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Peter of Alcantara
Peter of Alcantara

Peter of Alcantara, born in 1499 in Spain and died on October 18, 1562, was a canonized Catholic clergyman known for his strict religious life and profound theological scholarship. more

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Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton
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“Dear young people of every language and culture, a high and exhilarating task awaits you: that of becoming men and women capable of solidarity, peace and love of life, with respect for everyone. Become craftsmen of a new humanity, where brothers and sisters - members all of the same family - are able at last to live in peace.”

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Author:Pope John Paul II
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“Precisely in an age when the inviolable rights of the person are solemnly proclaimed and the value of life is publicly affirmed, the very right to life is being denied or trampled upon, especially at the more significant moments of existence: the moment of birth and the moment of death.”

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Book:The Encyclicals of John Paul II
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