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  • Papal Envoy Recalls Sister Lucia's Example

    02/15/2005 5:44:12 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 1 replies · 138+ views
    Zenit ^ | 2005-02-15
    Cardinal Bertone Presides at FuneralVATICAN CITY, FEB. 15, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, John Paul II's special envoy to the funeral of Sister Lucia, recalled the last of the Fatima visionaries as "an exceptional woman, but simple." The cardinal archbishop of Genoa, Italy, presided over the funeral this afternoon in the cathedral of Coimbra, the Portuguese town where the witness of the 1917 apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima died last Sunday. She was 97. Portugal officially observed a day of mourning. "All the country's agencies have paused to render homage to the great figure of a 'little shepherdess' who...
  • Boat of 160,000 wine corks makes waves

    07/19/2002 12:25:57 AM PDT · by stilts · 5 replies · 203+ views
    The Times of India ^ | July 19, 2002 | Reuters
    LISBON: A boat built of 160,000 wine corks has completed a 17-day voyage up one of Portugal’s most famous rivers, fulfilling a lifelong dream of its American builder. John Pollack, a one-time speechwriter for former President Bill Clinton, spent 30 years collecting corks for his project. He was delighted even though the voyage up the Douro river took twice as long as he had expected. “This proves the idea that if you have a dream you can achieve it and you don’t have to worry about looking silly,” Pollack, 36, said.He had expected the 265-km (165-mile) trip to take a...