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Dear Brothers, I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry. I am well aware that this ministry, due to its essential spiritual nature, must be carried out not only with words and deeds, but no less with prayer and suffering. However, in today’s world, subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to govern the barque of Saint Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me. For this reason, and well awar...

The Vatican released a code for those who wished to see the beatification of Pope John Paul II Live. 1/19/2015 As time Passes by, there are some changes such as the site of the beatification of Pope John Paul II, so I decided to add some embedding here of the beatification from a post in YouTube. ShareThis Blogs commenting Fr. Jessie's post

This is a repost. This is a good news , a good story, a personal expereince of a reporter meeting the Pope PDI reporter teary in Rome for losing bag, meeting Pope By Juliet Labog-Javellana Inquirer Last updated 03:42am (Mla time) 06/10/2007 VATICAN CITY—Meeting the Pope was an experience next to none. Coming as it did the day after I was robbed of my belongings, the opportunity to meet Pope Benedict XVI in his private library could not have come at a better time. While being led to the high-security Apostolic Palace past the Vatican Gardens at the back of St. Peter’s Basilica and up to the papal residence by elevator, I already got goose bumps. Even the air smelled holy. The moment I was called to approach the Pope as he stood in the reception hall of his magnificent library, I felt my knees tremble. And when the Holy Father looked down at me, smiled and extended his hands in welcome, I completely broke do...