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St. Gregory the Great
Coming events cast their shadows before: Gregory was the prefect of Rome before he was 30. After five years in office he resigned, founded six monasteries on his Sicilian estate and became a Benedictine monk in his own home at Rome.
Ordained a priest, he became one of the pope's seven deacons, ...
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Church is depending on youth, writes Benedict XVI in WYD 2011 message
Vatican City, Sep 3, 2010 / 07:14 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Drawing on the metaphor of a plant that grows firm on a foundation of strong roots, Pope Benedict XVI asked youth in his message for World Youth Day 2011 to strengthen their faith to counter the influence of secular society. The presence of youth, he wrote, "renews, rejuvenates and gives new energy to the Church."
Sistine Chapel has too many visitors, warns Vatican Museums director
Vatican City, Sep 3, 2010 / 03:17 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Twenty thousand visitors a day are taking their toll on Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel masterpieces. At the conclusion of a summer project to remove four years of dust from the Sistine Chapel's famed walls and ceiling, the director of the Vatican Museums cautioned that "excessive" traffic without sufficient counter-measures spells bad news for future viewers.
Recently retired Vatican secretary promises to continue defending immigrant rights
Vatican City, Sep 2, 2010 / 08:09 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, the Vatican's former secretary of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant People, has promised to continue voicing his opinions on the rights of immigrants, though he recently stepped down from the Vatican post.
Pope and Israeli president hope for peace in Holy Land
Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Sep 2, 2010 / 07:40 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As the Palestinian and Israeli governments seek an agreement in Washington D.C., the Israeli president and Pope Benedict XVI hoped for "lasting peace" on Thursday. The Pope was recognized by the Nobel Prize-winning Israeli leader Shimon Peres during a meeting between the two as the "Shepherd" leading to the "the fields of peace."
Archbishop Koch pledges unity with Pope as he assumes new Vatican post
Vatican City, Sep 1, 2010 / 08:44 pm (CNA).- The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity is not an entity independent from the Pope, its new president confirmed on Wednesday. Archbishop Kurt Koch spoke with L'Osservatore Romano newspaper about some of the highlights from his meetings with the Pope this past week.
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