotten.<\/span><\/p>\n Urbi et Orbi Communications, too, seeks to answer the plea of Christ, \u201c<\/strong><\/span>Rebuild my Church.\u201d<\/i><\/strong> We see the darkness of secularism closing in around us \u2013 and we must respond, <\/span>together,<\/b> in spiritual and tangible ways. The answer, I believe, is to hold high, like a torch, the profound beauty and truth of our faith: it is the source of our unity, and our strength.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It is my sincere hope that every one of you will step forward, be a torchbearer with us, and help light the way of Truth<\/strong> in the gathering darkness \u2013 in unity with God, within the Catholic Church, and with our Orthodox brothers and sisters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u2014 Robert B. Moynihan, Ph.D\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>