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A Pew Research Center poll indicated one out of every ten Americans is an ex-Catholic. Add them up as if they were a church...
Saint John, Son of Zebedee
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Wednesday, 5 July 2006
John, son of Zebedee
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Let us dedicate our meeting today to remembering another very important member of...
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Handel’s Miraculous Messiah
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Once again on this third Sunday of Advent we encounter the figure...
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Music for Mary
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