Sunday, August 9
ST. TERESA BENEDICTA OF THE CROSS
(Edith Stein) (Germany, 1891-1942)
Jewish writer, Carmelite nun, Martyr
OR today.
No papal news in today's issue. Page 1 stories: Terrorist bombs
kill dozens of Shiite pilgrims in Iraq; Hamas arrests Fatah officials
in Gaza; a commentary on who really represents the Palestinians;
US unemployment rate down from 9.5% to 9.4%;and a recent lecture
at Notre Dame University by Mons. Angelo Amato, prefect of the
Congregation for the Causes of Sainthood, on the 'Christian
apostasy' in Europe.
THE POPE'S DAY
Angelus today - The Holy Father remembers the saints in this week's liturgy,
all martyrs except St. Clare, and speaking of today's saint, Edith Stein, who
was gassed in Auschwitz, he calls the Nazi concentration camps an example
of hell on earth when man forgets God.