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Click on all photos for captions and credit. Click here for lots more photos. The Pope prayed in the Chapel of the Miraculous Image, offered Mass in the square, then led a procession with the Blessed Sacrament and the Madonna to a new "Chapel of Adoration." His homily was marvelous, focusing on John 2, The…

…the day in Germany is half over. This morning, Pope Benedict left Munich, and flew by helicopter to Altötting, the site of an important Marian shrine, housing one of the several Black Madonnas venerated around the world. Here is more about Altötting and its shrine: Small in form, but large in history and significance, the…

Vatican Radio comes through – you can’t find English translations of the Pope’s words in Germany on the Vatican website, but Vatican Radio has them posted here – all of them so far. Bravo! And don’t forget – you can listen to Vatican Radio program packages on the Pope’s visit here, any time. English translations…

Gerald has translated the lovely homily that Benedict gave at Vespers in the Munich cathedral, with a crowd of children gathered around: Dear parents! I want to heartily invite you to help your children believe and to accompany them on the way to Communion, which continues on after First Communion, on their wayt to Jesus…
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