Tuesday, Nov. 3
ST. MARTIN DE PORRES (Peru, 1579-1639)
Dominican brother, 'Saint of the Broom'
Born to a Spanish father and black Panamanian
mother, he spent most of his life in medical
apostolate to the poor. Mystic and miracle maker
even in life. Friend to St. Rose of Lima.
Beatified 1867, canonized 1962.
OR for 11/2-11/3/09:
Illustration: The glory of Paradise, 15th-cent folio, Valenciennes, Bibliotheque Municipale.
At the Sunday Angelus, Benedict XVI speaks of the Feasts of All Saints and All Souls:
'An open way towards the Kingdom of life and peace'
He also recalls the 10th anniversary of a historic joint declaration by Catholics and Lutherans
on the doctrine of justification. Other Page 1 stories: No respite in terrorism in Pakistan;
in Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai's reelection is proclaimed after his rival rejects a runoff.
No events scheduled for the Holy Father today.
A news conference was held by Archbishop Antonio Maria Veglio, president of the Pontifical Council
for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Workers on the VI World Congress on such pastoral care
to take place at the Vatican Nov. 9-12, on the theme "A pastoral response to the phenomenon of
migration in the time of globalization".
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