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US Secretary of State Arrives in India

Wed, Dec 3 Listen
(03 Dec 08 - RV) U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in the Indian capital New Delhi a few hours ago, where she travelled for consultations in connection with last week's deadly terrorist attacks in India's commercial hub city of Mumbai. Kelsea Brennan-Wessels reports... 00:02:04:92

Pope Benedict XVI in English - Weekly General Audience

Wed, Dec 3 Listen
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our continuing catechesis on Saint Paul, we now consider the Apostle's teaching on the relation between Adam, the first man, and Christ, the second Adam (cf. 1 Cor 15:22.45; Rom 5:12-21). Paul's teaching on the sin of Adam and its disastrous consequences for the human family is meant to emphasize the surpassing gift of grace bestowed on humanity by Jesus Christ. Seen in this light, the doctrine of original sin explains the misery of our human condition, yet Paul...

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Wed, Dec 3 Listen
PAPAL AUDIENCE: In his catechesis, Pope Benedict speaks about St Paul's teaching on the relation between Adam and Christ .. RICH IN RELICS: Rome abounds with relics and we look at some of the most popular and curious examples in the eternal city and discover why relics continue to exert such a fascination in our modern times... UNWANTED DAUGHTERS: Millions of baby girls are going missing in india due to the growing practice of aborting female foetuses because of the traditional preference...

RICH IN RELICS

Wed, Dec 3 Listen
Rome abounds with relics and we look at some of the most popular and curious examples in the eternal city and find out why relics continue to exert such a fascination in our modern times..... 00:16:00:77

UNWANTED DAUGHTERS

Wed, Dec 3 Listen
We find out how millions of baby girls are going missing in India due to the growing practice of aborting female foetuses because of the traditional preference for a boy....... 00:08:23:26

India Puts Pressure on Pakistan

Wed, Dec 3 Listen
(03 Dec 08 - RV) India's Foreign Minister on Wednesday said that the deadly attacks on Mumbai were led from inside Pakistan, and added that India would act decisively to protect its territorial integrity. He was speaking at a joint press conference after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Rice travelled to New Delhi to consult with Indian leaders after the terrorist attack which left nearly 200 people dead. We have this report... 00:01:57:96

Treaty Signed Banning Cluster Munitions

Wed, Dec 3 Listen
(03 Dec 08 - RV) More than 100 countries signed a treaty banning cluster bombs on Wednesday in Norway. Pope Benedict lent his personal support to the conference which drafted the treaty last May, and also publicly expressed his prayers for the victims of cluster munitions. We have this report... 00:02:12:96

Airport Opened in Thailand

Wed, Dec 3 Listen
(03 Dec 08 - RV) Anti-government protesters lifted their eight-day blockade of Bangkok's main airport on Wednesday, raising the hopes of 230,000 stranded tourists. The end to the shutdown comes a day after a court banned former Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat from politics for five years. We have this report... 00:01:56:50

Zimbabwe Police Break Up Protests

Wed, Dec 3 Listen
(03 Dec 08 - RV) Zimbabwean police on Wednesday used batons to break up peaceful demonstrations by doctors and nurses protesting against the country's economic and health crisis. Hyperinflation and a lack of medical supplies has worsened , while a cholera epidemic has claimed the lives of over 550 people. Spokesman for the London based Zimbabwe Vigil, Dennis Benton, told us about the protests... 00:01:22:39

DECEMBER 2, 2008

Tue, Dec 2 Listen
TEMPERATURES RISING - As a climate change conference gets underway in Poland we talk to an official at the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace about the Vatican's stance on global warming SAINTS OF THE EAST - We begin a four part series on the Saints of Advent, taking a look at two great men of the Church in the East... 00:28:59:54

TEMPERATURES RISING

Tue, Dec 2 Listen
As a climate change conference gets underway in Poland we talk to an official at the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace about the Vatican's stance on global warming... 00:12:04:37

SAINTS OF THE EAST

Tue, Dec 2 Listen
We begin a four part series on the Saints of Advent, taking a look at two great men of the Church in the East... 00:17:31:13

Cholera Grips Zimbabwe

Tue, Dec 2 Listen
(02 Dec 08 - RV) A cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe has killed nearly 500 people in the biggest outbreak recorded recently in the crisis-hit country, as Linda Bordoni reports: 00:01:54:74

Pope Benedict on the Nature of University Reform

Mon, Dec 1 Listen
(01 Dec 08 - RV)Pope Benedict XVI reflected on the nature of University and the meaning of reform Monday when he met with a group of University students and professors from Parma in Northern Italy. Pope Benedict began his discourse on a personal note, recalling the many years of his own life dedicated to research and teaching. He told the students that he continues to feel a close spiritual bond to University life and to follow its progress closely. He then went on to speak of an Italian...

DECEMBER 1, 2008

Mon, Dec 1 Listen
APPEAL FOR PEACE - Pope Benedict XVI appeals for peace reiterating that violence cannot be considered a solution to problems... WORLD AIDS DAY - December 1st is the day we observe World Aids Day. We hear that although around 95% of people with Hiv/Aids live in developing nations, Hiv today is a threat to men, women and children on all continents around the world... 00:28:58:27

TAKING THE LEAD

Mon, Dec 1 Listen
The global theme for this year's World Aids Day is "leadership". We hear how vital is the role of the Church in supporting those affected by Hiv and in tackling the problem... 00:09:21:70

Calm Prevails in Jos Following Clashes Over a Local Election

Mon, Dec 1 Listen
(01 Dec 08 - RV) A tense calm prevailed in Jos, Nigeria after rival ethnic and religious gangs burned homes, shops, mosques and churches in two days of fighting triggered by a disputed local election in the city, which lies at the crossroads of Nigeria's Muslim north and Christian south. It is the worst unrest in Africa's most populous nation for years, in which as many as 400 people lost their lives. The Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria, John Onaiyekan told us those responsible for the rioting...

