Thursday, Sept. 17
ST. ROBERTO BELLARMINO [Robert Bellarmine] (Italy, 1542-1621)
Jesuit, Cardinal, Doctor of the Church
Canonised 1930
Buried in Jesuit Church of Gesu, Rome,
beside his pupil, St. Luigi (Aloysius) Gonzaga
OR today.
Illustration: Icon from Sofia, Bulgaria, showing St. Simeon (left) and his spiritual master Simeon the Pious.
At the General Audience yesterday, Benedict XVI spoke about Symeon the New Theologian:
'Faith is not learned from books but is born from the spirit'
Other Page 1 stories: The Pope's audience with the Prime Minister of Romania; and a UN report accuses both
Israelis and Palestinians of war crimes in report on last year's Gaza Strip hostilities. The inside pages
contain an interview with Fr. Jose Funes, director of the Vatican Observatory (right photo above shows some
of the astronomical instruments in the Observatory's museum).
THE POPE'S DAY
The Holy Father met today with
- Bishops of Brazil (Northeast Sector-3) on ad limina visit. Address in Portuguese.
- HRH Grand Duke Henry of Luxembourg and his delegation, on the occasion of his receiving
the 2009 Cardinal Van Thuan award for solidarity and development.
WITH THE DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG
Behind the Duke is Crown Prince Guillaume.
Pope calls for an end to bloodshed
in Afghanistan, as six Italian soldiers among
many victims of latest terrorist bombing
From the English service of
Sept. 17, 2009 (RV) - On Thursday Pope Benedict appealed for an end to bloodshed in Afghanistan, expressing his hope that it “can be replaced in the end by peace” to which so many people “are committed and giving their lives”.
The Popes was reacting to news of the latest attack on peace-keeping troops and civilians by Taliban militants, in which six Italian soldiers were killed.
Vatican Press Office Director Fr. Federico Lombardi told journalists that the Pope was deeply saddened by what happened assuring his prayers for the victims and closeness to the families and everyone involved.
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