Articles on this issue "architecture"
Here is a translation of John Paul II's prayer to Mary for peace in the world, which he recited at Piazza di Spagna in the evening, on the solemnity of her Immaculate Conception. * * * 1. …
read moreThe plan of the Hahn Helten architectural firm has been chosen to house the closing of the 20th World Youth Day, at the Hangelar de Sankt Agustin airport in Bonn. The architectural plan, …
read moreby Delia Gallagher The year is 1978. It is Monday, Oct. 16, 11:17 a.m. Standing in the throng of people in St. Peter's Square is Archangelo Paglialunga, a young Vatican journalist who watches …
read moreDuring Good Friday's Stations of the Cross, John Paul II presented the dead and risen Jesus Christ as the final answer and hope for mankind. An Iraqi Catholic family carried the cross between …
read moreHere is the text of the meditations for the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, in which John Paul II will participate at the Colosseum in Rome. The meditations were composed in 1976 by then …
read moreIn his 82nd year, John Paul II has come out with his first of poetry since becoming Pope. "Roman Triptych" was a fruit of his trip to Poland last summer. On March 7, ZENIT published a …
read moreJohn Paul II celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 22 infants, including, for the first time in his pontificate, triplets. Amid the cries of infants at a Mass in the …
read moreHere is a translation of the meditation John Paul II offered today, feast of the Immaculate Conception, before a statute of the Virgin Mary in Rome's Piazza di Spagna. * * * 1. "Ave Maria, …
read moreDuring a traditional homage for the feast of the Immaculate Conception, John Paul II entrusted to Mary's hands the peace of the world. "Pray, O Mother, for all of us. Pray for humanity that …
read moreJohn Paul II received New York Mets baseball catcher Mike Piazza who, overwhelmed, fell to his knees. The American ballplayer, whose family is of Sicilian origin, drew a broad smile from the …
read moreIn the following interview, Ursuline Sister Maria Grazia Piazza of the Sacred Heart of Mary, director of the Woman's Presence Center of Documentation and Study in Vincenza, Italy, comments on …
read moreAvvenire).- Post-Vatican II reform opened great possibilities for composers "so long as they enter into the spirit of the rite," says the director of the Sistine Chapel Choir. For the past 10 …
read moreAvvenire).- Post-Vatican II reform opened great possibilities for composers "so long as they enter into the spirit of the rite," says the director of the Sistine Chapel Choir. For the past 10 …
read moreAvvenire).- The "black legend" of Pope Pius XII's alleged complicity in the Nazis' extermination of Jews is totally unfounded, several intellectuals said at a book presentation. In no way did …
read moreMore than 12,000 youths assembled in the Colosseum from 92 countries and a range of religions renewed their commitment to build a future of peace. "It is necessary to invade the world with …
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