Pope Benedict Welcomes New Edition of L’Osservatore Romano
(26 Jun 08 - RV) Pope Benedict XVI has welcomed a new edition of L’Osservatore
Romano, the Vatican-owned newspaper. It is a weekly version in the Indian language
of Malayalam. We have this report...
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of Pope's Message
Dear Friends,
The publication of this first edition
of L’Osservatore Romano in the Malayalam language is a highly significant event in
the life of the Church in India, since it will keep the over six million Catholics
in Kerala State fully informed about the ministry of the Pope and the work of the
Holy See and strengthen the bonds of faith and ecclesial communion linking the Catholic
community to the See of Peter. I willingly take this occasion to offer my prayerful
good wishes for this important undertaking, together with my heartfelt thanks to the
directors of the Carmel International Publishing House and to all those who in any
way have contributed to its realization. It is my hope that this new translation
of the English edition, which now takes its place alongside the other language editions
of L’Osservatore Romano, will prove a valuable source of instruction and enrichment
in the faith, an incentive to ever greater fraternity and cooperation within Kerala’s
richly diverse Catholic community, and an indispensable aid to the continuing work
of evangelization. To you and your families I cordially impart my Apostolic Blessing
as a pledge of joy and peace in our Lord Jesus Christ.