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What Does The Prayer Really Say? (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Fr. Lombardi, spokesman for the Holy See, has said that the Holy Father has not signed the decree of beatification of Pius XII. Città del Vaticano, 9 October (Apcom) The Pope hasn’t signed any decree for the beatification of Pope Pacelli. Fr. Federico Lombardi, director of the Holy See’s Press Office clarified this in a note, commenting [...]
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Asked about Benedict's discussion of Pius's beatification, the chief Vatican spokesman, the Reverend Federico Lombardi, said the pope wanted to show his support for a desire among many Catholics to see Pius move toward sainthood. But he added that Benedict was not pronouncing himself on how long the procedure could take.
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
... Hitler's regime to try to stop the extermination of 6 million Jews. Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, told reporters that Benedict in his homily wanted to unite himself to the “widespread hope” of faithful who want Pius to be beatified, the last formal step before sainthood. Lombardi stressed that Benedict was not setting any timetable for beatification and that...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
... a time for reflection is opportune," the Vatican said. On Thursday, papal spokesman Father Federico Lombardi, said Benedict's homily "explicitly manifested his spiritual union to a widely shared hope of the People of God," to have Pius beatified. But Lombardi told reporters he could not say whether Benedict would sign the decree nor provide any time-frame. On Monday, the first...
