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Speaking during the Angelus Prayer from his window overlooking St. Peter's Square, Pope Benedict said "Jesus, from the throne of the cross, welcomes everyone with infinite mercy." Recalling the solemnity of Christ the King that the Church celebrates today at the conclusion of the liturgical year, the Pope explained that "on the Cross, Jesus is the 'height' of God who is Love." After the Angelus, the Holy Father recalled the prayer promoted by the Italian bishops for "Christians who suffer persecution and discrimination, especially in Iraq" and said he was close "to these brothers and sisters who give the highest testimony of faith rendered to God." He also remembered the victims of the torrential rai ...

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