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India Bishop Cancels Christmas Celebrations

December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Faced to increased security concerns leading up to national elections, Bishop Gerald Mathias of Lucknow has cancelled traditional Christmas festivities in his diocese.
Aid to the Church in Need reported that the bishop of the northern Indian diocese called off the activities that normally draw tens of thousands of people to the city, including an annual [...]

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Heavenly Mother Offered Joys and Tears of Faithful

December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The basket of roses Benedict XVI brought Our Lady on the feast of the Immaculate Conception represents both the good deeds and the difficulties that the faithful want to offer their heavenly Mother, he said.
The Pope made this comparison during his address Monday evening in Rome’s Piazza de Spagna during his visit to the image [...]

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Spirit of Lourdes Hits Streets of Rome

December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Mary is the mother who takes care of her sick children in any circumstance, says Benedict XVI’s secretary of state, encouraging the faithful to always turn their gaze toward her.
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone said this of Our Lady on Monday when he celebrated in the Basilica of St. Mary Major a Mass marking the end of [...]

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On the Immaculate Conception

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Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave Monday, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, before praying the Angelus with those gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
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Dear Brothers and Sisters:
The mystery of Mary’s Immaculate Conception, which we celebrated solemnly today, reminds us of two fundamental truths of our [...]

Dec

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Religious Freedom and Elimination of Human Trafficking

December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with States, participated recently in the sixteenth ministerial meeting of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). The event, attended by foreign ministers from the 56 members States of the OSCE, was held in Helsinki, Finland, on 4 and 5 December.
In his English-language [...]

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