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From the altar of God, I heard the voices of those who had been killed, saying: Why do you not avenge our blood? And they received this a...

The Pope Emeritus has much to say about suffering and hope. Perhaps to some, suffering and hope seem contradictory, but suffering actually ...

Hope grows out of the realization of one's own sin and God's love for each one of us. Hope must be based on reality-the reality of...

The Pope Emeritus refers to purification in this section from Spe Salvi , an encyclical to which I shall refer again tomorrow. Here are...