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VATICAN DOSSIER
Benedict XVI Urges Prayerful Approach to Christian Charity
Pope Calls Music the Heart's Abandonment to God
Colombian President Visits Pontiff
Pope to Pray for Vocations
WORLD FEATURES
Priest Urges Stop to Mideast Christian Exodus
100 Rabbis Prepare to Welcome Pontiff to Holy Land
NEWS BRIEFS
Westminster Archbishop to Head Episcopal Conference
Cardinal Urges Sending Prayer Tweets
ROME NOTES
Birthdays in Rome; Keeping the Soul Together
MESSAGE TO READERS
No Service May 1
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Benedict XVI Urges Prayerful Approach to Christian Charity
Encourages Testimony of Exemplary and Virtuous LivesVATICAN CITY, APRIL 30, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is encouraging the contemplation of Christ as the Good Shepherd to inspire authentic Christian charity toward the needy, which goes beyond activism or secular philanthropy.
The Pope said this today to a group of Argentine bishops on their five-yearly visit to Rome, led by Archbishop Luis Héctor Villalba, vicepresident of the bishops' conference.
The Pontiff affirmed that the Lord entrusts bishops with "a ministry of great importance and dignity: that of bringing his message of peace and reconciliation to all people, of caring for the holy people of God with paternal love and leading them along the path of salvation."
He added that in exercising this ministry, "a bishop must always act as a servant among his faithful, drawing constant inspiration from the One who came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life to save many."
"Truly," the Holy Father said, "to be bishop is an honor when lived with that spirit of service to others and as a humble and disinterested participation in the mission of Christ."
Benedict XVI emphasized that "frequent contemplation of the image of the Good Shepherd will serve as a model and a stimulus for your efforts to announce and spread the Gospel; it will encourage you to care for the faithful with tenderness and mercy, to defend the weak and to spend your lives in constant and generous dedication to the people of God."
He urged the prelates to promote "the practice of charity, especially among the most needy" in their dioceses. He underlined the importance of "prayer as opposed to activism or a secularized vision of the charitable efforts of Christians."
"This assiduous contact with Christ through prayer will transform believers' hearts," the Pope continued, "opening them to the needs of others and so ensuring they are not inspired by ideologies aimed at improving the world, but guided by the faith which works through love."
Ministry
The Pontiff encouraged the prelates to strengthen "bonds of affection, respect and trust" with the priests of the diocese. He added, "I recognize your priests' self-sacrifice and commitment to the ministry, and I too wish to invite them to identify themselves increasingly with the Lord, becoming true models for their people by their virtues and good example, and feeding the flock of God."
The Holy Father also spoke about working with lay people, who, "conscious of their baptismal promises and animated by Christ's charity, participate actively in the mission of the Church, as well as in the social, political, economic and cultural life of their country."
He continued, "Catholics should stand out among their fellow citizens by the exemplary accomplishment of their civic duties, and by the exercise of those human and Christian virtues which help to improve personal, social and working relationships."
"Their commitment will also lead them to promote values that are essential to the common good of society," said the Pope, "such as peace, justice, solidarity, the good of the family founded on marriage between a man and a woman, the defense of life from conception until natural death, and the right and obligation of parents to educate children according to their own moral and religious convictions."
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Pope Calls Music the Heart's Abandonment to God
Asks for Prayer at Beginning of 5th Year of PontificateVATICAN CITY, APRIL 30, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI proposed that music becomes prayer and the "abandonment of the heart to God" when he gave thanks today for a concert held in honor of his fourth anniversary as Pope.
The concert was held in his honor at the Vatican by the president of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano. The Holy Father listened to the music seated in the center of Paul VI Hall, together with Napolitano and the Italian First Lady.
Benedict XVI marked four years as Pontiff on April 19.
The music was offered by the Giuseppe Verdi Symphonic Orchestra and Choir of Milan, directed by Xian Zhang and Erina Gambarini, respectively. They interpreted Haydn's "Symphony 95," Mozart's "Haffner Symphony," Vivaldi's "Magnificat in G minor" and Mozart's "Ave Verum Corpus."
