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Pio Nono; Catholics and Cremation

February 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Life and Turbulent Times of Pius IX
By Elizabeth Lev It seems hard to believe that eight years have already passed since the 2000 Jubilee. For those in Rome the Holy Year remains memorable for many things, from the 25 million pilgrims to the ubiquitous presence of John Paul II exhorting people to sainthood in St. Peter’s [...]

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Holy Father Meets Clergy of Rome

February 7, 2008 | 2 Comments

This morning, in the Hall of Blessings in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, Benedict XVI celebrated his traditional Lenten meeting with the clergy of the diocese of Rome.

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All Threats to Life Must Be Resisted

February 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

  Benedict XVI has sent a Message to Archbishop Geraldo Lyrio Rocha of Mariana, president of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, for the start yesterday, Ash Wednesday, of the Fraternity Campaign traditionally promoted by the Brazilian Church during Lent. This year the campaign is dedicated to the theme: “Fraternity and defence of life”, [...]

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Prayer, the Main “Weapon” in the Fight against Evil

February 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

  At 5 p.m. yesterday, Ash Wednesday, in the basilica of Santa Sabina on Rome’s Aventine Hill, the Pope presided at a Eucharistic celebration during which the blessing and imposition of the ashes took place.
  The Mass was preceded by a moment of prayer in the nearby church of Sant’Anselmo, after which those present – [...]

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Simplicity

February 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

“One has only to have been to the site of St. Bruno’s chapel in mid-
winter, when it is covered with a thick mantle of snow, to be aware
that the supernatural fruitfulness of our Blessed Father [St. Bruno] is
not the outcome of sublime thoughts of a speculative nature but of the
very real and arduous life which [...]