Articles on this issue "feast"
Here is a message signed by Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran and Fr. Miguel Angel Ayuso Guixot, respectively president and secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, addressed …
read moreHere is a translation of Benedict XVI\'s address at today\'s general audience, on the feast of the Chair of St. Peter. * * * Dear Brothers and Sisters! The Latin liturgy celebrates today the …
read moreBenedict XVI proposed a holiday program which predisposes the heart "to receive more easily … the light of Truth and practice it in freedom and love." The Pope delivered that message today …
read moreWednesday's solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul will be a feast of "the unity and catholicity of the Church," says Benedict XVI. The Pope explained that the significance of this feast will be …
read moreBenedict XVI appealed for worthy conditions of work, in particular for young people, in his first Regina Caeli address from his new residence. Addressing the 50,000 people crowding St. Peter's …
read moreJohn Paul II will give the pallium this Tuesday, solemnity of the Apostles Peter and Paul, to 44 metropolitan archbishops in St. Peter's Square. The pallium, a white woolen band, embroidered …
read moreHere is a translation of the address John Paul II delivered today before praying the midday Regina Caeli with the crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square. The address was given in Italian. * * * …
read moreHere is a translation of the address John Paul II gave today at the general audience, which he dedicated to comment on the meaning of Thursday's solemnity of the Annunciation. * * * 1. …
read moreBy Delia Gallagher Monday was the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. It is a national holiday in Italy and an important day for Romans who get to see their bishop, the Pope, crown the …
read moreJohn Paul II proposed to young people today that they dedicate part of their holidays to solidarity. The Holy Father expressed this wish at the end of his meeting with pilgrims attending the …
read moreJohn Paul II enjoyed his first car ride during his holiday at the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo. The Pope left the residence about 30 kilometers (18 miles) south of Rome in the …
read moreThe Holy See thanked the Israeli government for putting a stop to the construction of a mosque next to the Basilica of the Annunciation, in Nazareth. The Jerusalem Post reported that Vatican …
read moreJohn Paul II says that summer vacation is a good time to rediscover the authentic values of the spirit. "Numerous occupations and the accelerated speed of life at times make it difficult to …
read moreThe Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople says that theological dialogue between Orthodox and Catholics can go forward because of the "bond of peace and love" that is in place. In a letter to …
read moreHere is a translation of the address John Paul II gave today, before reciting the Angelus with several thousand pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square. * * * Dear Brothers and Sisters! 1. We …
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