PAPAL PLEA: Pope Benedict urges prayer for the Church in China and all
those there who encounter difficulties in freely practising their Catholic faith,
to help them overcome any temptation to take a path which is separated from Peter......
ENDING MODERN-DAY SLAVERY: The U.S. ambassador to the Holy See
Miguel Diaz talks to us about the scourge of human trafficking ahead of a global conference
it co-hosted on this issue... OUT OF THE SHADOWS: What chance is
there of the U.S. enacting a comprehensive reform of what President Obama has called
a "broken" immigration system? We find out more about the local Church’s views on
this thorny issue.... A GREEN SAINT AND POPE: Listen to the latest
of our reflections on God’s creation that explores the figure of the 13th
century hermit Peter, who became Pope Celestine the 5th, as the Church
marks his feast day this week.....