"The history of the Italian Carabinieri shows that the heights of holiness can be reached in the faithful and generous fulfilment of the duties of one's state. I am thinking here of your colleague, Sergeant Salvo d'Acquisto, awarded a gold medal for military valour, whose cause of beatification is under way."
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Pope John Paul II, Address of John Paul II to the Italian Carabinieri who serve in the Lazio region, 26 February 2001.
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