At the end of this last piece, the Holy Father said that "meditation gives way to contemplation: The gaze of the soul rests on the Blessed Sacrament to recognize the Body of the Lord, the Body that was truly immolated on the cross and from which sprung forth the fountain of universal salvation."
"Mozart," he continued, "composed this motet shortly before dying, and in it one can say that music truly becomes prayer, abandonment of the heart to God, with a deep sense of peace."
Benedict XVI thanked President Napolitano for the concert, which, he said, "has richly been able not only to gratify the aesthetic sense, but at the same time, to nourish our spirit, and therefore, I am doubly grateful."
In beginning his fifth year as Pope, the Holy Father requested of those present: "Remember me in your prayers so that I can always fulfill my ministry as the Lord desires."
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Colombian President Visits Pontiff
Discuss Bringing Country to Prosperity, PeaceVATICAN CITY, APRIL 30, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The Church has a key role to play in helping Colombia to achieve peace, concluded Benedict XVI and the president of that South American nation when they met today in the Vatican.
President Álvaro Uribe met with the Pope today and went on to meet with Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Vatican relations with states. The Holy Father's secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, traditionally meets with visiting presidents as well, but was out of Rome today and thus unable to meet with Uribe.
After the visit, the Vatican reported that the "cordial discussions enabled a fruitful exchange of views to take place on questions concerning the current international and regional situation."
"Attention then turned to certain aspects of the situation in that South American country, in particular to the fight against drug trafficking, to social policies aimed at improving the living conditions of the many people who still live in poverty, and to collaboration between Church and state with the aim of consolidating national pacification," the statement added.
The Church in Colombia has long spent efforts in trying to end the conflict with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the group responsible for holding captive hundreds of prisoners in the South American jungle.
The Holy Father greeted Uribe today with a smile, saying, "Welcome Mr. President." Uribe replied by expressing his joy at being received by the Pontiff and thanking him. The Pope went on to say, "I understand Spanish but I don't speak it."
Uribe and the Bishop of Rome continued to meet for 30 minutes, with the assistance of a translator. The president again expressed his satisfaction at being received by the Pope: "How delighted I am to see you, Your Holiness. This audience is so exciting for me," he said.
After his meeting with Benedict XVI, the president visited St. Peter's Basilica, stopping to pray at the tomb of Pope John Paul II.
Today's trip was Uribe's third to the Vatican.
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VATICAN CITY, APRIL 30, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI will be praying in May that the faithful become responsible promoters of vocations.
The Apostleship of Prayer announced this general intention chosen by the Pope: "That the laity and the Christian communities may be responsible promoters of priestly and religious vocations."
The Holy Father also chooses an apostolic intention for each month. In May he will pray: "That the recently founded Catholic Churches, grateful to the Lord for the gift of faith, may be ready to share in the universal mission of the Church, offering their availability to preach the Gospel throughout the world."
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Priest Urges Stop to Mideast Christian Exodus
Calls for Support and Renewal in GazaGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, APRIL 30, 2009 (Zenit.org).- As Gaza's lone Catholic priest retires, he is noting the drastic decline of the city's situation and the need to support the Christian community there.
Aid to the Church in Need reported the statements of Monsignor Manuel Musallam, 71, today, hours before he leaves Gaza after serving 14 years as a parish priest for the approximately 5,000 Catholics.
He underlined the need to stop the "Christian exodus" from the Middle East, stating that the Church members are "increasingly desperate to leave the region in search of a better future abroad."
The priest reported: "The destruction has become deeper and deeper. Things are getting worse and worse. Many, many families are suffering.
"People cannot receive electricity all the time because there is a lack of fuel to run the generators. There is a shortage of clean water, sanity is poor. Education and medical care is also not good."
