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Benedict XVI to Depart for Northern Italy

July 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI will return to mountainous region of Trentino-Alto Adige in northern Italy for two weeks of vacation in the city of Bressanone, where he had often vacationed prior to his election to the papacy.
From this Monday until Aug. 11, the Pope will lodge in his usual room in the seminary of Bressanone, a city [...]

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Pope to Visit Italian President

July 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

 Benedict XVI will visit President Giorgio Napolitano at the Italian presidential palace in Rome this fall, announced the Vatican. A Vatican communiqué published Saturday confirmed that the Pope will visit the president Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron of Italy. The brief text explained that the Pontiff is returning the visit [...]

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Authority Implies Service

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Warns of Weaknesses in Consecrated Life
By Antonio Gaspari
An erroneous understanding of the concepts of freedom, obedience, fidelity, authority and spirituality have weakened the charism of consecrated life, says Cardinal Franc Rodé.
The prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life said this at the dicastery’s summer course for superiors of [...]

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On World Youth Day

July 27, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered today before reciting the midday Angelus with several thousand people gathered in the courtyard of the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo.* * *
Dear Brothers and Sisters!
On Monday I returned from Sydney, Australia, the site of the 23rd World Youth Day. I still have this [...]