shrine for her, with a 40 cm-tall statue representing the Blessed Virgin of the Rue du Bac. The faithful spontaneously began to make pilgrimages, in processions with torch lights. In 1960, a 2-meter copy

chose for him, from among men, the Mother." Source : John Paul II, homily, 8 December 1978 . [ 1] Faith in God the Creator is rooted above all in the accounts of Genesis (Gen 1-3), and the theology of election

chose for him, among men, his Mother. " Source : John Paul II, homily, December 8th, 1978 . [ 1] Faith in God the Creator is rooted above all in the accounts of Genesis (Gen 1-3), and the theology of election

was erected and dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. The icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (a faithful copy of the original hanging in St Alphonsus Church in Rome) was formally inducted, above the high

nis – the Way of Beauty, constitutes, according to John Paul II, "the best way for the Christian faith and the culture of our time to meet, besides being a valuable instrument for the formation of the

Church, "the Blessed Virgin Mary in the mystery of Christ and the Church." The Church invites the faithful to entrust all social problems to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.[3] ____________________ [1] Pontifical

devout mind and fervent impulse give honor to the Mother of God, ever virgin. The entire body of the faithful pours forth instant supplications to the Mother of God and Mother of men that she, who aided the

crowned him in the church of the Holy Wisdom, and the emperor solemnly swore to preserve the Catholic faith. Ten years later, when Leo declared himself in sympathy with the iconoclasts and set himself against

and the greatness of the mystery of the Mother of God, which opens onto the whole of the Christian Faith. Our wish is to make Mary of Nazareth known and loved, by using the most advanced multimedia techniques

we should add that the Catholic Church of that country is well-known for its ecumenical and inter-faith outreach. _____________________________ Attilio GALLI, Madre della Chiesa dei Cinque continenti, Ed