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Caption: A Bolivian girl holds a figurine as she attends Mass on the feast of the Epiphany at St. Francis Church in La Paz, Bolivia, Jan. 6. Thousands of people brought their baby-Jesus statues to the Mass. (CNS/Reuters)
A Bolivian girl holds a figurine as she attends Mass on the feast of the Epiphany at St. Francis Church in La Paz, Bolivia, Jan. 6. Thousands of people brought their baby-Jesus statues to the Mass. (CNS/Reuters)
Pope calls for Gaza peace talks, deplores violence in Congo

By Carol Glatz
Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As fighting continued in the Gaza Strip, Pope Benedict XVI urged Israelis and Palestinians to end the violent, armed clashes and start peace talks.

"Hatred and the rejection of dialogue bring nothing but war," he said after reciting the Angelus Jan. 6 with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square.
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Caption: Pope Benedict XVI arrives at St. Peter's Basilica to celebrate Mass on the feast of the Epiphany Jan. 6. He said God's promises and grace give people the courage and direction to weather
Pope Benedict XVI arrives at St. Peter's Basilica to celebrate Mass on the feast of the Epiphany Jan. 6. He said God's promises and grace give people the courage and direction to weather "the great social and economic crises afflicting humanity" today. (CNS/Reuters)
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Contents of Origins CNS Documentary Service, Vol. 38, No. 30 (Jan. 8, 2009):

-- The nativity of Christ reveals God making "himself dependent and weak, in need of our love," Pope Benedict XVI says in his homily for Christmas midnight Mass. The arrival of Christ as a child should remind people to think of the suffering some children endure, the pope adds.

-- In his annual Christmas message "urbi et orbi" (to the city of Rome and the world), Pope Benedict issues a call for peace throughout the world, urging a mentality of solidarity with others. Even before subsequent events in Gaza, the pope calls for peace in the Holy Land, where "the horizon seems once again bleak for Israelis and Palestinians."

-- Halfway through the year Catholics and Orthodox have dedicated to St. Paul, Archbishop Demetrios, head of the Greek Orthodox Church in America and a Pauline scholar, reflects on the pastoral legacy of the saint, noting his "adherence to the absolute nature of the truth of the Gospel" and his insistence on overcoming distinctions among believers.

-- The Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference says President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe must be forced to step down due to his continued authoritarian hold on power and the resulting humanitarian crisis in the country. The conference criticizes African and world leaders who have given support, either overt or tacit, to Mugabe.

-- Even in an economy that grows bleaker each day, people must put their trust in God, Cardinal Adam J. Maida of Detroit says in a pastoral letter. He says that, while people in the region have gone through downsizing before, the current crisis means that "things in Michigan will probably never be the same again" due to the state of the auto industry.
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