Pope Visits Quake Victims
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 8:14 AM
Pope Benedict XVI talks with a firefighter as he visits a collapsed dorm at the University of L'Aquila in L'Aquila, Italy. (CNS/Reuters)
BBC News has posted a slideshow here of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit today to Italy’s earthquake-damaged Abruzzo region.
An April 6 earthquake there killed nearly 300 people and caused massive damage throughout the region.
Speaking at a tent town where some residents of the community of Onna are now living, the Pope “read a haunting prayer asking God to hear the palpable cry of pain in the... READ MORE
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Faith Amid the Rubble
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, April 20, 2009 10:00 AM
A fireman kisses a statue of Mary recovered from a church in Paganica, Italy. (CNS/Reuters)
The Vatican has announced Pope Benedict XVI will visit the Italy’s earthquake-battered Abruzzo region April 28.
By his presence, the Pope will manifest the Church’s solidarity with the Italian families and communities that have suffered death, injury and the loss of homes and jobs due to the April 6 earthquake.
But amidst the devastation, there have been rays of light and hope. We reported... READ MORE
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Holy Week Earthquake Miracle
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, April 13, 2009 12:09 PM
A crucifix hangs amid rubble of a destroyed house after the April 6 earthquake in Italy. (CNS/Reuters)
This is the third instalment of our Easter Monday triumvirate of life-affirming posts.
It’s an account, published last week by The Times of London, of how an Italian doctor was led mysteriously to the precise place where his 20-year-old son lay trapped alive following last week’s devastating earthquake in Italy.
The article, “Divine intervention helped Antonello Colangeli find his son,”... READ MORE
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Chrism Oils to L’Aquila
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, April 09, 2009 9:07 AM
Benedict breathes into chrism oil at today's Holy Thursday chrism Mass. (CNS/Reuters)
Pope Benedict XVI has donated some of the chrism oil he blessed today to the earthquake-devastated Italian Archdiocese of L’Aquila.
“Because of the very serious damage caused by the earthquake, our dear brother, Archbishop Giuseppe Molinari, will not be able to gather with his priests to celebrate the chrism Mass,” the Pope said during the chrism Mass he celebrated this morning at St.... READ MORE
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Pope: I'll Visit Quake Survivors
Posted by Edward Pentin
Wednesday, April 08, 2009 10:56 AM
Rescue workers stand April 7 in the debris of a destroyed house in the town of Onna, Italy. (CNS/Reuters)
Pope Benedict XVI has called Archbishop Giuseppe Molinari of L’Aquila to say he plans to visit the earthquake-ravaged region at a time when his visit won’t hamper the rescue operations.
At today’s general audience at the Vatican, the Pope said: “I renew my spiritual closeness to the beloved community of L’Aquila and other counties hardest hit by violent seismic phenomenon of recent days, which... READ MORE
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Celestine’s Basilica Battered
Posted by Edward Pentin
Tuesday, April 07, 2009 8:12 AM
Santa Maria di Collemaggio's Holy Door. (abruzzoheritage.com)
One of the Italy’s most famous basilicas, Santa Maria di Collemaggio, was very badly damaged in yesterday’s earthquake in Italy.
Founded in the late 1200s by Pope Celestine V — the only pope ever to have abdicated — some of Santa Maria di Collemaggio’s distinct pink-and-white stone-faced structure remains intact, but inside is “a disaster,” according to its parish priest, Canon... READ MORE
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Abbess Dies in Quake
Posted by Edward Pentin
Monday, April 06, 2009 12:17 PM
A couple embrace near the ruins of their house the village of Onna, Italy. (CNS/Reuters)
The Adnkronos news agency has reported that Sister Gemma Antonucci, abbess of the Poor Clare nuns of the convent of Santa Chiara of Paganica, died in today’s earthquake in Italy.
According to the Adnkronos report, rescuers were trying to remove debris from another nun thought to be trapped in the collapsed building.
Adnkronos also reported as follows:
According to SIR, the news agency of... READ MORE
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