Pope John Paul II met with 7,000 pilgrims in Rome for his general audience on Sept. 18. He continued his series of teachings on the psalms and canticles of the Liturgy of the Hours by reflecting on ...

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View a gallery of selected details from an anthology of 36 psalms, “I Will Wake the Dawn: Illuminated Psalms,” by Hebrew manuscript artist Debra Band (Jewish Publication Society, 2007). In her ...