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Unemployed on Pope’s Mind During Holidays
December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment
This Christmas, Benedict XVI will be thinking of those affected by the current economic crisis, and in particular for those who have lost their jobs.
The Pope said this today upon receiving in audience members of the Labor Office of the Apostolic See (ULSA), which will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its establishment by Pope John [...]
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Preacher: Give Birth to Christ This Christmas
December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The preacher of the Pontifical Household is urging the faithful to follow the example of Mary and give birth to Christ this Christmas. Not physically, of course, but spiritually.
Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa reflected today on giving birth to Christ in one’s heart during his third and last Advent sermon this year at the Vatican in [...]
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Pontiff Calls Sierra Leone a “Sign of Hope”
December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Benedict XVI called the end of political instability and conflict in Sierra Leone a “sign of hope” for Africa and the world.
The Pope said this Thursday upon receiving in audience Christian Sheka Kargbo, the new ambassador of Sierra Leone to the Holy See, referring to the civil war that broke out in the West African [...]
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Meet The Real Terrorists
December 19, 2008 | 1 Comment
The following is an e-mail I received from India:
Meet The Real Terrorists…
(they are still proudly walking free on the streets of India )
Today the whole world is talking about the terror attacks on India by Pakistani terrorists. Every TV channel in the world, every newspaper is filled with the heart-breaking stories [...]
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Solidarity with Those Affected by Labor Crisis
December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment
At noon today the Pope received members of the Labor Office of the Apostolic See (ULSA), which will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its establishment by John Paul II this coming 1 January.
The Holy Father highlighted “the unique task that this office is called to carry out in the formation of [...]



