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"Those who steadfastly remain near to the suffering know anguish and tears, but also the miracle of joy, the fruit of love." Benedict XVI recalled this today, celebrating Holy Mass for the sick in the Vatican Basilica, in honor of the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, the XVII World Day of the Sick. During his homily, the Pope recalled the particular concern Christ has for the suffering, reaffirming the essential works that the Church must not ignore: the "evangelization and care of the sick in body and spirit"."The Church, as Mary," he insisted, "holds within Herself the man's tragedies, as well as the consolation of God, keeping them together along the pilgrimage of history."Remembering the 25th annive ...

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