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BARCELONA, Spain, JULY 20, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI's visit to the Church of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is a message to the world of the transcendent meaning of Antoni Gaudi's famed church, says Joan Rigol of the Sagrada Familia Foundation.

The Pontiff will visit Santiago de Compostela on Nov. 6 for the Jacobeo Holy Year, and go to Barcelona the next day to consecrate the religious monument that has been declared patrimony of humanity. Construction on the church began in 1882, and … [More]

http://www.ncregister.com/blog/is-the-pope-in-danger/
by Matthew Archbold
I’ve been saying recently that Pope Benedict XVI is heading into enemy territory in “Post-Christian” England. Sadly, I may be more right than I imagined.
A member of British Parliament says he fears violence at an open air mass with Pope Benedict XVI after an Islamic publication called Muslims to attend the Mass to convert Catholics and “tell the Pope in no uncertain terms what Muslims think of his evil slanders against … [More]

July 20, 2010. On July 19, 2010, Benedict XVI passed Gregory XIII to become the seventh-oldest pope in history. Benedict XVI turned 83 years, 3 months and 4 days old.

The sixth-oldest pope was John Paul II, living 84 years, 10 months and 15 days. Benedict XVI would pass John Paul II on February 29, 2012, a leap day.

The oldest pope dating back to 1400 was Pope Leo XIII, who lived to 93 years, 4 months and 18 days. Benedict XVI will have to live to September 3, 2020 to surpass Leo XIII.

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