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Month: August 2022

Pope’s Eight Ideas on Old Age and the Destiny of Human Life, Expressed during Wednesday’s General Audience

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“Let’s think of dialogue, of the alliance of the elderly and children, of the elderly with young people, and let’s not let this link be broken. May old people have the joy of talking, of expressing themselves with young people, and may young people seek out the elderly to draw from them the wisdom of life,” exhorted the Pontiff during his 17th catechesis on old age.

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“Pope’s Visit to Ukraine Continues in Negotiation,” Says Ukraine’s Ambassador to the Holy See. Bucha on the Agenda

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If a visit to Ukraine takes place, it is hoped that the Pope will go to Bucha, the city of the Russian massacre of Ukrainian civilians located close to the country’s capital.

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The “Eventful” Audience of the Pope: A Swiss Guard Fainted in Front of Him and a Child Interrupted His Catechesis

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Just a few minutes after the fright of the soldier’s fainting, another gasp of surprise was heard in the Hall, followed by applause: a child “circumvented” the Pope’s security, went up the stairs and stood next to him.

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The spirituality of the state fair: ‘When you celebrate humanity’

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Jerry Hammer can’t remember life without the Minnesota State Fair, which this year runs Aug. 25 to Sept. 5. The 67-year-old grew up in St. Paul a block from the fairgrounds, started working in the greenhouse at 15 and has been general manager for 25 years. “The fair is saturated in generations of good memories,” he said. “It’s tangible.”

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Catechesis promotes understanding of the Good Shepherd’s love

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Meggie Langlois admits that her involvement with Catechesis of the Good Shepherd started because she needed a break. When her oldest children were 4 and 5, she homeschooled her 5-year-old and felt overwhelmed and tired. She noticed what she called “the holy moms” sent their kids to Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. She had no idea what it was, but if moms she trusted in her homeschooling group sent their children there, she would do the same.  

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