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Holy Father Extols the Late Cardinal Gifts

January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The Holy Father has sent a telegram to His Beatitude Antonios Naguib, Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts, Egypt, for the death of Cardinal Stephanos II Ghattas, C.M., patriarch emeritus. The cardinal died in Cairo, Egypt, yesterday at the age of 89.
In his telegram Benedict XVI mentions his “union in prayer with [...]

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Pope Recalls the Sixth World Meeting of Families

January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment

At the end of today’s general audience, the Pope addressed some remarks to Spanish speaking pilgrims inviting them, with reference to the recently-concluded Sixth World Meeting of Families, to “give thanks to God for that important event, and accompany with your prayers the preparations for the next meeting, to be held [...]

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Work and Pray for Christian Unity

January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment

In today’s general audience, held this morning in the Paul VI Hall, the Pope recalled how the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity began last Sunday, inspired this year by the words of the Prophet Ezekiel: “That they may become one in your hand”.
“Full unity, for which the Lord prayed and for [...]

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Telegram from Holy Father to President Barrack Obama

January 21, 2009 | 1 Comment

Made public yesterday afternoon was a telegram from Benedict XVI to Barack Obama, congratulating him on his inauguration as forty-fourth president of the United States of America.
In the English-language telegram the Holy Father offers his “cordial good wishes, together with the assurance of my prayers that Almighty God will grant you [...]