November 30, 2011

POPE SPEAKS ABOUT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: Pope Benedict expresses support for efforts to eliminate the death penalty in greetings at his Wednesday General Audience where he continued his catechesis on Christian prayer.….
IRISH SEX ABUSE SCANDAL REVIEWS: We speak to the head of Ireland’s National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church about the findings of their latest reviews into the handling of clerical sex abuse allegations covering six dioceses....
CARDINAL SAYS DON’T KILL THE KYOTO PROTOCOL: Cardinal Rodriguez Maradiaga, President of Caritas Internationalis, calls for climate justice for the poor at the ongoing conference on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa....
ALL ABOUT ST. ANDREW: Scottish Cardinal Keith Patrick O’Brien talks to us about the figure of St. Andrew, his nation’s patron saint, and retraces the origins of his feast day and how it is marked in Scotland...
ADVENT REFLECTION ON PATIENCE: Scottish Jesuit priest Chris Boles reflects on the virtue of patience at the start of this Advent season as we await the coming of Christmas.....