OR today.
The main news story on Page 1 is a follow-up to the terrorist attack on Mumbai, whose origins are still unclear, even if all 10 terrorists
have been shown to be Pakistani. There is an editorial on 'Openness and reason' on the Pope's recent letter to Marcello Pera;
an editorial commentary on 'Religions adn the fate of the world' by Kalid Fouad Allam, who makes his debut as the Vatican newspaper's
first Muslim guest columnist. The two other Page 1 stories are the new Doha talks on adi to developing nations; and the Pope's
meeting yesterday with seminarians from three regions of Italy (photo).
THE POPE'S DAY
Pastoral visit to St. Lawrence outside the Walls and Holy Mass. Homily.
Angelus for the first Sunday of Advent - After the prayers, the Pope later recalled the Feast
of St. Andrew today for which a Vatican delegation led by Cardinal Walter Kasper is in istanbul to mark
the day with the Patriarchate of Constantinople, as has become traditional in the past few decades.
He also called on the faithful to pray for the victims of the tragedy in Mumbai and the new outbreak
of fighting in Nigeria.
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY ...
Benedict XVI signed and released his second encyclical,
Spe salvi.
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