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Pope celebrates Mass for murdered Iraqi bishop


This is a few days old, but worth noting:

Vatican, Mar. 17, 2008 (CWNews.com) - Pope Benedict XVI (bio - news) celebrated Mass for the soul of Iraqi Archbishop Paulos Faraj Raho on March 17, and added his prayers that the people of Iraq "may find the strength not to lose heart."

During the Mass, celebrated in the Redemptoris Mater chapel of the apostolic palace, the Holy Father said that the events of Holy Week show a sharp "contrast between truth and lies, between the mildness and rectitude of Christ and the violence and dishonesty of His enemies." That same contrast, he said, can be seen in the life and death of the Chaldean archbishop.

Full text from CWN.
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