May 20, 2011

Paul VI to conquerors of the moon - On Saturday 21st May, Benedict XVI's agenda includes an unusual moment: an audio-visual satellite link-up with astronauts in a station in space. By doing this he'll be following in the footsteps of the twentieth century pope, Paul VI.
From popes to China - In the course of the programme we bring you some archive recordings in English of two popes addressing Chinese Catholics. They are the now Blessed John Paul II and earlier still Paul VI.
Mater et Magistra - An International Conference sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace took place here in the Vatican this past week to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Blessed Pope John's encyclical."Mater et Magistra".To mark this event we shine the spotlight on this document.
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