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Chinese Perform Mozart for Pope Benedict XVI
On a day when Chinese musicians performed a work of Mozart at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI said that music expresses universal human sentiments. The Pope attended a concert in his honour on Wednesday wherein the Philharmonic Orchestra of China and the Choir of the Shanghai Opera House interpreted Mozart's Requiem. "Another high-quality musical performance sees us gathered once again in the ...»
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Fr. Michal Heller is Awarded the Prestigious Templeton Prize
Pope Benedict XVI has congratulated Father Michal Heller, 72, a Polish priest-cosmologist, and sent his good wishes for the award of the Templeton Prize in recognition of his out standing contribution to the dialogue between science and religion. The award will be conferred in London on May 7, 2008. In a letter written by Archbishop Fernando Filoni, Substitute for the General Affairs of the ...»
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Holy See Joins International Ozone Treaties
The Holy See joined its voice to international treaties aiming to protect the ozone layer. Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See, deposited the Instrument of Accession to the "Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer"; to the "Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer" and to its four Amendments ...»
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Holy Father expresses closeness with Myanmar’s cyclone victims
(May 6, 2008) Pope Benedict has expressed his closeness with the families of the dead and those hit by the devastating cyclone that tore through the Irrawaddy delta of Myanmar on Saturday. “Deeply saddened by news of the tragic aftermath of the recent cyclone, the Holy Father expresses his heartfelt sympathy,” said a message sent on the Pope’s behalf on Tuesday by Vatican ...»
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