Address at the Fifth World Family Congress, Valencia (July 8, 2006)
Every three years the Pope takes part in the World Congress of Families to celebrate the divine gift of the family. Hundreds of thousands of families come from all over the world to pray, to dialogue, to exchange experiences, and to deepen in their understanding of the Christian family as the “domestic Church” and its important role in the work of evangelization. Included is the address given by Benedict XVI on July 8 and his homily on July 9 during the concluding Mass. The Fifth World Congress of Families was held in the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia.
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Pastoral Trips: Valencia, Kenya and Uganda, the United States and Canada, Lebanon
A synopsis of the trips undertaken by the Prelate during these six months to Valencia, Kenya, Uganda, the United States, Canada, and Lebanon. Also included is his address at the Inauguration of the Academic Year for the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome.
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"Grace in the spirituality of St. Josemaria Escriva," by Cardinal Leo Scheffczyk
Cardinal Leo Scheffczyk reflects on the decisive role of grace in the spiritual message of St. Josemaría Escrivá. Cardinal Scheffczyk was born on February 21,1920, in Beuthen, in the Archdiocese of Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland). He died in Munich, Germany, on December 8, 2005. A member of the Pontifical Roman Academy of Theology, he was made a cardinal on February 21, 2001.
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