Church's most important tasks strengthened by God's word, pope says

Published: 2008-01-21

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The most important tasks facing the Catholic Church, including evangelization and ecumenism, are based on and strengthened by the word of God, Pope Benedict XVI said. "The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church" is the theme Pope Benedict has chosen for the Synod of Bishops Oct. 5-26 at the Vatican. The pope met Jan. 21 with members of the synod's council, who were putting together the working document for the synod. Pope Benedict told the council members, "The great tasks of the church community in the modern world -- among the many, I want to underline evangelization and ecumenism -- are centered on the word of God and at the same time are justified and supported by it."

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