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Sister Faustina’s Confessor Remembered

September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI remembered the priest who was instrumental in helping St. Faustina Kowalska write her diary and communicate to the world her spiritual experiences.
In greeting Polish pilgrims today after praying the Angelus with the crowds gathered in the courtyard of the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, the Pope turned his thoughts to the faithful [...]

Sep

28

Benedict XVI to Return to Vatican

September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI will return to the Vatican this week, concluding his stay at the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo.
The Pope made this announcement after praying the Angelus with the crowds gathered in the courtyard of the apostolic palace in the Italian town, located just 19 miles to the south of Rome.
“Summer has come to [...]

Sep

28

Can’t the World Do More for the Poor?

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If huge steps can be taken to save the most developed economies from crisis, why can’t more be done for poorer countries, asks a Vatican spokesman.
Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, posed this question as he analyzed the urgent needs of the global economy on the last episode of the weekly [...]

Sep

28

Bishop Calls on Catholics to Stop Dozing

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Urges Laity to Get Involved in Politics
By Antonio Gaspari
Catholics need to wake up when it comes to politics, and stop leaving “God in the pew,” says a Vatican aide.
Bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, said this today when he addressed a conference organized by Retinopera, a network of Italian [...]

Sep

28

On John Paul I

September 28, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave before praying the Angelus with the crowds gathered in the courtyard of the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo.
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Dear Brothers and Sisters!
Today the liturgy proposes to us the Gospel parable of the two sons whom the father sent out to work in his [...]

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