PAPAL ACTIVITIES: Pope Benedict looks at Jesus’ prayer of exultation
in his continuing catechesis on Christian prayer at the Wednesday audience. Later
in the day, the Pope was set to use a tablet computer to switch on the lights of the
world’s biggest electronic Christmas tree located on a hill outside the town of Gubbio
in central Italy..... FILM AND FAITH: We talk to a Ugandan religious
sister and film maker who was one of the participants at a Vatican-sponsored conference
looking at the relationship between film and faith.. ASYLUM SEEKERS: UNWELCOME
AND UNPROTECTED: A new report by Jesuit Refugee Service says European governments
actively hinder refugee arrivals and we find out more about their findings..... THE
ADVENT WREATH: In the second of our weekly reflections during Advent, Scottish
Jesuit priest Chris Boles looks at the tradition of advent wreaths and explores their
symbolism......