00 08/09/2009 17:21



Tuesday, Sept. 8

THE NATIVITY OF THE VIRGIN MARY
Illustrations: From left, Icon (10th-cent.);Domenico Beccafumi, 1543; Master Bertram of Minden, c. 1500; Esteban Murillo, 1658.



OR for 9/7/-9/8/09:


OR's full reportage of Benedict XVI's pastoral visit to Viterbo and Bagnoregio [described in yesterday's post on this page); Page 1
has a story on the Nativity of Mary in the Byzantine tradition, illustrated by the icon on the extreme left of the 'feast day strip'
above. Other Page 1 stories: The Pope's address to the bishops of Western Brazil (Full translation posted on this page last night);
and Israel decides to proceed with all new settlement projects already underway in the West Bank.



No events scheduled for the Holy Father today.