Posted today in the preceding page:
General Audience today - The Pope delivered a reflection on the mystery of Christmas in place of
a catechesis in his current cycle on the Fathers of the Church.
French president visits Pope tomorrow - President Sarkozy is expected to officially invite him to France.
Will Christmas bring charity to the hearts of the dissenters? -
A Panorama article says the Holy Father will call on the bishops for more 'collegiality' when he addresses them on Friday, wishing to heal the rift caused by his Motu Proprio on the Mass. Translated.
SPE SALVI: From Virgil's Elysian fields to the Christian Paradise - A classics professor focuses on the encyclical's
treatment of eternal life and the Last Judgment. Translated from Avvenire.
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LOGO UNVEILED FOR POPE'S U.S. TRIP
"Christ Our Hope" Chosen as Theme
WASHINGTON, D.C., DEC. 19, 2007 (Zenit.org).- The message "Christ Our Hope" over an image of Benedict XVI before the dome of St. Peter's Basilica is the logo for the Pope's visit to the United States, April 15-20.
The papal visit will be highlighted by a trip to the United Nations, in response to an invitation from U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The Pope will also visit the Archdioceses of New York and Washington, D.C.
The theme reflects the Holy Father's new encyclical, "Spe Salvi," an invitation for people to personally encounter Jesus Christ. In the encyclical, the Pontiff said that faith in Christ brings well-founded hope in eternal salvation, the "great hope" that can sustain people through the trials of this world.
The logo features a full color photograph of Benedict XVI waving both hands. Behind him is a yellow-screened image of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica. In black type running at the top and over the cupola of the dome are three lines of type reading "Pope Benedict XVI/Christ Our Hope/Apostolic Journey to the United States 2008."
Logo designer Donna Hobson, director of publications at the Catholic University of America, explained her goal with this design.
"I wanted to incorporate the papal colors -- yellow and white," she said, "and my vision was to show a welcoming, arms-open, smiling Pope Benedict."
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Here is the logo posted on the Catholic University's special site for the Papal visit:
I must say I find the logo rather disappointing. They could have used a different picture of the Pope, to begin with, and the design doesn't exactly 'grab' attention....I have incorporated the motto in a provisional banner I put together for the thread on the APOSTOLIC VOYAGE TO THE U.S.A. AND THE U.N. which I am still constructing (putting together all previous posts about it) - I hope to get caught up by tomorrow.
Link to the official site of the Papal visit to theUS:
uspapalvisit.org/itinerary_en.htm
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