2005 was a bittersweet year for the Catholic Church. The faithful were dealt a heavy blow with the loss of a great leader. But that pain was tempered with the ascension of Cardinal Ratzinger to the papacy. Witness the historical events as they unfolded on the world stage with the election of the successor to John Paul II.
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The Most Holy Trinity Sunday—June 11,...
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Dominicos: Santo Domingo y la Orden d...
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