Feb
11
Christ is the Answer to the Enigma of Suffering and Death
February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment
In the Vatican Basilica at 4.30 p.m. today, Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and the seventeenth World Day of the Sick, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, president of the Pontifical Council for Healthcare Ministry, celebrated Mass for the sick, and for pilgrims of UNITALSI (Italian National Union for Transport of the Sick to Lourdes and [...]
Feb
11
Faith, Hope and Charity: God’s Gift to the Baptised
February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment
In his general audience, held this morning in the Paul VI Hall, the Pope began a new series of catecheses dealing with the great writers of the Eastern and Western Church during the Middle Ages. The focus of his attention today was St. John Climacus, who was born in 575 and died some time after [...]
Feb
11
80th Anniversary of the Institution of Vatican City State
February 11, 2009 | 1 Comment
Today, 11 February, is the 80th anniversary of the institution of Vatican City State with the signing of the Lateran Pacts.



