Cardinal Bertone Celebrates Dedication Mass
The newly dedicated chapel in the Palace of the Governorate of Vatican City calls for the sanctification of families by offering the example of the Holy Family.
This is explained by the decree of dedication, signed by the archpriest of St. Peter’s and vicar general of the Pope for Vatican City, Archbishop [...]

Here is a Vatican translation of Benedict XVI’s address to the youth gathered in Loreto, Italy, on Sept. 1, for a prayer vigil.
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PASTORAL VISIT
OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
TO LORETO
ON THE OCCASION OF THE AGORÀ
OF ITALIAN YOUTH
PRAYER VIGIL WITH YOUNG PEOPLE
Plain of Montorso
Saturday, 1 September 2007
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
Dear young people who [...]

O Blessed Trinity
We thank You for having graced the Church
with Pope John Paul II
and for allowing the tenderness of your Fatherly care,
the glory of the cross of Christ,
and the splendor of the Holy Spirit,
to shine through him.
Trusting fully in Your infinite mercy
and in the maternal intercession of Mary,
he has given us a living image of [...]

The president of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei will celebrate a pontifical high Mass as Benedict XVI’s letter “Summorum Pontificum” takes effect. Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos will join with Archbishop Gianni Danzi of Loreto in celebrating the Mass in the Basilica of the Holy House on Friday, the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, [...]

Report Details Findings From 12-Day Trip to Mideast
Since the United States is the leader of the coalition forces in Iraq, it should also lead the humanitarian response to the plight of the refugees, say the U.S. bishops.
The U.S. bishops’ conference released a 31-page report Monday, urging the government to increase assistance offered to Iraqi refugees [...]

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