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Missing Priest in Philippines Feared Kidnapped

January 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines, JAN. 9, 2007 – Father Lucio Bola, missing in the Philippines since Dec. 31, is feared to be kidnapped.
Father Bola, 46, disappeared from the island of Mindanao where he was home spending the Christmas holidays.
The priest of the congregation of the Missionaries of St. Charles, worked in their seminary in Cebu.
“We [...]

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Church Will Always Be Persecuted, Pope Says

January 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment

But the Cross Is a Blessing 
VATICAN CITY Today - The Church’s first martyr teaches that persecution will never be lacking in the history of the Church, Benedict XVI says.
The Pope made these comments during today’s general audience in Paul VI hall, which he dedicated to the figure of St. Stephen. The meditation is a continuation of [...]