August 9, 2011

Pope Benedict appeals for peace in Libya and Syria – The Holy Father urges local governments and the international community to negotiate an end to the violence
Fr. Samir: Syria is unlike other Arab Spring protests – This Arab Jesuit scholar from the Pontifical Oriental Institute gives his analysis of the unrest sweeping the region
The museum of Rome’s St. Mary Major - a tip for summertime pilgrims ahead of the Marian Feast of the Assumption! We go to the basilica of Saint Mary Major for a peek at the Church treasures on exhibit in its very own museum…