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Retreatants Hear of Guises of the Antichrist

March 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Preacher Draws On Work of V.S. Solovyov
The Antichrist is the reduction of Christianity to an ideology, instead of a personal encounter with the Savior, says the cardinal directing the retreat which Benedict XVI is attending.
Cardinal Giacomo Biffi, retired archbishop of Bologna, delivered that message during a meditation Tuesday, drawing on the work of Russian philosopher […]

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Pope Benedict to meet President of Russia

March 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Pope Benedict XVI March 13, in what will be the first meeting between the two leaders.
Holy See vice director of the press office Father Ciro Benedettini confirmed the meeting, which is scheduled to take place within the framework the Russia’s chief executive’s state visit to Italy.
It will be Putin’s […]