Pope Benedict :week-end in Aquileia and Venice - On Saturday 7th
May, Pope Benedict XVI begins a week-end visit to North Eastern Italy which takes
him both to Aquileia and Venice. Chris Altieri will be reporting for us from there.
Prior to leaving he shared with Veronica Scarisbrick an outline of some of the
highlights of this forthcoming Apostolic visit. Aquileia: history and Christian
legacy - Katherine McDonnell who teaches Roman archeology at the University
of California, Los Angeles has a particular expertise in the Roman Empire.She was
first led to Aquileia in search for inscriptions and is now most familiar with the
site. She tells us all about its history and Christian legacy describing the stunning
mosaics and crypts as she goes along. Gary Krupp paves the way...- On
January 18 2005, the ‘ Pave the Way Foundation’ was granted a special audience with
the now Blessed John Paul II, in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall. The group was led
by the President and founder of the Pave the Way Foundation, Gary Krupp.