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Pope tells young to build on their faith, share it with the world
Friday, 26 August 2011 00:00
Pope Benedict XVI saw that 1.4 million young people could be buffeted by gusty winds and drenched by a driving rain and still fall silently to their knees to adore the Eucharist.An unwavering 'Yes’ to faith
Tuesday, 16 August 2011 14:38
World Youth Day pilgrims begin 'days you will never forget.'
A cloudless blue sky turned to inky night as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims participated in the opening Mass for World Youth Day, celebrated by Madrid Cardinal Antonio Rouco Varela in the Plaza de Cibeles. News in Brief
Wednesday, 10 August 2011 14:23
Ex-soldiers indicted in Spain for deaths of Salvador Jesuits surrender
SAN SALVADOR (CNS) — Nine former soldiers in El Salvador's army have surrendered to authorities, three months after their indictment in Spain for the 1989 killings of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter during the country's 12-year civil war.
SAN SALVADOR (CNS) — Nine former soldiers in El Salvador's army have surrendered to authorities, three months after their indictment in Spain for the 1989 killings of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter during the country's 12-year civil war.
World Youth Day: Looking back and ahead to Madrid
Friday, 05 August 2011 08:57
World Youth Day 2011 will be held Aug. 16-21 in Madrid, the second time Spain has hosted the international gathering of youth since Pope John Paul II created the concept.Its origins, according to the official World Youth Day website (www.madrid11.com), developed from various celebrations dedicated to youth during the Jubilee of 1983-84, called the Holy Year of Redemption in memory of the death of Jesus Christ.
WYD pilgrims' task: Help pope revive faith in Spain
Friday, 05 August 2011 08:55
Pope Benedict XVI will visit Spain in late August, celebrating the youthfulness and vigor of Catholic faith in a country where the Catholic majority often seems to have little or no impact on modern public life.The primary focus on the pope's trip Aug. 18-21 will be on Catholic youths from around the globe participating in World Youth Day.
But Pope Benedict also will meet with Spain's royal family and with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, whose government has promoted several policies opposed by the church, including relaxing Spain's divorce laws, easing restrictions on abortion, legalizing same-sex marriage and allowing gay couples to adopt.
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