www.Radiovaticana.org http://www.radiovaticana.org The voice of the Pope in dialogue with the world Webteam en 2005 Vatican Radio. All rights reserved. Vatican Radio webteam@vaticanradio.org webteam@vaticanradio.org webteam@vaticanradio.org 60 No Audio reports from Vatican Radio in Podcast http://www.vaticanradio.org (7 Nov 09 - RV) Pope Benedict travels north to Brescia tomorrow on his 17th pastoral journey in Italy. Tomorrow morning the Holy Father will celebrate mass in Brescia’s main square. In the afternoon he will visit the nearby village of Concesio, the birth place of his predecessor Pope Paul VI. There he will inaugurate the Paul VI Institute for Religious Studies in honour of the Pope who guided the Church through the Second Vatican Council and its aftermath. Veronica Scarisbrick takes a look back at Paul VI’s life and legacy: 00:02:46:37 webteam@vaticanradio.org News 00:02:46:37 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:02:46 GMT 332759 http://www.vaticanradio.org (7 Nov 09 - RV) Pope Benedict XVI today encouraged the work of Catholic sport associations in a message to the Pontifical Council for the Laity, at the end of a seminar here in Rome on the theme "Sport, education and faith". Lydia O'Kane has more: 00:01:47:06 webteam@vaticanradio.org News 00:01:47:06 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:01:23 GMT 332758 http://www.vaticanradio.org (7 Nov 09 - RV) At a recent conference held here in Rome, the Director of the Pontifical Pastoral Ministry of Priestly Vocations said there has been an increase in the number of seminarians. Speaking at the English and Welsh Vocations Directors Conference, Monsignor Francis Bonnici highlighted that 20 countries including England and Wales has seen a rise. We spoke to the Vice Chairman of the Conference, Father Paul Grogan, who explained some of the reasons for this growth in vocations. 00:01:29:11 webteam@vaticanradio.org News 00:01:29:11 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:59:41 GMT 332757 http://www.vaticanradio.org (7 Nov 09 - RV) Caritas Internationalis and other humanitarian organizations are calling on world leaders to make sure that the poor will not be left out of the picture when they meet for a major environmental summit in Copenhagen next month. Floriana Polito, the Caritas spokesperson for climate change, said that humanitarian and religious groups have an important role to play in encouraging policies that ensure that development goals are not sacrificed. 00:01:58:78 webteam@vaticanradio.org News 00:01:58:78 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:53:17 GMT 332754 http://www.vaticanradio.org (7 Nov 09 - RV) Pope Benedict XVI’s 17th pastoral journey in Italy takes him Sunday November 8th to the Northern Italian city of Brescia. Everything is ready in Brescia, Concesio and Botticino Serafor the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI Sunday in his first pastoral visit to the land of Paul VI, thirty years after his death. Situated at the foot of the Alps, in the province of Lombardy, Brescia is home to one an a half million people and steep in the Christian tradition counting among its most famous citizens, Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini who became Pope Paul VI. The city’s central square is named after the Pope who guided the work of the second Vatican Council after the death of John 23rd. Here on Sunday Pope Benedict will celebrate mass. Organisers estimate a crowd of thousands and have mounted four giant screens to allow those who are unable to find space in the small cathedral to follow the Eucharistic celebration and Angelus prayer. Sunday afternoon Pope Benedict travels the short distance from Brescia to the village of Concesio in Valtrompia, the birthplace of his predecessor. There he will inaugurate the Paul VI Institute, a centre for religious studies, in the home where the Montini Pope was born, awarding its first prize to "Sources Chrétiennes", a French organisation specialised in the study of Patristics, for its contribution to the promotion of faith and culture. The last stop on Pope Benedict’s journey is the small village church of Saint Anthony, where surrounded by the parishioners, descendents of the land of Paul VI, he will deliver an address. 00:01:50:93 webteam@vaticanradio.org News 00:01:50:93 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:48:52 GMT 332753 http://www.vaticanradio.org (07 Nov 09 - RV) Madagascar's political rivals struck a deal late yesterday on the make-up of a unity government, paving the way for an end to a 10-month political crisis that has rocked the Indian Ocean island. Irene Lagan reports 00:01:10:27 webteam@vaticanradio.org News 00:01:10:27 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT 332564 http://www.vaticanradio.org (06 November 09-RV)Britain has begun using genetic tests on some African asylum seekers in an effort to catch those who are lying about their nationality, drawing criticism this week from scientists and provoking outrage from rights groups. Professor Colin McGuckin is president of the Cell Therapy Research Institute in Lyons France. He says that while genetic screening can prove family relationships, proving nationality is scientifically dubious … 00:01:52:90 webteam@vaticanradio.org News 00:01:52:90 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:05:45 GMT 332522 http://www.vaticanradio.org (06 Novermber 09-RV)Despite signs of an economic revival gathering pace around the globe, unemployment is still rising in many of the world's largest economies. Today, the United States said its unemployment rate reached 10.2%, the worst level in 25 years. This week the European Union forecast unemployment in the eurozone will rise to 10.7 percent in 2010 from 9.5 percent this year. We spoke to senior Economist Patrick Belser at the International Labour Organisation who explained reasons for this continued increase.... 00:01:38:69 webteam@vaticanradio.org News 00:01:38:69 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:03:26 GMT 332520 http://www.vaticanradio.org (06 November 09-RV) Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Friday that the UK is committed to its mission in Afghanistan. Special Advisor on development to the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in Afghanistan, Mark Ward, says the work of the UN and other organisations in the country has made great strides in education and other social areas... 00:01:26:69 webteam@vaticanradio.org News 00:01:26:69 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:02:24 GMT 332517 http://www.vaticanradio.org ( 6 November 09-RV)Military officials are investigating the circumstances behind a shooting rampage at a US Army base in Texas that left 13 people dead. We have this report... 00:01:36:02 webteam@vaticanradio.org News 00:01:36:02 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:00:55 GMT 332515