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   AID FOR PEOPLE OF HAITI, PRAYER FOR NASCENT LIFE   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 14 NOV 2010 (VIS) - Following today's Angelus the Pope again   
   expressed his "closeness to the dear people of Haiti who, because of last   
   January's terrible earthquake, are now suffering a serious cholera epidemic. I   
   support everyone striving to cope with this latest emergency and, while giving   
   assurances of a special mention in my prayers, appeal to the international   
   community to give generous aid to these people".   
      
   Benedict XVI then went on to recall that, on Saturday 27 November, he will   
   preside "at first Vespers for the first Sunday of Advent and at a prayer vigil   
   for nascent life. This is a joint initiative with particular Churches all over   
   the world", he said, "and I have recommended that it also be held in parishes,   
   religious communities, associations and movements. The period in which we   
   prepare for Christmas is an appropriate time to invoke divine protection on   
   every human being called into existence, and to thank God for the gift of life   
   we received from our parents".   
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