Monsignor Musallam spoke about the impact of the recent Israeli military campaign against Gaza, which claimed over 1,100 lives, destroyed homes and left 400,000 people without running water. He added that this conflict was "just part of a cycle of decline" during his term as pastor.
The priest reported: "The people are more aggressive. There is a lot more hate towards the situation they are in -- especially among the young."
He continued: "Our precious trees have been uprooted. Our buildings have been destroyed. Our streets have been destroyed.
"Our land has been burnt by bombs and so we cannot produce anything. We are just consumers now. The machines and cars are old. Everything needs to be renewed."
Solidarity
The monsignor expressed gratitude for the aid agency's help, noting that the community "felt strengthened by the support from outside" and saw in it "another way toward hope."
He continued: "We admire very much the solidarity shown towards the people of this land. The friendship between Christians elsewhere in the world and here is very strong. We hope this link will continue for a long time.
"The support and love shown to the people of Palestine will continue to encourage them to bear witness to Christ. We hope this will encourage them not to emigrate."
Monsignor Musallam will retire in the West Bank town of Ramallah, close to family and friends. He will be succeeded by Argentine Father George Hermandes.
The monsignor said: "I am leaving this place for ever. I am not anxious or sad. I have completed my job and my successor is in place."
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100 Rabbis Prepare to Welcome Pontiff to Holy Land
Affirm Unity in Commitment to Interreligious DialogueJERUSALEM, APRIL 30, 2009 (Zenit.org).- More than a hundred rabbis of various denominations will sign a message welcoming Benedict XVI to the Holy Land and encouraging dialogue between Jews and Christians.
The presidents of the International Foundation for Interreligious and Intercultural Education, Adalberta and Armando Bernardini, told ZENIT that the message is due to be published on the Web site of an Israeli newspaper, "Ha'Arezt."
The initiative is being promoted by one of the foundation's members, Rabbi Jack Bemporard, also director of the New Jersey based Center for Interreligious Understanding.
From May 8 to 15 the Pope will visit the Holy Land, Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories, in a visit described by the government of Israel as a "bridge for peace."
The Rabbi message, titled "United in Our Age," is inspired by "Nostra Aetate," the statement that the Second Vatican Council issued on October 28, 1965, which motivated closer relations between Jews and Catholics.
In particular, the message cites the document that states: "Since the spiritual patrimony common to Christians and Jews is thus so great, this sacred synod wants to foster and recommend that mutual understanding and respect which is the fruit, above all, of biblical and theological studies as well as of fraternal dialogues."
Addressing the Pontiff, the message affirms: "In this spirit, we -- rabbis and Jewish leaders -- warmly welcome you and your mission of peace to Israel.
"With one voice, we are united in our commitment to interreligious dialogue, to opening more paths to increased understanding, and to continually recognize and strengthen the important relationship between Catholics and Jews worldwide."
"And where better to reaffirm that relationship," it adds, "than in the Holy Land of Israel, a place both religions treasure as part of a shared heritage."
The message concludes: "B'shalom."
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On the Net:
International Foundation for Interreligious and Intercultural Education: http://www.ifiie.org/
Center for Interreligious Understanding: http://www.faithindialogue.org/
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Westminster Archbishop to Head Episcopal Conference
Unanimous Vote Elected Archbishop NicholsLEEDS, England, APRIL 30, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Archbishop Vincent Nichols was elected "unanimously" as president of the bishops' conference of England and Wales.
The conference announced today that the archbishop of Westminster was elected at their plenary meeting in Leeds, which started Monday and ends today.
Archbishop Nichols affirmed the "great privilege to be asked to serve as the president" of the conference.
He added: "While each diocesan bishop is fully responsible for his own diocese, the bishops' conference is our own way of working together, supporting each other and taking forward shared projects and matters of common interest.
"I look forward very much to playing a key part in the life of the conference, in which we all enjoy deep bonds of faith and friendship."
The prelate was appointed to the Westminster archdiocese on April 3, and will be installed on May 21.
