2010-10-01 15:45:21

Pope to mark eve of Advent with pro-life iniziative


(October 1, 2010) Pope Benedict XVI is calling on all Catholics worldwide to join in a vigil for All Nascent Human Life, to be celebrated in local parishes and dioceses on the eve of the Advent Season this year, the Vatican said on Thursday. Holy See’s spokesman, Fr, Federico Lombardi released a brief note saying the Pope as usual, will lead, the Vespers in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on November 27, the eve of the first Sunday of Advent. However, this year, the Vespers will be placed in the context of the “Vigil for Nascent Human Life” in the perspective of the Advent season and the solemnity of the birth of the Lord that follow. Card. Antonio Canizares Llovera, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Cult and the Discipline of the Sacraments and Card. Ennio Antonelli, president of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for the Family have sent a letter to the presidents of bishops conferences across the world, inviting local bishops to preside over similar celebrations and prayer initiatives, in spiritual union with the Holy Father in promoting the Church’s commitment and witness to a culture of life and love.







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