VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI did not preside over the October beatification of the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux, but he will receive some of their relics on Wednesday during his weekly general audience.
In the meantime, a separate bronze reliquary — an urn containing arm bones from the bodies of Louis and Marie [...]
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VATICAN CITY — Walking toward the Vatican this morning, my colleague Cindy Wooden and I were surprised to see the Holy Family was no longer in St. Peter’s Square. Vatican workers were busily taking down the beautiful Christmas creche they had unveiled less than three weeks ago.
Also being dismantled was the 108-foot-tall Christmas tree. The tree will be recycled [...]
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