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VATICAN CITY - One of the most repeated themes during the Synod on the Family was the need for a more biblically based approach. The original working document for the Synod — the Instrumentum Laboris — came in for repeated and severe criticism for taking as its starting point sociological data rather than the Word of God.

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VATICAN CITY - The presidents of the bishops' conferences of Germany, France and Switzerland decided their preparation for the Synod of Bishops on the family could benefit from listening to theologians, biblical scholars and canon lawyers from all three countries, said the spokesman for the German bishops.

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The Canadian militaryöÏÓãÊÓƵapp first Roman Catholic Chaplain General in a decade says his top priority is to recruit more chaplains.

]]> Canada Sun, 24 May 2015 10:00:00 -0400 In search of the wines from biblical times /features/arts/item/15533-in-search-of-the-wines-from-biblical-times /features/arts/item/15533-in-search-of-the-wines-from-biblical-times

TORONTO - In Divine Vintage: Following the Wine Trail from Genesis to Modern Times, authors Randall Heskett and Joel Butler ask not what would Jesus do but rather what wine would Jesus drink?

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