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Pope urges Marian devotion for Christian unity
Pope John Paul II reaffirmed Catholic Marian dogma in The Mother of the Redeemer encyclical, outlining a Marian year from June 7, 1967 to August 15. He urged Mary as a unifying force among Christians, especially toward the Soviet Union, while noting Marian veneration has shaped faith in the East and West.
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