VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 147 DATE 04-09-2014

Summary:
- RELIGIONS AND PEACE AT THE CENTRE OF THE POPE'S AUDIENCES WITH ISRAELI EX-PRESIDENT SHIMON PERES AND PRINCE EL HASSAN BIN TALAL OF JORDAN
- MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE ECONOMY
- AUDIENCES
- IN MEMORIAM

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RELIGIONS AND PEACE AT THE CENTRE OF THE POPE'S AUDIENCES WITH ISRAELI EX-PRESIDENT SHIMON PERES AND PRINCE EL HASSAN BIN TALAL OF JORDAN
Vatican City, 4 September 2014 (VIS) – Peace and the role of religions were the central theme of the Pope's meeting with the ex-president of the State of Israel,

VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 146 DATE 03-09-2014

Summary:
- MARY: MODEL OF MOTHERLY COURAGE FOR THE CHURCH
- TO THE FAITHFUL OF IRAQ: THE CHURCH SUFFERS BY YOUR SIDE AND IS PROUD OF YOU
- HOLY FATHER'S CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER
- POPE FRANCIS' ACTIVITIES IN AUGUST
- ACTIVITIES OF THE HOLY SEE IN AUGUST

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MARY: MODEL OF MOTHERLY COURAGE FOR THE CHURCH
Vatican City, 3 September 2014 (VIS) – “We do not become Christians by ourselves, of our own will, autonomously, but rather we are generated and grow in faith within the great body of the Church”, said Pope Francis during this morning's general audience. “The Church is truly a mother, a mother who gives life in Christ and who enables us to live with all our brethren in the communion of the Holy Spirit”.

VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 145 DATE 02-09-2014

Summary:
- THE POPE TO FOOTBALL STARS: RELIGION AND SPORT AGAINST DISCRIMINATION

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THE POPE TO FOOTBALL STARS: RELIGION AND SPORT AGAINST DISCRIMINATION
Vatican City, 2 September 2014 (VIS) – Yesterday afternoon in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall the Holy Father received in audience the members of the so-called “Pope's Football Team for Peace” - fifty players who form part of the history of the sport, including Diego Armando Maradona, Radja Nainggolan, Javier Zanetti, Andriy Shevchenko and Andrea Pirlo, to name just a few.