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Blessed Piergiorgio Frassat

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Benedict XVI offered the example of Blessed Piergiorgio Frassat, a student and sportsman who died at age 24. At the end of today’s general audience, the Pope greeted young people, the sick and newlyweds. He spoke to them about the Italian youth, who was a member of Catholic Action. The liturgical memorial of Blessed Piergiorgio [...]

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Pope Invites Young People to Sydney

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Says He Is Eagerly Anticipating World Youth Day
Benedict XVI is encouraging young people to prepare well for the World Youth Day to be held next July in Australia.
The Pope concluded today’s general audience with a special exhortation to young people, telling them that the youth gathering will be a spiritual renewal that will benefit all [...]

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Pontifical Acts July 4, 2007

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The Holy Father:
- Appointed Fr. Emmanuel Kanyama of the clergy of the diocese of Dedza, Malawi, pastor and professor in the philosophical seminary of Kachebere, as bishop of Dedza (area 4,250, population 1,562,386, Catholics 449,632, priests 37, religious 108). The bishop-elect was born in Dedza in 1962 and ordained a priest in 1990.
- Accepted the [...]

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Independence Day for the U.S.A.

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Today is celebrated Independence Day in the U.S.A., a national holiday, to honor the freedom, liberty and in commemoration of the adoption of The Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Meditation of the Day
Religion and the Republic
For when it pleased God to institute a religion here on earth he surely did not intend that it should remain hidden in darkness [...]

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On Saint Basil

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“He Shows Us How to Be Real Christians”
Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered today at the general audience. The audience took place in two phases: The Pope first greeted a crowd in St. Peter’s Basilica. Then he went to a packed Paul VI Hall, where he delivered the catechesis. The reflection [...]

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