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Sunday, Oct. 11

BLESSED MARY ANGELA TRUSZKOWSKA (Poland, 1825-1899)
Founder, Congregation of the Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice (Felicians)




OR today.



Papal stories in today's issue: The Holy Father's audiences with the King and Queen of Belgium
and with the French Prime Minister, who are in Rome for the canonization of St. Damien and
St. Jeanne Jugan, respectively. Other Page i stories: Wrapping up the first week of the synodal
assembly for Africa, with immmigration issues and women's rights discussed, and the report on
the Darfur crisis Friday afternoon (lower right photo) to the Synodal assembly for Africa by
special guest Rudolf Adada, who represented the United Nations and the African Union in the attempt
to settle the conflict there; an editorial commentary on the Nobel Peace Prize to Obama which
points out how John Paul II kept being ignored by the Nobel committee even as late as 2003; and
a story on a historic preliminary agreement by Turkey and Armenia to establish diplomatic relations,
after nearly m century of hostility because of the widespread killing of Armenians within Ottoman
Turkish territory at the start of the 20th century.




THE POPE'S DAY

Canonization Mass for five new saints - Held inside St. Peter's Basilica because of weather concerns.

Sunday Angelus - The Holy Father delibvered it from what would have been the Mass altar on St. Peter's Square.


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