www.Radiovaticana.org http://www.radiovaticana.org The voice of the Pope in dialogue with the world Webteam en 2005 Vatican Radio. All rights reserved. Vatican Radio webteam@vaticanradio.org webteam@vaticanradio.org webteam@vaticanradio.org 60 No Audio reports from Vatican Radio in Podcast http://www.radiovaticana.org/EN1/articolo.asp?c=363298 (11 Mar 10 - RV) The International Monetary Fund chief said on Wednesday it's too soon to extend loans to troubled Zimbabwe. The Director of Nonviolent Action and Strategies for Social Change, John Stewart, spoke to us about the problems Zimbabwe is facing... 00:01:52:66 webteam@vaticanradio.org News 00:01:52:66 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:11:00 GMT 363298 http://www.radiovaticana.org/EN1/articolo.asp?c=363297 (11 Mar 10 - RV) The Eurozone and British currencies have fallen sharply against the dollar and yen this year as worries about sovereign indebtedness have taken hold, along with Greece's debt crisis that has called the euro zone's credibility into question. We spoke with economist Irwin Stelzer, a columnist for The Sunday Times in the UK. He says that the broader problems will force EU leaders to revisit the treaty ... 00:01:46:63 webteam@vaticanradio.org News 00:01:46:63 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:09:44 GMT 363297 http://www.radiovaticana.org/EN1/articolo.asp?c=363296 (11 Mar 10 - RV) Burma’s military rulers have barred pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from running in upcoming elections and may force her own political party to expel her. Christian Solidarity Worldwide’s East Team Leader, Benedict Rogers has just come back from a fact finding visit to the Thai-Burmese border. While there, he heard stories of people fleeing attacks by the military regime. We asked him if in the run up to the election, the situation had worsened... 00:01:32:45 webteam@vaticanradio.org News 00:01:32:45 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:08:11 GMT 363296 http://www.radiovaticana.org/EN1/articolo.asp?c=363295 (11 Mar 10 - RV) United States Vice President Joe Biden publicly scolded Israel on Wednesday over a Jewish settlement plan, saying it was undermining peace efforts after Palestinians agreed to U.S.-mediated talks. We have this report.. 00:01:56:28 webteam@vaticanradio.org News 00:01:56:28 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:05:10 GMT 363295 http://www.radiovaticana.org/EN1/articolo.asp?c=363272 (10 Mar 10 - RV) A European Parliament petition defending the right to have crucifixes in schools has received 10,000 signatures. European Parliament Member Mario Mauro said that the European Parliament intends to continue to fight for the right to freedom of religious expression… 00:01:30:00 webteam@vaticanradio.org News 00:01:30:00 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:29:11 GMT 363272 http://www.radiovaticana.org/EN1/articolo.asp?c=363271 (10 Mar 10 - RV) A tense calm prevailed for most of the day on Wednesday in the Togolese capital, Lomé, after riot police yesterday used tear gas to attack the headquarters of the main opposition party as its leaders huddled inside following a disputed presidential election. Dr Kate Skinner of the Centre for West African Studies at the University of Birmingham in England discussed the political dynamics of the situation … 00:01:55:68 webteam@vaticanradio.org News 00:01:55:68 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:26:44 GMT 363271 http://www.radiovaticana.org/EN1/articolo.asp?c=363270 (10 Mar 10 - RV) Terrorists armed with grenades on Wednesday attacked the offices of the U.S.-based Christian aid group World Vision helping earthquake survivors in northwestern Pakistan. Six employees were killed and several others wounded. David Thomson is the Director of World Vision’s International programs. He said that the attack came without any warning... 00:01:39:48 webteam@vaticanradio.org News 00:01:39:48 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:23:57 GMT 363270 http://www.radiovaticana.org/EN2/articolo.asp?c=363254 LUTHERAN-CATHOLIC JOURNEY: Looking ahead to Pope Benedict’s visit to Rome’s Evangelical Lutheran parish on Sunday... NORTHERN IRELAND’S NEXT STEP: Hear from Britain's minister of state for Northern Ireland about the crucial role of the Churches ....... GENERAL AUDIENCE: Pope Benedict prays for victims of violence in Nigeria and earthquakes in Turkey…. 00:28:59:95 webteam@vaticanradio.org News 00:28:59:95 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:59:26 GMT 363254 http://www.radiovaticana.org/EN1/articolo.asp?c=363209 Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our catechesis on the Christian culture of the Middle Ages, we return to the teaching of Saint Bonaventure, the great Franciscan theologian of the thirteenth century. Bonaventure refuted the idea, based on the doctrine of Joachim of Fiore and associated with the “spiritual” Franciscans, that Saint Francis had inaugurated a new and final age of the Holy Spirit, to replace the age of Christ and the Church. In his defence of the newness of the Franciscan charism, he developed a remarkable theology of history and progress, based on the definitiveness of the Christ event and its enduring fruitfulness in the history of the Church. He insisted that Christian revelation will not be surpassed in history, and that the future fulfilment of God’s plan remains the object of our Christian hope. Bonaventure was influenced by the writings of Pseudo-Dionysius, which present God as the origin and goal of a goodness which pervades the cosmos. In his work, The Journey of the Mind to God, he guides the soul from created realities to the mystic contemplation of the Triune God. Bonaventure made Christ the centre of his theology; his writings invite us to welcome Christ’s word into our hearts and thus to experience the joy of God’s eternal love. * * * I offer a warm welcome to the many school groups present, including the Bruderhof group from England and the students of Saint Michael’s Holy Cross Secondary School in Dublin, Ireland. The developments taking place in Northern Ireland in these days are a promising sign of hope, and I pray that they will help to consolidate the future of peace desired by all. Upon the English-speaking pilgrims and visitors I invoke God’s abundant blessings. 00:02:04:06 webteam@vaticanradio.org News 00:02:04:06 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:12:07 GMT 363209 http://www.radiovaticana.org/EN2/articolo.asp?c=363191 Hear from Britain's minister of state for Northern Ireland about the crucial role of the Churches in the ongoing process of reconciliation....... 00:10:58:42 webteam@vaticanradio.org News 00:10:58:42 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:40:50 GMT 363191