Posted on January 3, 2008 by Carol Glatz
Who knew being a polyglot could get you in trouble even when you’re the pope? When Pope Benedict XVI gave Christmas greetings Dec. 25 to Rome and the world in 63 languages, one of those idioms turned out to be a mini-minefield.
A former government minister and now head of Greece’s small Democratic Revival party reportedly [...]
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Posted on January 3, 2008 by Cindy Wooden
Over the next four days, Rome’s Jesuit population will increase by about 50 percent. The Society of Jesus’ 35th General Congregation, convoked to elect a new superior general, begins Monday morning with Mass in Rome’s Gesu Church, the site of the tomb of St. Ignatius, the Jesuit founder. The 225 delegates to the General Congregation [...]
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