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Promoting a New World Order Worthy of the Human Being

January 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment

VIS-Press releasesAt noon today, shortly after celebrating Mass in the Vatican Basilica, Benedict XVI addressed the pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray the Angelus.
The Pope wished a happy New Year to all present and to those who were following the Angelus on radio or television, assuring them that “with the [...]

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The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God

January 1, 2009 | 3 Comments

This feast, closely connected to the feast of Christmas, is the most important and oldest of the major feasts of Mary. It is based on the source of her privileges: her motherhood. Jesus Christ, God’s Son ” born of a woman,” (Galatians 4,4) came to deliver us from sin and make [...]

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Benedict XVI’s Prayer Intentions for January

January 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Pope Benedict XVI’s general prayer intention for January is: “That the family may become more and more a place of training in charity, personal growth and transmission of the faith”.
His mission intention is: “That the different Christian confessions, aware of the need for a new evangelization in this period of profound [...]