August 3, 2011

POPE RECOMMENDS SUMMER READING: Speaking at his first general audience since his July break, Pope Benedict urged pilgrims to re-familiarise themselves with the beauty and wisdom of the bible......
WORLD YOUTH DAY HOPES: As the countdown continues to the Church’s World Youth Day gathering in Madrid later this month we talk to a young person from New Zealand and another from Ireland about their expectations ahead of attending this event....
HOW THE PAPACY CHANGED ROME: We explore some of the less well-known ways in which past popes improved the appearance and the amenities of the Eternal City by rescuing from ruin its ancient monuments like the Coliseum or the Pantheon, by building hospitals, fountains, straight roads, obelisks and by opening the world’s first ever public museum.......