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SETTIMANALE
DI ATTUALITÀ E
CULTURA CATTOLICA
‘As a representative of the Pontiff, no Cardinal has matched him in his apostolic journeys to places like Lourdes, Lisieux, Budapest and Eucharistic Conferences. Thousands of people gathered around the Pope's envoy and the same filial affection followed him when he became Pope, as he continued to fill St. Peter's Square, bringing about new things, such as General Audiences for newlyweds, soldiers, farmers sportsmen and for the famous in the early cinematic-age. A beloved Pope, a Venerable, a Saint….’
Below is a beautiful
video offering a short compilation of
images from the Papacy of the great Pope Pius II. In this video (which includes very brief comments mostly in easy Italian) the
intellectual and moral greatness of Pius XII and above all, the prestige of the Catholic Church, shine through. Pius XII could deliver high level homilies impromptu, without
reading anything, and in several languages; plus he wrote his own uplifting and learned discourses.
As with deep sorrow
we witness the present miserable state of the Church, let us pray to the Lord that
He make haste to send us a Catholic Pope and at the same time, bishops and
clergy radiant with the Faith and virtue.
PD
Translation: Contributor Francesca Romana
