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Benedict XVI: No Suffering, No Love – Reflects on True Message of Lourdes

September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The lesson many learn when they visit the Marian shrine in Lourdes, which is a school of faith, hope and charity, is that true love implies suffering, says Benedict XVI.
The Pope said this today at the weekly general audience in Paul VI Hall when he gave summarized his trip last weekend to Paris and Lourdes. [...]

Sep

17

French Cardinal: Time Is Right for a New Secularism

September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Notes Religious History of Europe, Anti-Catholicism
By Anita Bourdin
The religious history of Europe calls for the “open secularism” that Benedict XVI promoted in his visit to France, says the archbishop of Paris.
Cardinal André Vingt-Trois affirmed this Sunday in Lourdes during a meeting with journalists. The Pope was in France from Friday through Monday, stopping in Paris [...]

Sep

17

Anti-Christian Violence in India Not Waning

September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Cardinal Calls for Respect of Constitution
By Inmaculada Álvarez
An Indian cardinal is decrying a lack of respect among religious fundamentalists for minorities’ Constitutional rights.
Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil, president of the Indian episcopal conference, spoke out against a wave of attacks against Christians by Hindu fundamentalists, which began in the state of Orissa last month, but has now [...]

Sep

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Nearly Half a Million Visit Holy See Water Expo

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Nearly a half million visitors passed through the Holy See’s pavilion at the international exposition on “Water and Sustainable Development” that closed this week in Spain.
The Expo Zaragoza 2008 opened in June, bringing some 130 participants from various countries, autonomous communities and businesses to demonstrate their proposals in relation to water and sustainable development.
The Holy [...]

Sep

17

On the Message of Lourdes

September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today at the general audience held in the Paul VI Hall, during which he evaluated his Sept. 12-15 apostolic trip to Paris and Lourdes.
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
 
Today’s meeting gives me the opportunity to review again the moments of the pastoral visit that I [...]

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