Remember Man, That Thou Art Dust
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
Vatican Basilica
Ash Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Venerable Brethren,
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
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ANGELUS
St Peter’s Square, Sunday, 13 February 2011
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
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John Paul II at Lourdes
PILGRIMAGE
OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II
TO LOURDES ON THE OCCASION OF 150TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE PROMULGATION OF THE DOGMA
OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
HOMILY OF THE HOLY...
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