Abe Lincoln’s Letter to His ‘Great and Good Friend,’ Pope Pius IX
“I pray God to have Your Holiness always in his safe keeping.”
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George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Thanksgiving
Comforting words for a new nation and for a time when it was torn by civil war.
Pope Francis Congressional Address: A Dialogue with Four Faces of America
Official text of the Pope's address: Referencing the family, climate change and other issues, the Holy Father frames his remarks in the 'historical memory' of Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton.
What Do Pope Francis and Abraham Lincoln Have in Common?
The Holy Father will speak at the same lectern from which the president delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863.
California’s Soon-to-Be Saint Hailed as a Man Ahead of His Time
Msgr. Francis Weber compared the Franciscan missionary to former president of the United States Abraham Lincoln, who, despite being heavily criticized during his life for working to abolish slavery, 'was one of the greatest presidents we’ve ever had.'