The soccer-loving archbishop is known in Britain for his regular appearances on BBC radio and television -- and he was successful at stopping the BBC from running a satirical series about the Vatican called "Popetown."
He also took a leading role in stopping government plans to regulate quotas for acceptance to Catholic schools. Less successfully, Archbishop Nichols tried to stop British legislation to force Catholic adoption agencies to consider same-sex couples.
The election results for other department heads included Archbishop Peter Smith as the conference vice-president, while remaining in charge of the department of Christian Responsibility and Citizenship.
Bishop Malcolm McMahon was chosen succeed Archbishop Nichols as head of the department for Catholic Education and Formation.
Bishop Kieran Conry was elected to head the department for Evangelization and Catechesis, and Bishop Declan Lang will chair the department for International Affairs.
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Cardinal Urges Sending Prayer Tweets
Promotes "Sea of Prayer" Using Modern TechnologyATTYMASS, Ireland, APRIL 30, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Cardinal Sean Brady is encouraging Christians across Ireland to use modern technology to form groups of prayer, to share petitions and build solidarity through this type of network.
The archbishop of Armagh and primate of all Ireland affirmed this Sunday in Attymass, in a homily at the unveiling ceremony of a statue of the Servant of God Father Patrick Peyton, known as the "Rosary Priest," on the occasion of the centenary of his birth.
The cardinal recalled the priest's dedication to prayer, manifested in his promotion of phrases such as "Prayer works -- try it!" as well as "The family that prays together, stays together."
Cardinal Brady noted the Holy Cross priest's gift for "using the most up-to-date means of social communication," stating that "if there had been mobile phones in his day, Father Peyton would have been big into texting and twitter!"
The cardinal added, "He would rejoice in the power of the internet and e-mail to join people together in prayerful solidarity instantaneously and across the world."
In the name of the priest, Cardinal Brady appealed to "every Christian in Ireland today who sends texts, twitters or uses e-mail" to "think about setting up groups of prayer between you and your friends using these modern means of communication."
He continued: "I ask young people in particular to think of sending their friends and family an occasional twitter or text to say that you have prayed for them.
"Make someone the gift of a prayer through text, twitter or email every day. Such a sea of prayer is sure to strengthen our sense of solidarity with one another and remind us those who receive them that others really do care."
Cardinal Brady emphasized the particular importance of reconnecting young men with prayer, noting, "The popular perception of prayer as a woman's activity is a relatively new phenomenon in Ireland."
He added: "It is also a real problem in terms of addressing aggression, violence and immaturity in younger men. It takes sensitivity and humility to pray, qualities which are not always valued or respected among young men but which are essential to maturity and responsible fatherhood."
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On the Net:
Full text of homily on Attymass parish Web site: http://www.attymass.ie/historical_documents/fr_peyton/cardinal_brady_homily.pdf
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Birthdays in Rome; Keeping the Soul Together
Turning Temples ChristwardBy Elizabeth Lev
ROME, APRIL 30, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Rome may have celebrated its 2,782 year anniversary on April 21, but another important birthday is in the offing. On May 13, the Pantheon will celebrate its 1,400th year as a Christian church.
The jewel of Rome's historical center, the Pantheon was the most ambitious building project undertaken in Roman history. The giant hemispherical dome resting on the cylindrical drum drew on every lesson the Romans had learned in 800 years of conquest and construction.
The engineering mastery displayed in the Pantheon surpassed any country in the Empire. The concrete dome spanned 143 feet in diameter, twice as large as the next runner up -- a bath complex in Baiae. The sophisticated employment of pozzolana cement, instead of lime mortar, the structural arches countering the lateral stress, and the gradation of the density of the cement from foundation to dome testified to a people who had outstripped even the Egyptians and their pyramids.
This monument to man's ingenuity was intended to symbolize the Roman fixation with deification. The first temple on the site, built in 25 B.C. by Agrippa, son-in-law of Augustus, featured Mars and Venus, the divine ancestors of Julius Caesar and by extension, Augustus himself. The new building constructed by Hadrian in 125 at the zenith of the Roman empire went even further.
