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| THURSDAY vol. 10, no. 214 November 11, 1999 |
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 WORLDWIDENEWS & VIEWS  
The Holy Father, totally exhausted from his grueling five day trip to India and Georgia which ran the gamut of emotions and temperatures, canceled his scheduled Wednesday Papal Audience but dispelled all rumors that he is sick by appearing to pilgrims in the afternoon, addressing them briefly and blessing them from the balcony. The Vatican felt it was necessary to refute rumors spread in the Italian press that the Pope was sicker than the Holy See had let on. His appearance proved them wrong. After another day or two of rest, he will resume his regular activities this weekend. For more, click on Pope healthy but exhausted
Scandinavian Lutherans to honor Saint Bridget of Sweden at Vatican on Saturday  
The first fruits of the Catholic-Lutheran pact signed two weeks ago in Germany will manifest themself Saturday at the Vatican when the Lutheran primates of Sweden and Finland will join Pope John Paul II in a special ecumenical prayer service. It will also be the occasion of the unveiling of a statue of Saint Bridget of Sweden in an alcove of St. Peter's Basilica. St. Bridget, along with Saint Catherine of Siena and Saint Edith Stein were recently named Patroness of Europe. Bridget's heritage will be celebrated with the king and queen of Sweden in attendance along with other Catholic and Lutheran dignitaries. For more, click on The Swedish connection.
Process for Mother Teresa's Beatification is accelerating 
The flood of testimony and reported miracles attributed to Mother Teresa, are truly accelerating the process for her beatification, much further along than anyone could imagine. The fact there is so much documentation makes it possible that her Beatification could come as soon as 2000 if medical and scientific experts verify at least one of the four certain miracles attributed to the intercession of this beloved "Saint of the gutters" who died in October 1997. For more, click on How soon will Mother Teresa's be called Blessed? .
Congress passes resolution to investigate abortion industry's trafficking in preborn body parts   Suspecting a vast network of the abortuaries and third parties selling body parts of advanced fetuses, the United States House of Representatives passed by a majority voice vote a resolution Tuesday in which a thorough investigation will be conducted to uncover the horror of these reported atrocities which has become a million-dollar business in the abortion industry. Many pro-life congressmen feel this is the main crux of why pro-aborts have fought the ban on late-term abortions so vehemently because it's all about money. For more, click on Million dollar business at the expense of the unborn.
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hoping and praying...  
"Suffering may be sent to us because we have been too narrow and selfish in our view of it, and also to prepare us for our work in helping others in trouble. The widow can sympathize with the widow; the poor show most kindness to the poor. The experience of the prostration of a great illness enables a person to understand and help sick people. Sorrow can thus become a talent to be used for the good of others by being invested in sympathy. "
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The Fire of God's Love can be warm and cozy or hotter than hell!
In his column today, 
Appreciation of the Existence of Purgatory
The clarion sounds as a wake-up call to Catholics as we provide a review of all past articles on the Church today in our series Where is Holy Mother Church heading as we near the millennium? 
The graces of sympathy
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but the words of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen have been known to launch a thousand images in one's mind, one of the ways this late luminary did so much to evangelize the faith. Because of the urgency of the times and because few there are today who possess the wisdom, simplicity and insight than the late Archbishop who touched millions, we are bringing you daily gems from his writings. The good bishop makes it so simple that we have dubbed this daily series: "SIMPLY SHEEN". 
Today is the 582nd anniversary of the election of Pope Martin V as the 206th successor of Peter. The selection of Cardinal Oddo Colonna also ended the Great Schism by way of the Council of Constance which deposed two antipopes and accepted the resignation of Pope Gregroy XII. His fourteen year pontificate from November 11, 1417 to February 20, 1431 signaled the beginning of the Renaissance in Italy. He opened the "Holy Door" at the Lateran for the first time ever in the second millennium and Pope John Paul II will open the "Holy Door" at St. Peter's for the last time in the second millennium on Christmas Eve this year. For other pertinent events throughout the centuries that are memorable in Church history today, click on 
October 25th Medjugorje Monthly Message 
