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Who declared that a "Year of Faith" will run from
October 11, 2012 to November 23, 2013?

   Pope Francis
   Pope John Paul I
   Pope John Paul II
   Pope Benedict XVI

Your answer was: Pope John Paul II.


Answer: With his of October 11, 2011, Porta Fidei, Pope Benedict XVI declared that a "Year of Faith" will begin on October 11, 2012 and conclude on November 24, 2013. October 11, 2012, the first day of the Year of Faith, is the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) and also the twentieth anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. During the Year of Faith, Catholics are asked to study and reflect on the documents of Vatican II and the catechism so that they may deepen their knowledge of the faith.

CLICK HERE to view
'Pope Benedict XVI's Apostolic Letter Declaring the "Year of Faith"
 on Vatican.va


Year of Faith
'Theoratical Virtues' by Raphael Sanzio
1517 (2013)


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