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They built themselves a small thatched hut, raised two children, and settled down to the rural life of farmers – the man tilled the fields, and every now and then would go out...

January 30 2009 | by


The lives of the saints afford plenty of episodes, called ‘allegories’, illustrating this noble sentiment. One need but think of Saint Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio, or...

December 23 2008 | by


Perhaps these are the same questions that the shepherds asked themselves when, having been given the news by an angel, they went, full of excitement and hope, to the stable in...

December 01 2008 | by


In this way, our gratitude and affection will become a prayer of suffrage for them so that the Lord, after their purification from the inevitable sinfulness which the human condition...

October 17 2008 | by


This hostility in the state of Orissa followed two months of clashes between Hindus and Muslims over the disputed territory of Jammu-Kashmir, and mass protests over farmer’s...

September 29 2008 | by


The organisers are expecting an attendance of about 200,000 people for the Mass he is celebrating in Paris on Saturday, 13 September, at 10 am. Even greater numbers are expected at...

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