HOLY SEE-RELATED ACTIVITY IN AUGUST

VATICAN CITY, 2 SEP 2008 (VIS) - Following is a chronological presentation of Holy See-related activities for the month of August:

- 19: The Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff announces that the beatification ceremonies of the following Servants of God will take place over the coming weeks:

    - Vincenza Maria Poloni, Italian foundress of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy, at 3.30 p.m. on Sunday 21 September in the Sport Palace of Verona, Italy.

    - Michael Sopocko, Polish priest and founder of the Congregation of Sisters of Merciful Jesus, at 3 p.m. on Sunday 28 September in the square in front of the Divine Mercy Church of Bialystok, Poland.

    - Francesco Pianzola, Italian diocesan priest and founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Queen of Peace, at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday 4 October in the cathedral of Vigevano, Italy.

    - Francesco Giovanni Bonifacio, Italian priest and martyr, at 4 p.m. on Saturday 4 October in the cathedral of Trieste, Italy.

    - Louis Martin and Maria Zelia Guerin, lay persons, married couple and parents, at 10 a.m. on Sunday 19 October in the Basilica of St. Teresa of the Child Jesus in Lisieux, France.

- 26: In a communique made public today the Holy See expresses solidarity with the local Catholic Churches and religious congregations affected by violence in India and calls "for an end to all abuses and the reconstruction of a climate of dialogue and mutual respect".
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