Express Gratitude for Role of Church in Saving Their Lives
By Jesús ColinaBenedict XVI received in audience a group of four Holocaust survivors who wanted to express their gratitude to the Church for saving their lives during World War II.
The visit, which took place after today’s general audience, was sponsored by the Pave the Way Foundation.
Gary [...]

Vatican Agency Discusses Aid to Eastern Churches
By Inmaculada Alvarez
The question regarding Christians in Iraq is whether they have a future there, or if it would be better to focus efforts on helping them relocate, says a Vatican aide.
Father Leon Lemmens, the secretary general of the Assembly of Societies for Aid to Eastern Churches, told Vatican [...]

Benedict XVI’s secretary of state arrived today in Belarus for an official visit to the former Soviet country.Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone was greeted at the airport in Minsk by Archbishop Martin Vidovich, the apostolic nuncio to Belarus, and bishops from the four Belarusian dioceses.
The cardinal said in a short speech that he was “pleased to be [...]

Quebec Congress Hears of Monks Slain in Algeria
The Eucharist is not a memory of the past; it is the real presence of Christ that explains the self-giving of martyrs, like that of the Trappist monks who died in Algeria just over 10 years ago, explained Cardinal Philippe Barbarin.
The archbishop of Lyons spoke Tuesday at the [...]

As European Union member states consider the quandary created by Ireland’s “no” vote to the Lisbon Treaty, the Holy See’s representative at the Council of Europe says it’s a sign that Europe needs to rediscover its roots.
Monsignor Aldo Giordano, named earlier this month as the permanent observer of the Holy See to the Council of [...]

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