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by Prof Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research: You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone. — Al Capone
The Vatican conclave has elected Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis I Who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio? In 1973, he had been appointed “Provincial” of Argentina for the Society of Jesus. In this capacity, Bergoglio was the highest ranking Jesuit in Argentina during the military dictatorship [...] Pope Benedict XVI is to resign at the end of this month after nearly eight years as the head of the Catholic Church, saying he is too old to continue at the age of 85. The unexpected development – the first papal resignation in nearly 600 years – surprised governments, Vatican-watchers and even his closest aides. The then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger became Pope after John Paul II’s death. The Vatican says it [...] Pope Benedict marks two milestones this week and while his health appears stable, signs of frailty have again prompted speculation over whether he will be the first pontiff in seven centuries to resign. Benedict, one of the oldest popes in history, turns 85 on Monday, and on Thursday he marks the seventh anniversary of his election as successor to the immensely popular John Paul II. Speaking to pilgrims and tourists in St [...] From FT:
An email arrived on Tuesday from Havana. It was from a priest, asking me to “pray for him during the Pope’s visit”. That may seem a curious request: thousands of prayers will be said during Pope Benedict XVI’s three day trip to the island, so what difference one more? Yet his simple petition was penetrating. It went to the heart of Cuban disquiet. It is remarkable that the 84-year old [...] MANILA, Philippines – Catholics worldwide celebrated the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II on Sunday, with the faithful jamming churches to pray, cherishing his mementoes and witnessing on TV screens the Vatican ceremony that brought him one step closer to possible sainthood. From Mexico to Australia, bells pealed in churches and cathedrals and people erupted in applause and tears to celebrate after Pope [...] Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI marked the holiest night of the year for Christians by stressing that humanity isn’t a random product of evolution. Benedict emphasized the Biblical account of creation in his Easter Vigil homily Saturday, saying it was wrong to think at some point “in some tiny corner of the cosmos there evolved randomly some species of living being capable of reasoning and [...] VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI marked the holiest night of the year for Christians by stressing that humanity isn’t a random product of evolution. Benedict emphasized the Biblical account of creation in his Easter Vigil homily Saturday, saying it was wrong to think at some point “in some tiny corner of the cosmos there evolved randomly some species of living being capable of reasoning and [...] |
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