POPE AND OBAMA: In a telegram Pope Benedict gives Barack Obama his blessing
and prays for the new U.S. President to be granted unfailing wisdom and strength... ECUMENISM
OPPORTUNITY: The Pope talks about the current Week of Prayer for Christian
Unity at his Wednesday general audience.... LINKING ECUMENISM AND ECOLOGY:
We find out how the London-based Catholic development agency CAFOD puts this principle
into practice at the grass roots level...... CARITAS CONGO: A Caritas
official from Congo tells us how the Catholic Church in his homeland is helping to
alleviate poverty and suffering whilst also seeking to increase tolerance and dialogue
with other Christian groups.... UNWANTED DAUGHTERS: We find out how
millions of baby girls are going missing in India due to the growing practice of aborting
female foetuses because of the traditional preference for a boy....... .