Friday, August 7
ST. GAETANO [Cayetano, Cajetan] (Italy, 1480-1557]
Confessor, Co-Founder of the Theatine order
OR today.
No papal news in this issue except for Rinuncia e Nomine.
On Page 1, an editorial commentary on Caritas in veritate
by an Italian official who was a UN Undersecretary says
the encyclical goes beyond the modern notion of the nation-state
born with the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia; Iran opposition carry
on after Ahmadinejad's swearing-in; Hillary Clinton in Africa;
UN secretary-general renews appeal for release of Burmese
freedom icon Aung San Suu Kyi one week before her sentencing;
and Europe's central bank keeps the prime rate at 0.5%, lowest
ever, since signs of a possible recovery are quite fragile.
In the inside pages, two stories on Pope Paul VI - the homily
yesterday by the Bishop of Albano in Castel Gandolfo to mark
the 31st anniversary of the Pontiff's death on the Feast of
the Transfiguration, and an essay on the Pope's February 1969
address to the parish priests of Rome on the role of priests
in contemporary society.
No events scheduled for the Holy Father today.
[Modificato da TERESA BENEDETTA 07/08/2009 14:46]