Pope Benedict Appeals G8 Leaders to Protect the Poor in Economic Downturn

(4 July 09-RV) Pope Benedict has sent a letter to the Prime Minister of Italy ahead of the G8 summit which begins on July 8^th.  Silvio Berlusconi will be hosting the leaders of the United States, France, Britain, Japan, Canada, Germany and Russia in the town of L’Aquila, which was hit by a devastating earthquake on April 6^th. We have this report...