Volunteers watching over the relics of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati gently placed items from the faithful on top of his casket to make a third-class relic for visitors, during the …
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Msgr. Pegoraro has a medical degree from the University of Padua, Italy, and a moral theology degree from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
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“God has an idea of the saint you were meant to be,” Bishop Robert E. Barron said, and “a person of faith is to open your heart trustingly to that …
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Visitors in the square gave the pope several presents as he rode around in the open popemobile, such as two white cowboy hats and a small pizza box.
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“Jesus tells us you are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world,” Pope Leo said in English.
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“You don’t have to sell yourself,” the Jesuit said. “You just have to let yourself be moved by what dwells within you and offer a possible glimmer of light.”
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“Please, don’t let all of this remain just a memory, just some nice photos, just something from the past,” the pope said.
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“I hope that this will be an opportunity for each of you to encounter Christ, and to be strengthened by him in your faith.”
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He called for “negotiations aimed at securing a future of peace for all peoples, and for the rejection of anything that might jeopardize it.”
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“Their courage and tenacity bear heroic testimony to a faith that sees beyond what our eyes can see,” the pope said.
