THE POPE AT ANGELUS: THINKING OF THE SICK, "ESPECIALLY THE LONELY, POOR AND DESERTED ONES"

Thinking of the sick, "especially those who, everywhere in the world, as well as being in poor health, are also lonely, poor and outcast". This was done yesterday mornining by Pope Benedict XVI before the Marian prayer. Yesterday, which was the liturgical commemoration of the Blessed Virgin of Lourdes, the Church celebrated the World Day […]

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PAPA ALL’ANGELUS: UN AUGURIO PER LE OLIMPIADI DI TORINO, "SIANO ALL’INSEGNA DELLA FRATERNITÀ", E PER RADIO VATICANA

Al termine dell’Angelus, il Papa ha rivolto un saluto agli organizzatori e agli atleti che partecipano a Torino alle Olimpiadi invernali. "Da due giorni – ha detto Benedetto XVI – si è aperta a Torino la XX edizione dei Giochi Olimpici Invernali. Rivolgo il mio cordiale saluto agli organizzatori, ai responsabili del Comitato Olimpico Internazionale […]

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PAPA ALL’ANGELUS: UN PENSIERO AI MALATI, "SPECIALMENTE A QUELLI SOLI, POVERI E ABBANDONATI"

Un pensiero ai malati, "specialmente quelli che, in ogni parte del mondo, oltre alla mancanza della salute, soffrono anche la solitudine, la miseria e l’emarginazione". Lo ha rivolto ieri mattina papa Benedetto XVI prima della preghiera mariana. Ieri, memoria liturgica della Beata Vergine di Lourdes, la Chiesa ha celebrato la Giornata Mondiale del Malato, che […]

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A good strategy” “

To those who don’t believe in the Lisbon Strategy, the President of the European Commission has sent an unequivocal message: “Ten years ago who would have dreamt that Ireland would become one of the most prosperous States in the European Union or that productivity in Poland would have overtaken that of South Korea? We can […]

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Big and small” “

The real problem of Europe consists not of the fact of “not being a big civil or military power”, but “its lack of leadership. Ever since the Maastricht Treaty, Europe has been idle and proceeds by inertia” and, “in contrast to America, it’s not a State” and “does not possess a strategic view of its […]

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It’s not a safe haven” “

A mosaic of experiences “that reflect local colours” and that are enriched thanks to the dialogue and “friendships forged” in the various European meetings that have been held every two years since 1968: that’s how JEAN-PIERRE DE MEULDER , national delegate for the catechumenate in Belgium and member of the European Equipe of the Catechumenate, […]

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Germany: future of the family” “

Over 120 representatives of the Church, politics and associations participated in a discussion forum on the family in Berlin on 7 February. Under the title “The future begins here – prospects for marriage and the family”, the forum was organized by the chairman of the Commission of the German Bishops’ Conference for marriage and the […]

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Austria: love letters to God for St. Valentine” “

An unusual event has been organized by the archdiocese of Vienna for St. Valentine’s Day: over 50,000 “love letters to God” will be delivered by over 150 messengers of St. Valentine in the Austrian capital, including underground stations and hospitals, beginning at six in the morning. “On the day of love”, declared the director of […]

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Switzerland: right to freedom and mutual respect” “

“Each religion has a right to respect” but is also called to “respect others” in turn, according to the “golden rule” of interfaith dialogue that affirms: “Don’t do to others what you wouldn’t wish done to yourself”, writes Monsignor Pierre Bücher, chairman of the work group “Islam” of the Swiss Bishops’ Conference in a statement. […]

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France: solidarity of the bishops with farmers” “

The bishops of the Languedoc-Roussillon region have expressed their solidarity with winegrowers in the area in view of the demonstrations planned for the coming days in the main cities of the Region. “The anxiety and suffering they express cannot leave us indifferent”, write the bishops of Montpellier, Mende, Perpignan, Carcassonne and Nimes, in a message […]

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