December 7, 2011

PAPAL ACTIVITIES: Pope Benedict looks at Jesus’ prayer of exultation in his continuing catechesis on Christian prayer at the Wednesday audience. Later in the day, the Pope was set to use a tablet computer to switch on the lights of the world’s biggest electronic Christmas tree located on a hill outside the town of Gubbio in central Italy.....
FILM AND FAITH: We talk to a Ugandan religious sister and film maker who was one of the participants at a Vatican-sponsored conference looking at the relationship between film and faith..
ASYLUM SEEKERS: UNWELCOME AND UNPROTECTED: A new report by Jesuit Refugee Service says European governments actively hinder refugee arrivals and we find out more about their findings.....
THE ADVENT WREATH: In the second of our weekly reflections during Advent, Scottish Jesuit priest Chris Boles looks at the tradition of advent wreaths and explores their symbolism......