Pope Benedict and Robert Bellarmine
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
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Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Saint Robert Bellarmine
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
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BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
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Saint Gregory the Great (1)
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Last Wednesday I spoke of a Father of the Church little known...
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