VATICAN CITY, APR 18, 2007 (VIS) - Given below is the text of a telegram sent yesterday afternoon by Cardinal Secretary of State, Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B., in the Pope’s name, to Bishop Francis Xavier DiLorenzo of Richmond, U.S.A., for the killing of 32 people in a shooting incident at a technical institute in Virginia, U.S.A.
“Deeply […]

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VATICAN CITY, APR 16, 2007 (VIS) - Today, his 80th birthday, Benedict XVI dedicated the morning to audiences, during which he received a number of his fellow countrymen. At 1 p.m. he had lunch with members of the College of Cardinals in the Sala Ducale of the Vatican Apostolic Palace.
In the evening, in the Paul […]

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VATICAN CITY, APR 15, 2007 (VIS) - Today, the second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday, the Pope presided at a Eucharistic concelebration in St. Peter’s Square to mark his own 80th birthday which falls tomorrow, April 16. The event was attended by 50,000 people.
Concelebrating with the Pope were 60 cardinals, archbishops and bishops of […]

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Our prayers and thoughts are with students and faculty of Virginia Tech. But especially with all families of those who lost their loved ones . We hope and pray that God Lord will grant healing to all families and heavenly repose to those who have lost their lives.

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VATICAN CITY, APR 13, 2007 (via VIS) - “Jesus of Nazareth,” a book written by Benedict XVI will be on sale in Italian, German, and Polish bookshops from Monday, April 16, which is also the Pope’s 80th birthday. The volume, 448 pages long, is to be translated into 20 languages.
The Italian publishing house, Rizzoli, entrusted […]

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VATICAN CITY, APR 12, 2007 (VIS) - On April 10, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Holy See permanent observer to the United Nations in New York, delivered a statement before the 40th session of the Economic and Social Council’s Commission on Population and Development, which is considering the theme: “The changing age structures of populations and their […]

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VATICAN CITY, APR 12, 2007 (VIS) - The Holy See Press Office has released the program of the Pope’s forthcoming apostolic trip to Brazil, due to take place from May 9 to 14, for the occasion of the Fifth General Conference of the Episcopate of Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Holy Father will depart from […]

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VATICAN CITY, APR 10, 2007 (VIS) - The Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff today released a communique announcing that, at 10 a.m. on Sunday April 15, Divine Mercy Sunday, the Holy Father will preside at a Eucharistic celebration to mark his 80th birthday, which falls the following day, April 16.
Cardinals, archbishops and […]

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