Pius XII
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As an illegitimate son, he represents reconciliation because with joy and peace he embraced his mixed black and white heritage, and he held no grudge over his abandonment. He displayed his father’s religious inclination, and for this reason Pope Pius XII proclaimed him Patron Saint of Social Justice.
UMD event perpetuates unfair view of Pope Pius XII
nothing more than hate speech against Pope Pius XII and Catholics.More quotes »
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Avoid hiccups by trying these unproven remedies
Pope Pius XII had them. Animals get them and so do children. Even a fetus can rat-a-tat-tat them. We’re talking hiccups, involuntary spasms of your diaphragm (the muscle at the base of your lungs that rises and falls as you breathe) that trigger sudden c from The Record Read more »
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Vatican Bank chief dismissed
The Vatican bank, founded in 1942 by Pope Pius XII, has been in the spotlight since September 2010 when Italian investigators froze ?23 million of its funds in Italian banks after opening an investigation into possible money-laundering. The president of from Irish Times Read more »
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Your Sunday Sermon Notes & POLL: Which feast/day?
Openness to God’s will and Gifts of the Holy Spirit. New Novus Ordo parish with more families with young kids and some active young adults, overall attending mass. 5pm Saturday Mass, Novus Ordo. Population at Mass: Mostly elders, but a couple of families from What Does the Prayer Really Say Read more »
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A question about Scriptural Inerrancy
So I had googled the heck out the Pope Pius XII "polygenism" thing a while back, and today at my local Frassati chapter meeting some old guy showed up and wanted to argue against the Church on every point that his Jesuit education had taught him to argue from National Catholic Register Read more »
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St. Ignatius of Laconi
St. Ignatius of Laconi was a Capuchin Friar. He was born in 1701 and died in 1781. He was canonized 1951 by Pius XII. Born the second of seven children in a poor farming family, Francis Ignatius Vincent Peis was so named because his safe delivery through from Catholic News Agency Read more »
