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Letters of Credence of New French Ambassador

January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment

This morning in the Vatican, the Holy Father received the Letters of Credence of Stanislas Lefebvre de Laboulaye, the new French ambassador to the Holy See.
Opening his address, the Pope expressed his happiness and gratitude at having been able to make a pilgrimage to the French shrine of Lourdes in September 2008, for the 150th [...]

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Programme of Pope’s Apostolic Trip to Cameroon, Angola

January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The programme of Benedict XVI’s forthcoming apostolic trip to Cameroon and Angola from 17 to 23 March was made public today.
The Pope will depart from Rome’s Fiumicino airport at 10 a.m. on Tuesday 17 March, arriving at 4 p.m. in Yaounde, Cameroon, where he will be greeted by the authorities.
On Wednesday [...]

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Message from Pope for End of Jubilee Year of Tarragona

January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The Holy Father sent a Message to Archbishop Jaume Pujol Balcells of Tarragona, Spain, for the conclusion yesterday, 25 January, of the archdiocese’s Jubilee year marking the 1750th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Fructuosus, bishop and patron of the city, and of his deacons St. Augurius and St. Eulogius.
“The commemoration [...]