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TODAY'S FEATURE STORIES

THE SUNDAY GOSPEL

We look at the Feast of Pentecost in Jill Bevilacqua's weekly reflection entitled "There's more in the Sunday Gospel than meets the eye"...

JOAN KNOWS

We take a look at some of the most significan events over the past week in the Vatican with our regular Vatican expert, Joan Lewis...

RIO TO APARECIDA

Shining the spotlight on the history of Celam, the Episcopal Conference of Latin America and the Caribbean with the help of exclusive sound from

DESCENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Marking Pentecost with musical notes drawn from Dunstable, de Victoria and Maxwell Davies. Monsignor Philip Whitmore...

TERRORISM

SHARING GIFTS

Cardinal Walter Kasper joins the Archbishop of Canterbury for vespers at a Rome basilica to install the new director of the Anglican Centre...

GLOBAL HEALTHCARE

The Catholic Medical Mission Board marks 80 years of service providing quality healthcare to people in the poorest countries of the world..

BURMA DEVASTATED

BURMA DEVASTATED: We find out from Caritas Internationalis how they are planning to help the stricken population of Myanmar in the wake

SHARING AND GIVING

SHARING AND GIVING: How can solidarity and subsidiarity work together? We find out more from the Pontifical Academy for Social

DISTINCTIVE NATURE

DISTINCTIVE NATURE: What's so special about Catholic schools? We speak to the President of the World Union of Catholic Teachers......

FULL FEATURE PROGRAMME

MAY 11, 2008

PENTECOST - We take a look at the Feast of Pentecost in our weekly reflection entitled "There's more in the Sunday Gospel than meets the eye"...
JOAN KNOWS - We review events over the past week in the Vatican

FRIDAY 9, 2008

FROM RIO TO APAPARECIDA - Shining the spotlight on the history of Celam, the Episcopal Conference of Latin America and the Caribbean with the help of exclusive sound from our Vatican Radio archives .
PENTECOST -

MAY 8, 2008

SHARING GIFTS: Cardinal Walter Kasper joins the Archbishop of Canterbury for ecumenical vespers with the new director of the Anglican Centre.....
GLOBAL HEALTHCARE: The Catholic Medical Mission Board marks 80 years of

MAY 7, 2008

PAPAL APPEAL: Pope Benedict urges the international community to aid the people of Myanmar in the wake of the devastating cyclone there.....
BURMA DEVASTATED: We find out from Caritas Internationalis how they are

MAY 6, 2008

VATICAN NEWS - Pope Benedict sends telegram of condolences to the people of Myanmar
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS MOURN LEADER - We remember Brother Vincent Malham, former President-Vice Chancellor of Bethlehem University, killed

MAY 5, 2008

BUILDING BRIDGES - Pope Benedict XVI receives the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams in a private meeting in the Vatican...
REGINA COELI - The Pope addresses the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square for

MAY 4, 2008

OUR LORD'S ASCENSION: We look at the feast of the Ascension in our weekly reflection entitled "There's more in the Sunday Gospel than meets the eye".....
JOAN KNOWS: We review events over the past week in the

MAY 3, 2008

VATICAN WEEK'S END - Reporting on Pope Benedict's audience with Cuban bishops , with participants at the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, as well as on a Vatican related story focusing on human rights which

MAY 2, 2008

WALK IN FAITH - On Sunday May 4th the Archbishop of Liverpool Patrick Kelly will lead the first in a series of walks intended to be part of the contribution of his Archdiocese to the 2008 celebrations of this City as

MAY 1, 2008

ZIMBABWE SINKING: More than a month after presidential elections in Zimbabwe, the country is sinking ever deeper into crisis as churches try to support the suffering population....
ASCENSION REFLECTION: Thursday May

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Pope Speaks of Immense Task of Rebuilding Church in Armenia

(09 May 08- RV) Pope Benedict XVI met Friday with Catholicos Karekin, Patriarch of All Armenia.

The two men met ahead of an ecumenical service, presided over by Pope Benedict which saw the participation of members of the Armenian Church travelling with the Patriarch.

During the ceremony held in the Clementine hall of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Benedict XVI delivered the following ...»

Pope Welcomes Melkite Greek Catholics

(08 May 08 - RV) Pope Benedict met members of the Greek Melkite Catholic Church on Thursday.

The Pilgrims present including His Beatitude Gregory III had come from various countries in the Middle East and diaporas throughout the world to make this pilgrimage to Rome which showed as Pope Benedict remarked the universality of the Catholic Church.

Speaking to those gathered the Holy ...»

Pope's Pilgrimage to Savona and Genoa

(08 May 08 - RV) The programme for Pope Benedict XVI’s pastoral visit to the Italian cities of Savona and Genoa was released today. The Holy Father will travel to the North Western cities on May 17th and 18th.
On Saturday, 17 May, will begin his two day trip by visiting the shrine of Our Lady of Mercy in Savona.
After visiting the shrine, Pope Benedict XVI will travel on to the ...»

China Philharmonic Orchestra plays Mozart for Pope Benedict

(08 May 08 - RV) Pope Benedict XVI attendeda concert on Wednesday evening performed by the China Philharmonic Orchestra. We have this report....

Here is the full text of Pope Benedict's remarks at the concert:

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dear Friends!
Another high-quality musical performance ...»

Pope Benedict Makes Appeal for Burmese People

(07 May 08 - RV) Pope Benedict XVI made an appeal during his weekly general audience for the victims of the Cyclone in Myanmar, also known as Burma, which has killed tens of thousands. We have this report...

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WORLD NEWS

New Head of Rome's Anglican Centre Installed

(08 May 08 - RV) The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams and the president of the Pontifical Council, Cardinal Walter Kasper presided at ...»

Caritas Laments Loss of Precious Time in Getting Aid to Burma

(08 May 08 - RV) Aid has begun to trickle into Burma, with UN flights carrying emergency food supplies and water purification tablets having reached ...»

Israel Marks 60th Anniversary

Israel is marking its 60th Independence Day, which began Wednesday at sundown. We spoke to Franciscan Father David-Maria Jaeger, a priest born in ...»

Burmese People Still Waiting for Aid

(8 May 08 - RV) A day after Pope Benedict XVI made an appeal for the victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (also known as Burma), aid workers are ...»

Polish Priest speaks about Templeton Award

(07 May 08-RV) We spoke with Father Heller shortly after he learned that he had been awarded the prize which at more than 1.6 million us dollars is ...»