At the end of the second week of the 12th General Assembly of the Synod
of Bishops , currently discussing the Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church,
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Vespers in the Sistine Chapel in the presence of the
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His Holiness Bartholomew I. Among those scheduled
to attend together with the Synod Fathers is Professor of Sacred Arts at the Theological
Faculty of Sacred Arts of Central Italy, Florence Monsignor Timothy Verdon , who
highlights the religious meaning of this papal chapel...