The height and diameter of the building are equal: 143 feet by 143 feet. The equality of the horizontal and the vertical signifies the conjunction of heaven and earth. The giant open oculus, a round hole at the very top of the dome, provides the sole source of light for the temple. It was conceived as an eye (hence the name oculus) through which the gods surveyed the emperor, the god-in-waiting on earth. And the decoration of the dome and floor were made up of intermingled circles and squares, symbols of heaven and earth, respectively.
A Pythagorean reading of the Pantheon saw the oculus as the sun, the 28 ribs extending from the oculus as the moon, and the three semicircular niches in the drum as a triangle with the emperor at the apex. This interpretation sees the design of the Pantheon as a symbol of the emperor's apotheosis.
After almost half a millennium as a pagan structure, the Eastern Emperor Phocas gave the Pantheon to Pope Boniface IV who conferred new life and identity on the ancient structure. On May 13, 609, it became the first pagan temple to be transformed into a Christian church.
Instead of falling into disrepair and ultimately being quarried for new projects, the Pantheon was reborn as St. Mary of the Martyrs, ready to continue through the centuries with a newer and more glorious purpose. To cement its dignity among churches, the bones of hundreds of martyrs were brought from the catacombs outside the city for safekeeping within its strong walls.
As a result of the martyrs' translocation, the Pantheon celebrates its dedication on Nov. 1, All Saints Day.
In Rome, the roots of conversion were sunk so deep that the very urban fabric turned from its old pagan significance to a greater Christian message. Mirabilia Urbis, a medieval Roman guide book, recounts a convoluted tale of the Pantheon as a temple to the fertility goddess Cybele, claimed for Christianity in the name of Mary, mother of God.
The most wonderous manifestation of the Christianized Pantheon take place on Pentecost Sunday when red rose petals are dropped through the oculus into the church. Representing the tongues of flame of the Holy Spirit, the petals flutter among the gathered crowds, a festive reminder of how through God’s grace, all things can be made new.
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Building a state
It's funny to think that an institution as old as the papacy resides in a state that is only 80 years old. The 500-year-old basilica, and the tomb of St. Peter, now advancing towards its 2,000th anniversary, indicate a long history, but Vatican City State, the proper name of the sovereign state of the Holy Father, celebrated its 80th anniversary last Feb. 11.
An interesting exhibit on the Charlemagne wing of St. Peter’s square sheds light on the circumstances and events surrounding the birth of this new nation.
The five-part show brings together documents, photographs, maps, models and medals to illustrate the salient moments of the unification of Italy, the negotiations of the concordat and the resulting entity that we know today.
Visitors are greeted with a scale model of today's Vatican City State. It comprises only 104 acres, but in the densely packed space, there are monuments ranging from the dawn of Christianity to the present. A timetable illustrates the intense building activity of the 20th-century pontiffs to get the complex organized into a modern state complete with train station, post office and city hall.
For those who are not Rome denizens and therefore are not reminded by the daily canon shot at noon of the demise of the Papal States on Sept. 20, 1870, the show opens with what was termed “the Roman Question.” The unification of Italy and the wresting of Rome away from Pope Pius IX caused a conundrum in the first political maneuvers of the Italian state.
A searching portrait of Blessed Pius IX by Louis Gallant, reveals a concerned Pope, looking into an increasingly problematic future. Despite his careworn eyes, the Pope seems serene in the face of imminent disaster. Maps and the document of capitulation signed at Villa Albani by General Hermann Kanzler, chief of the papal defenses, round out the origin of the “Roman Question”
Under the laws of the Guarentigie promulgated in 1871, the Pope retained his honors as sovereign, but was treated juridically as an Italian subject. Italy annexed all papal land from the Vatican area to Castel Gandolfo, even objecting to Leo XIII's admission fee to the Vatican Museums, as it was no longer his property under these laws.
