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The Morbi dam failure was listed as the worst dam burst in the Guinness Book of Records [9] (before the death toll of the 1975 Banqiao Dam failure was declassified in 2005). [10] The book No One Had A Tongue To Speak by Tom Wooten and Utpal Sandesara debunks the official claims that the dam failure was an act of God and points to structural and ...
The Urbi et Orbi address and blessing is the most solemn form of blessing in the Catholic Church, and is reserved for the most solemn occasions. These occasions include Easter, Christmas, and the proclamation of a newly elected pope concluding a conclave. [6] Urbi et orbi blessings are usually given from the central loggia of Saint Peter's ...
Christmas Midnight Mass and Urbi Et Orbi Message at the Vatican (LIVE Telecast Dec. 25 1993–1995, Delayed Telecast 2000) (December 25, 1993–December 25, 2020) Coca Cola's Ride to Fame: Yes to Your Dreams! Grand Finals (2007) Codename: Asero Behind The Scenes Special: The Dubai-Manila Journeys (2008)
A plenary indulgence is granted to those who devoutly receive the papal blessing when imparted by the pope himself in the Urbi et Orbi form or by their own bishop in accordance with this authorization. It is granted also to those who are unable to be present at the rite itself and who instead follow it piously by radio, television, or the internet.
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
When the new pope appeared on the central loggia, he gave the shorter episcopal blessing as his first apostolic blessing rather than the longer, traditional Urbi et Orbi. Of the papacy, Paul VI wrote in his journal: "The position is unique. It brings great solitude. 'I was solitary before, but now my solitude becomes complete and awesome.'" [64]
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In the traditional holiday blessing given every Christmas by the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope John Paul II spoke from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, delivering the "Urbi et Orbi" ("To the City and the World") to more than 100,000 people in St. Peter's Square and to millions of television viewers in 31 countries.