BREAKING THE HIV BARRIER

Mon, Dec 1 Listen
In Italy some 4000 people are infected by the Hiv virus every year. We hear about Arch?, an association of volonteers that helps and supports children and young people who are Hiv positive... 00:12:37:82

Tensions High Between India and Pakistan After Mumbai Attacks

Mon, Dec 1 Listen
(01 Dec 08 - RV) India said today it has called Pakistan's envoy and informed him the Mumbai attacks were carried out by militants from Pakistan, and demanded swift action against those responsible. Indian investigators said the Islamist gunmen had months of commando training in Pakistan. Tensions are high between the two countries in the aftermath of last week's deadly terrorist violence in India's financial capital. Several countries have already sent forensics and other units to assist in...

The 20th World AIDS Day

Mon, Dec 1 Listen
(01 Dec 08 - RV) Today is the 20th World AIDS Day, a recurrence dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. AIDS has killed more than 25 million people between 1981 and 2007, and an estimated 33 million people worldwide live with HIV as of last year. Fr. Robert Vitillo is the Special Advisor to Caritas Internationalis on HIV and AIDS. He told us the Church has taken the lead in AIDS treatment and prevention, but has much work to do in battling...

Pope Appeals for Peace, Healing in Mumbai, Jos

Sun, Nov 30 Listen
(30 Nov 08 - RV) Pope Benedict XVI called on all the faithful to pray today for the victims of terrorism in Mumbai, India, and a deadly outbreak of violence in the central Nigerian city of Jos. Nearly 200 people were killed in coordinated terrorist attacks and more than 60 hours of fighting that follwed in Mumbai last week, for which a group calling itself while clashes between Muslim and Christian gangs in the central Nigerian city of Jos left around 400 people dead. The Archbishop of...

Spe Salvi One Year On

Sun, Nov 30 Listen
(30 Nov 08 - RV) One year ago this weekend Pope Benedict XVI's second encyclical letter 'Spe Salvi', Saved by Hope, ?was published. As a student of moral theology Fr. Vincent Twomey, studied under the then Professor Joseph Ratzinger in Germany. He says with the unfolding of global events, from the threat of terrorism to the crises of trust in financial institutions, humanity has more need than ever to discover the Pope's words and to be saved by hope... 00:01:53:88

Day of Study Focuses on the Word of God in the Liturgy

Sat, Nov 29 Listen
(29 nov 08 - RV) The Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments today held a day of study focusing on the Word of God in the Liturgy. Congregation secretary Archbishop Albert Malcolm Ranjith, told us more about the central role of sacred scripture in Christian life. 00:00:57:62

First Beatification on Cuban Soil to Take Place

Sat, Nov 29 Listen
(29 Nov 08 - RV) The Servant of God Jos? Olallo Vald?s of the Hospitaller Brothers of Saint John of God is being put on the path to sainthood today in the first beatification ceremony ever to take place on Cuban soil. Cardinal Jos? Saraiva Martins, prefect emeritus for the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, will preside over the ceremony taking place in the Plaza of Our Lady of Charity in Camag?ey. The 19th century monk is venerated for having helped the sick during a cholera epidemic....

UN Conference on Financing for Development Begins in Doha

Sat, Nov 29 Listen
(29 Nov 08 - RV) Western leaders as well as the heads of the IMF and World Bank will not attend a U.N. Conference in Doha on financing for development as the developed world remains preoccupied with global financial turmoil. The absence of key players may mean few if any commitments will be made on attaining U.N. goals of reducing poverty at a meeting set up to discuss ways to finance development through trade, aid and debt relief. The financial crisis, which has prompted government bailouts...

Pope Benedict Speaks to Seminarians from Central and Southern Italy

Sat, Nov 29 Listen
(29 Nov 08 - RV) Pope Benedict spoke to students from three regional Seminaries in central and southern Italy, telling them that spreading the Gospel must be the priority of their pastoral mission. Emer McCarthy followed events here at the Vatican. 00:01:59:16

NOVEMBER 29, 2008

Fri, Nov 28 Listen
TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH/24 - We present the next episode in the 26 part series of Jill Bevilaqua's radio drama on the life and teachings of St. Paul... FISHER OF MEN - And, one of the Church's great networkers. As Pope Benedict marks the beginning of Advent with special Vespers in St. Peter's Basilica Saturday evening, we take a look at one of the Church's most revered saints whose feast day is traditionally celebrated November 30th... 00:28:58:01

FISHER OF MEN

Fri, Nov 28 Listen
And, one of the Church's great networkers. As Pope Benedict marks the beginning of Advent with special Vespers in St. Peter's Basilica Saturday evening, we take a look at one of the Church's most revered saints whose feast day is traditionally celebrated November 30th ... 00:09:39:46

TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH/24

Fri, Nov 28 Listen
We present the next episode in the 26 part series of Jill Bevilacqua's radio drama on the life and teachings of St. Paul... 00:18:53:09

ANDREW'S HEAD

Fri, Nov 28 Listen
Our popular "Latin Lover", Carmelite Father Reginald Foster helps us mark the Feast of Saint Andrew which falls on Sunday 30th November ... 00:09:54:46

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