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VATICAN Pope: “Do not be afraid, Jesus defeated evil,” Mary tells people of our timesIn his tribute to the statue of the Immaculata in Piazza di Spagna, Benedict XVI outlines the city’s problems: the evil told and amplified by the media, the indifference and lack of respect for people, the lack of responsibility that makes us spectators of evil. Mary’s presence means Jesus has defeated evil and “makes us hope even in the humanly most difficult situations.” The Pope thanks all those who respond to evil doing good rather complaining or recriminating.
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08/12/2008 VATICAN Pope: Immaculate Mary, reflection of the Beauty that saves the world On the feast of the Virgin, Benedict XVI also recalls "the overwhelming evidence" of original sin and evil in society and in ourselves. In the afternoon, the pope goes to Piazza di Spagna to honor the statue of Mary, "mother of all the redeemed." 08/12/2016 18:16:00 VATICAN Pope’s prayer for the Immaculate in Piazza di Spagna In homage to Mary in Piazza di Spagna, Pope Francis ideally brings the entire city of Rome and the world. He calls for an “immaculate heart” to love without" masks and ruses”. He asserts the certainty of grace that wins over "discouragement". Afterwards, he visited S. Maria Maggiore. 08/12/2006 VATICAN Pope: Mary, Show Yourself Mother for Rome, Europe and the World In the annual tribute to the statue of Our Lady in Rome’s Piazza di Spagna, Benedict XVI entrusts to Mary Europe’s Christian roots, the marginalised and the excluded in a world where man is sacrificed “to other purposes and interests.” Every “Yes” to God is a “No” to selfishness, violence and the power of evil. Here is the full text of the Pope’s meditation. 08/12/2016 14:14:00 VATICAN Pope: God comes to dwell among us by means of a great Yes, that of Mary On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis compares man’s ‘No’ before God to Mary’s ‘great Yes", "the most important in history”. We are "experts in half Yeses" or ‘missed Yeses’. He also mentioned the victims of the earthquake in Aceh (Indonesia), and invited the faithful to attend the homage to Mary in Piazza di Spagna this afternoon. The pope will also visit S. Maria Maggiore. 08/12/2004 VATICAN Pope commends Iraq and the world to the Immaculate's protection Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, the Pope spoke about the attacks in Mosul calling for 'reconciliation and peace' in Iraq. In the morning, he presided over the Eucharistic celebration in St Peter's. |
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