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Forty-third year, number 14 (2139), Wednesday, 7 April 2010 Vatican City Price ; 1.00. Back issues ; 2.00

Benedict XVI remembers suffering peoples worldwide in his traditional ‘Urbi et Orbi’ Message

The Resurrection opened history to the future

Benedict XVI's General Audience Catechesis

The days that direct our livesOn Wednesday, 31 March, at the General Audience the Holy Fa-ther reflected on the celebration of the Easter Triduum and theLiturgies of these days that “invite us to ponder Christ's saving sac-rifice and his promise of new life”.

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Chrism Mass

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Lord's Supper

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Way of the Cross

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Confronting child abuse

Support for the PopeMainstream media coverage of child abuse inthe Church has sparked responses worldwide,with many declaring their support for the HolyFather's leadership concerning these cases.

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Easter Vigil

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“Easter is the true salvation of human-ity!”, Benedict XVI said in his tradi-tional Message and Blessing “Urbi etOrbi”. If Christ “had not poured outhis blood for us, we would be withouthope”, �he �continued. �“But �Easterhas reversed that trend: Christ's resur-rection... is an event that has pro-foundly changed the course of history,tipping the scales once and for all on

the side of good, of life, of pardon”.During this Message – which he deliv-ered to the rain-soaked crowd gath-ered in St Peter's Square for EasterSunday �Mass �– �the �Pope �remem-bered many of the peoples across theworld currently undergoing great suf-fering, such as the Christian communi-ties in Iraq, the people of Haiti and ofChile, and those caught amid the con-

flicts in the Democratic Republic ofCongo, Guinea and Nigeria, amongothers.

Also featured this week are the HolyFather's Reflection prior to the ReginaCaeli at Castel Gandolfo on 5 Apriland Cardinal Angelo Sodano's addressto�the�Pope�before Easter�Sunday�Mass.

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