NO LIBRARY IN HEAVEN -At the end of the second week of the 12th
General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops , currently discussing the Word of God
in the Life and Mission of the Church, Pope Benedict XVI celebrates vespers in the
Sistine Chapel in the presence of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His
Holiness Bartholomew I .Among those scheduled to attend together with the Synod Fathers
is Professor of Sacred Arts at the Theological Faculty of Sacred Arts of Central
Italy, Florence Monsignor Timothy Verdon , who highlights the religious meaning of
this papal chapel... A SHRINE RISING FROM ASHES - When Pope Benedict
XVI visits the Marian shrine of Pompei he visits a place dedicated to Our Lady of
the Rosary. Jesuit Michele Garofalo tells the story... TO THE ENDS OF THE
EARTH / 19 -The next episode in our radio drama "To the Ends of the
Earth". A programme written by Jill Bevilacqua and produced by Sean Patrick Lovett...