Sunday, Oct. 18
ST. LUKE (Greek, born in Antioch, Syria; died in Thebes, Greece at age 84)
Apostle and Evangelist, Patron Saint of Physicians
Companion of St. Paul, author of the Gospel considered to be the most historical of the four Gospels, and the Acts of the Apostles, recounting the history of the early Church following the Resurrection. He is believed to have painted an icon of Mary now kept in the Patriarchate of Constantinople and model for icons like the Roman Salus Populus Romanum and the Virgin of Czestochowa. His remains have had quite an itinerary and have been kept in the Church of St. Justina in Padua since the 12th century where it was taken from Constantinople for safekeeping. In 2001, scientific testing established the remains in Padua corresponded to what is known about Luke, and a head that had been kept in Pargue was shown to fit the Padua remains perfectly. See
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/1360095/DNA-test-pinpoints-St-Luke-the-apostles-remains-to-Pa...
OR today.
A front-page editorial sums up the first two weeks of the Synodal assembly on Africa
(photo shows the Pope arriving at yesterday's morning session). Inside there is an
essay on Benedict XVI's arguments for faith and reason 'from Regensburg to Bernardins'
from a lecture given at a recent Italian conference on monasticism in the East and West.
Page 1 international stories: More than 11 million live as refugees due to local conflicts
in Africa; more controversy after the UN Commission on Human Rights [most of its members
come from countries countries where human rights are regularly violated) approves
the so-called Goldstone report accusing both Israel and Hamas of 'crimes against
humanity' during the Gaza conflict in late 2008. Also inside: Two interesting essays on
Leonardo da Vinci and his famous 'Vitruvian man' drawing.
THE POPE'S DAY
Angelus - On the World Day for Missions today, the Pope pays homage to all missionaries
and prays especially for those in danger, citing recent incidents like the killing of
an Italian missionary in Brazil and the abduction of an Irish missionary in the Philippines.
[Modificato da TERESA BENEDETTA 18/10/2009 19:15]