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Papal Homily on Augustine’s Conversions

May 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment

“Passion for the Truth Truly Guided Him”
PASTORAL VISIT TO VIGEVANO AND PAVIA (ITALY)
EUCHARISTIC CONCELEBRATION
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
“Orti Borromaici” Esplanade, Pavia
Third Sunday of Easter, 22 April 2007
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Yesterday afternoon, I met the diocesan Community of Vigevano and the heart of my Pastoral Visit was the Eucharistic concelebration in Piazza Ducale; today, I [...]

May

15

Pope Encourages Defense of Europe’s Heritage

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Joins Leaders in Addressing Ecumenical Meeting
Benedict XVI encouraged representatives of European Christian movements to work toward safeguarding the “particular richness” of the continent — its faith.
The Pope said this in a message to the meeting Together for Europe 2007, sent on his behalf by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican secretary of state. The one-day meeting was [...]

May

15

Carmelites send an urgent prayer request

May 15, 2007 | 169 Comments

Their has been a rather urgent email from the Carmelites in Quito, Ecuador asking for prayers for one of their sisters.  If you remember last year The Friends of the Apostolate of the Lady of Good Success sent out an appeal for funds for medical treatments for 3 sisters.  One who had a septicemia, one [...]

May

15

Safeguarding Europe’s Christian Heritage

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(VIS) – Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. has sent a message in the Pope’s name to more than 250 Christian movements and communities which, on Saturday May 12, celebrated the event “Together for Europe 2007″ in the German city of Stuttgart.
In the message, published in German, English, French and Italian, the cardinal points [...]

May

15

Blessed Giles of Portugal

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Friar & Priest
Blessed Giles was born at Vouzella, near Coimbra, Portugal, about the year 1184. Although destined for a church career by his father, Giles was more attracted by medicine, which he studied and taught at Paris. According to tradition he was converted from a dissolute life through the intervention of the Blessed Virgin. He [...]

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