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June 29, 2008 - June 29, 2009

Pope Proclaims Year Devoted to St. Paul

A Jubilee Year dedicated to St. Paul will be held from June 29, 2008 to June 29, 2009 to mark the 2000th anniversary of the apostle's birth. Pope Benedict XVI announces the Pauline Year at a vesper service on June 28 in the Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls in Rome.

The year will include a myriad of events in the areas of ecumenism, liturgy, prayer, art, history, archaeology, pastoral initiatives, and pilgrimages.

Cardinal Maida

We can all learn from the faith of St. Paul

Fr. Richard J. Cassidy: a periodic series

The Year of St. Paul: The deaths of St. Peter and St. Paul in Rome

The Year of St. Paul: St. Luke's emphasis upon St. Paul's chains

The Year of St. Paul: St. Paul's Enlightened View of Women

The Year of St. Paul: The greatness of Paul's theology

The Year of St. Paul: A look at Paul's conversion

Downloads

Cardinal's Plenary Indulgence Letter

Cardinal's Plenary Indulgence Decree

Indulgences and our Spiritual Life

Cardinal's Pauline Year Letter

Pauline Series Flyer

Vatican

Pope Benedict speaks on the life of Saint Paul, August 27

Homily Opening the Year of St Paul

The Unity Initiated by Sts. Peter and Paul

Holy Father's announcement of the Pauline Year

Apostolic Penitentiary's decree on plenary indulgences

Catholic Agency

USCCB: Resources for the Year of Saint Paul

Catholic News Agency: Jubilee Year of St. Paul

RCL Benziger: The Pauline Year

American Catholic: Year of St. Paul

Books

St. Paul

The Apostle Paul and the Pauline Tradition

The Power of Images in Paul

Pauline Year: A Jubilee Year dedicated to St. Paul June 29, 2008 - June 29, 2009
Dialogue: The Year of St. Paul (0815) What's available during this Pauline Year in parishes, institutions, in your home, and on your PDA.	Listen
Fr. Jerome Murphy-O'Connor, renowned scholar-lecturer on St. Paul came to the Detroit archdiocese in September of 2008 to present "St. Paul, His Story." He appeared in conjunction with the 175th anniversary celebration of St. Paul on the Lake Church in Grosse Pointe Farms. Topics included the life and times of the Apostle to the Gentiles, his missionary activity, and his letters that form a significant portion of the New Testament. A question and answer session followed:
St. Paul, His Story - Part 1	Listen
St. Paul, His Story - Part 2	Listen
What were Paul's impressions of Jesus?	Listen
What are the differences between Pauline Christianity and Petrine Christianity?	Listen
What was Paul's sin?	Listen
Was Paul present at the stoning of St. Stephen?	Listen
What was Paul's relationship with the other apostles?	Listen
Is it true that St. Peter's remains were found under St. Peter's Basilica?	Listen
What was Paul's age when he began his ministry?	Listen
Which of Paul's letters were actually authored by Paul?	Listen
Where does the council of Jerusalem connect?	Listen
Did Jesus have "step-siblings?"	Listen
What inspired you to study St. Paul? Are there any archival materials from the Dead Sea Scrolls that are being translated?	Listen
What is it like to live in Jerusalem?	Listen

Updated June 25, 2009