October 26, 2011

PAPAL APPEAL FOR TURKEY’S QUAKE VICTIMS: Pope Benedict urged aid for the victims of this week’s earthquake in eastern Turkey. His appeal came at the end of a Liturgy of the Word celebrated on the eve of his visit to the Italian city of Assisi for a day of reflection and prayer for peace being attended by many religious leaders from around the world....
PREVIEW OF THE ASSISI GATHERING: “Pilgrims of Truth, Pilgrims of Peace” is the theme of the Assisi gathering on Thursday and we find out more about its key features and objectives and how it differs from the 1986 World Day of Prayer for Peace meeting hosted there by Pope John Paul......
GREEN PILGRIM SITES: The city of Assisi will also be host this month to the launch of the first global network aimed at greening the holy cities and sacred sites of many of the world’s major faiths and we talk to one of the Catholic participants about the importance of this project....