Pope: Divine Love Incarnate in Christ is the Law of Creation
7 January 2009
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VATICAN CITY (AsiaNews) – Epiphany, the Feast that celebrates the Magi’s coming to the manger in Bethlehem led by a star, is the sign of a “cosmological revolution caused by the arrival into the world of the Son of God. [. . .] Divine love, incarnate in Christ, is the fundamental and universal law of [...]
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Commenting on the [...]
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The Pope spoke of his recent trip to Australia to preside at the 23rd World [...]
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These two particular Churches, said the Holy Father, are “called to be witnesses to Christ, to look forward in hope and to [...]
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In the text, the Pope [...]