(November 16, 2011) Every week on Wednesday, the Pope holds a public meeting, called the general audience, during which pilgrims and tourists who come to Rome have a chance of seeing him and hear him speak in several languages. The general audience of Nov. 16 was held in the open in St. Peter’s Square. It began with the reading of Psalm 110 in several languages. An aide greeted the Pope ...»
Pope Benedict the 16th will travel to Benin this coming Friday to present the post-synodal exhortation that synthesises the conclusions of the second Synod of the bishops of Africa which took place in the Vatican in October 2009. The document contains the pastoral priorities for the church in Africa. The synod Fathers discussed the theme: the church in Africa at the service of Reconciliation, Justice and ...»