Pope Benedict Opens Year of the Priest with Vespers

(19 June09-RV) As we go on air, Pope Benedict on this feast of the Sacred Heart is celebrating Vespers in Saint Peter’s Basilica on the occasion of the opening of the Year of the Priest. The Holy Father discussed the spiritual life of priests when he received the Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch, His Beatitude, Ignace Joseph III Younan earlier today in audience at the Apostolic Palace. Chris Altieri reports...