BENEDICT XVI: NEWS, PAPAL TEXTS, PHOTOS AND COMMENTARY

VESPERS:
PHOTO POST-SCRIPT


Thanks to Caterina, we have a more representative photo sampling of the event.



First, the Holy Father venerated a relic of St. Jean-Marie Vianney - his heart - at the Choir Chapel in the Basilica.
The relic was specially brought to the Vatican from Ars for this occasion.



Then came Vespers with a beautiful homily from the Holy Father (posted above).


And finally Benediction and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.








The Congregation for the Clergy has opened a multilingual website for the Year for Priests:
www.clerus.org/english/00000041_Home_English.html




Here are some useful statistics to note about
the number of Catholic priests around the world as of December 31, 2007: