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On Sunday, Giuseppe Toniolo became the first economist ever beatified by the Catholic Church. His legacy has "great relevance" for five reasons...
The New AdventROME -- Giuseppe Toniolo, a renowned late 19th and early 20th century lay Italian economist and political theorist, was beatified on Sunday in Rome’s Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, the final step before a formal declaration of sainthood. Among o
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tool goes here VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI began his eighth year as pope on Tuesday after spending the waning days of his seventh driving home his view of the Catholic Church, with a divisive crackdown on dissenters and an equally divisive opening t
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Pope Benedict XVI is greeted by his brother Monsignor Georg Ratzinger prior to the start of a concert offered by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra directed by Riccardo Chailly on the occasion of Pontiff's 85th birthday celebrations in the Paul VI hall at... View Photo »
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I think he won't travel that much anymore, because it's more and more of an effort
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Hats on for the Pontiff: Children in Bavarian costumes perform for Pope Benedict in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican. Photo: Getty Images POPE Benedict XVI has had a very Bavarian birthday, celebrating his 85th milestone at the Vatican with his brother
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Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI marked his 85th birthday Monday. The pope met his older brother, 88 year-old Father Georg Ratzinger, and asked Catholics to pray that he gets the strength to lead the world's 1.2 billion faithful. The church will Thursday
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Pope Benedict XVI marked his 85th birthday by reflecting on his final years as he celebrated a Mass of thanksgiving in the Vatican’s Pauline Chapel. “I find myself on the last stretch of my journey in life, and I don’t know what is awaiting me,” said the
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In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano, Sunday, April 15, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI meets with his brother Monsignor Georg Ratzinger at the Vatican, Saturday, April 14, 2012. The Pontiff has asked for prayers and for... View Photo »
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The Ratzinger family was in opposition of the Nazis but [Georg Ratzinger] mentioned some neighbors and so on who were members of the Nazi party and because they of course have children who live today and who would be compromised, we didn't give the full name, but only the first letter of the persons in ...
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Vatican City, Apr 16, 2012 / 11:59 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI marked his 85th birthday by reflecting on his final years as he celebrated a Mass of thanksgiving in the Vatican’s Pauline Chapel. “I find myself on the last stretch of my journey
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AP In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano, Sunday, April 15, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI meets with his brother Monsignor Georg Ratzinger at the Vatican, Saturday, April 14, 2012. The Pontiff has asked for prayers and for
About Georg Ratzinger
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Monsignor Georg Ratzinger, PA, (born January 15, 1924) is a German Catholic priest and musician, known for his work as the conductor of the Regensburger Domspatzen, the cathedral choir of Regensburg, Germany. He is the elder brother of Pope Benedict XVI. His grand uncle was German politician Georg Ratzinger. Full Article
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Bookseller Gerhard Kolbeck poses in front of new books 'My brother the Pope' of Georg Ratzinger, the brother of Pope Benedikt XVI. in a books store in Regensburg, southern Germany, on September 13, 2011. Pope Benedikt XVI will visit Germany 22 to 25th September 2011.
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STEINBACH, GERMANY - AUGUST 21: Erasers picturing Pope Benedict XVI and the word 'Ratzefummel' lie on display for sale at an outdoor mass to mark the Ascension of Mary to Heaven at Etzelsbach Chapel on August 21, 2011 near Steinbach, Germany.'Ratzefummel' is a colloquial word meaning...
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In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI, flanked by his brother Bishop Georg Ratzinger, left, greets a musician of the New Seasons Ensemble orchestra at the end of their concert in the yard of Pontiff's summer residence of Castelgandolfo,...
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Bookseller Gerhard Kolbeck places new books 'My brother the Pope' of Georg Ratzinger, the brother of Pope Benedikt XVI. in a books store in Regensburg, southern Germany, on September 13, 2011, ahead the book presentation with Georg Ratzinger in Regensburg. Pope Benedikt XVI will visit...
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The new book of Pope Benedict XVI's brother, the Rev. Georg Ratzinger "My Brother the Pope" is presented in Regensburg, southern Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011. Ratzinger says in the book that his younger sibling never changed as he climbed the ecclesiastical ladder to the Vatican.
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In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano, Sunday, April 15, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI meets with his brother Monsignor Georg Ratzinger at the Vatican, Saturday, April 14, 2012. The Pontiff has asked for prayers and for strength to carry on as he marks his...
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