PAPAL AUDIENCE: SAINT DOMINIC’S PRAYER LIFE: Pope Benedict looks at
the figure of St Dominic, the founder of the Order of the Preachers, whose feast day
is celebrated on August 8th... WHY IS RELIGION ON THE EDGE IN
AUSTRALIA?: We speak to an Australian bishop about an upcoming conference
on new evangelisation who tells us that religious faith is being denigrated and marginalised
in Australia's society.... THE SUFFERING OF SYRIANS: We speak
to a Caritas representative who has just witnessed at first hand the worsening plight
of Syrian refugees who have fled en masse to neighbouring countries... THE
MASS DRAWS CROWDS AT OLYMPICS: We find out how Catholic athletes are flocking
to daily masses inside London’s Olympic village....