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BENEDICT XVIANGELUS Lorenzago di Cadore (Belluno)Sunday, 22 July 2007 Dear Brothers and Sisters, In these days of rest which thanks to God I am spending here in Cadore, I feel even more acutely the sorrowful impact of the news I am receiving about the bloodshed from conflicts and the episodes of violence happening in so many parts of the world. This prompts me to reflect once again today on the drama of human freedom in the world. The beauty of nature reminds us that we have been appointed by God to "tend and care for" this "garden" which is...

BENEDICT XVIANGELUS Lorenzago di Cadore (Belluno)Sunday, 15 July 2007 Dear Brothers and Sisters, I thank the Lord who this year has granted me the opportunity to spend a few days of rest in the mountains, and I am grateful to all who have welcomed me here at Lorenzago, in this enchanting setting with the peaks of Mount Cadore in the background, which my beloved Predecessor Pope John Paul II also visited several times. I offer special thanks to the Bishops of Treviso and Belluno-Feltre, and to all who in various ways have helped to assure me a peaceful stay...