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Saint Peter of Verona

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Friar, Priest, & Martyr
Saint Peter was born at Verona, Italy, around 1205 of Manichean parents. While a student at Bologna, he entered the Order of Preachers, receiving the habit from the hands of Saint Dominic. Full of zeal for the purity of the faith he preached the word of God and brought many people back […]

Jun

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Tridentine Mass Document Coming Soon

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Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone says the waiting is nearly over for the much-discussed papal document that will reportedly liberalize the use of the Tridentine Mass. The Vatican secretary of state said this in an interview with the Catholic newspaper Avvenire on Sunday. “I believe that we will not have to wait much longer for its publication,” […]

Jun

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Benedict XVI Addresses Futrue Holy See Representatives

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Benedict XVI told future Holy See diplomats that their main priority is forming an intimate relationship with Christ.
The Pope said this on Saturday when he received in audience students and educators from the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.
“In effect, dear alumni, the more you seek the face of Christ the better you will be able to serve […]

Jun

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Benedict XVI Mourns Clerics Slain in Iraq

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Chaldean Patriarch Denounces “Shameful Crime”
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone sent a telegram of condolence in Benedict XVI’s name, remembering the priest and three deacons murdered Sunday in Iraq.
The priest was killed in front of the Church of the Holy Spirit after saying Sunday Mass.
According to Reuters, police said that gunmen stopped the priest’s car, dragged him and […]

Jun

4

Church to Proclaim 2 Saints, 320 Blessed

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127 Are Martyrs From the Spanish Civil War
Benedict XVI authorized the promulgation of the decrees that clear the way for two canonizations and 320 beatifications. The Vatican made the announcement Friday after the Pope received in audience Cardinal José Saraiva Martins, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes.
The Holy Father approved the decrees that allow […]

Jun

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Benedict XVI Canonizes 4 Saints

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Calls Them Trinity’s “Masterpieces”
Benedict XVI canonized three priests and one woman religious, and urged the faithful to make their lives, like the saints did, “a song of praise” to the Trinity.
The persistent rain that fell this morning in Rome did not discourage the tens of thousands who filled St. Peter’s Square for the canonization of […]

Jun

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Priest and Three Deacons Slain in Mosul

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A Chaldean priest and three deacons were shot and killed after Sunday Mass in front of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Mosul. Asia News identified the priest as Father Ragheed Ganni, 34, the pastor of Holy Spirit, located in the Nur district of the northern Iraqi city.
Sources told Asia News that the bodies […]