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A Mass was celebrated this afternoon in Venice to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Pope John Paul I, Albino Luciani, who was patriarch of that city from 1969 to 1978. The pontificate of John Paul I, who became known as "the Smiling Pope", lasted only 33 days from August 26th to September 28th, 1978. The p...
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Here is a Vatican translation of the address Benedict XVI gave Oct. 8 after previewing the film about Pope John Paul I entitled "Pope Luciani, God's Smile." * * * Palazzo San Carlo Sunday, 8 …
read moreHere is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave Sunday afternoon, after watching the premiere of the film "Pope Luciani: The Smile of God." The film, produced by the Italian public …
read moreJohn Paul I passed into history as "the Pope of the smile" -- and Benedict XVI thinks he knows why. After watching a film on John Paul I on Sunday, Benedict XVI said that the secret of the …
read moreThe vice postulator of the cause for the beatification of Pope John Paul I announced that the diocesan phase of the process could end this year. The announcement, reported on Vatican Radio, …
read moreUnforgettable for all of us" is how Benedict XVI evoked the memory of his predecessor Pope John Paul I, on the 27th anniversary of his death. Benedict XVI spoke spontaneously at the end of …
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