The Popes rejected this loss of sovereignty, choosing voluntary exile within the Vatican walls rather than accepting the terms of the Guarentigie. Excluded from peace conferences and international policy meetings, it seemed that the era when the Popes had been world protagonists had come to an end.
The star of the show is Achille Ratti, Pope Pius XI, who reigned from 1922 to 1939. He started his pontificate with a gesture of willingness to reconcile with Italy. Instead of appearing for the first time after his election on an internal loggia as his three predecessors had done, symbolizing the Pope's imprisonment in the Vatican, he appeared on the loggia of St. Peter's ready to face Rome again.
A magnificent white silk cope on display in the center of the room gives the impression that this great Pope is still present in the hall. A gift of his native Milan, for the closing of Jubilee Year 1925, the mantle represents textile innovation. Instead of the former heavily embroidered papal robes that were oppressively heavy to wear, Milanese silk weavers crafted a lightweight garment whose total weight -- including the mitre -- was a mere six pounds.
The exhibit also boasts his tiara, an elegant silver filigree crown encircled by three gilt bands flecked with lilies, while a scattering of diamonds and emeralds catch the light.
These objects underscoring the majesty of the Pope held great symbolic importance during the years that many people in the international community were attempting to subjugate him to citizenship of one land or another.
A true Pontifex Maximus, Pope Pius XI worked doggedly to build a bridge between the papacy and the newly formed Italian state, which culminated in the Lateran Treaties of 1929.
The next room seems as if one has intruded during the signing of the treaty. The table and chairs from the room where the pact was signed are arranged along the wall with a silk screen photo of each of the signatories present behind his chair. Copies of the treaty lie on the table for perusal.
The original copy of the pact was brought for the first time out of the Vatican archives to be displayed in the show. The signature of Benito Mussoini and Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Gaspari, framed by their respective seals, proclaim the birth of Vatican City State.
The fruit of long negotiation begun in 1925 between consistorial lawyer Francesco Pacelli (brother of the future Pius XII) and Benito Mussolini, then prime minister of Italy, the pacts established the sovereignty of Vatican City State.
The term Lateran Pacts alludes to three documents. The treaty established the independence of the Holy See. Numerous images around the room show the territories that would remain under the authority of the Holy See. Besides the Vatican area, the four basilicas, and the Castel Gandolfo villa, the Pope would retain the Gregorian University, the land on Janiculum of the North American College and the Bambino Gesu hospital, as well as a few other sites.
Not very much land, but as Pope Pius XI said quoting St. Francis, "just enough body to keep the soul together."
The final agreement was a financial indemnity for the vast territories and holdings lost by the Holy See with the capture of Rome. The money was used to embark on a dramatic rebuilding project to transform an ancient pilgrimage center into a modern state in a modern world.
Fascinating photos show the busy activities of Pope Pius and his successors as they built the new city. A giant aerial bridge was constructed to link the Vatican with the Italian train lines, intended as the privileged entrance for heads of state. The City Hall, Vatican Radio and the new Vatican Museum were all opened one after another in a remarkable spate of building.
The Popes have continued this tradition of modernizing Vatican City State from the Casa Santa Marta built by John Paul II to the new parking lot off Piazza Risorgimento under Benedict XVI.
The forward-looking constructions in state of the art materials, illustrates a little-known fact: the Vatican doesn’t do retro.
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Truer treasure
For all those who thought that the Vatican Museums housed only artistic treasures, guess again. The museums' custodial staff are showing their own value through an extraordinary example of charity. The 160 museum custodians have offered a day's work to assist the earthquake-damaged region of Aquila in Abruzzo. On Sunday, May 10, normally a day when the museums are closed, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.. The custodians proposed to work for free so that the ticket sales from that day can be donated to the earthquake relief. A perfect blend of inner and outer beauty!
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Elizabeth Lev teaches Christian art and architecture at Duquesne University's Italian campus and the University of St. Thomas Catholic studies program. She can be reached at lizlev@zenit.org.
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