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Pope Recalls Stephen, Asks Liberation of Those Sequestered
December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
At noon today, on the Feast of St. Stephen, Protomartyr, the Holy Father appeared at the widow of his study to pray the Angelus with thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
In the account of the martyrdom of St. Stephen, the Pope said, there is a detail that “during this Pauline [...]
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Pope Speaks Up for Abused Children
December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Reflecting on the mystery of the birth of the Christ Child, Benedict XVI called for taking greater care of all children, especially those who suffer and are most in need.
The Pope said this during the homily he gave at Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica in which he first offered a [...]



