Real caption here. Not much too it, but there you go. More from the general audience, in which a hoarse pope is blessed by a little boy (Here’s the original Italian – I’m puzzled by the word "down" that’s in the original and makes the English kind of weird. Is it a typo, do you…

A bishop expands on the meeting: Today, in an interview with the newspaper Il Corriere della Sera, Auxiliary Bishop Rino Fisichella clarified the motives for the papal audience with Fallaci. "That the Pope should receive Oriana Fallaci and talk with her should not surprise anyone, unless they have evil intentions," Bishop Fisichella told the newspaper.…

Three women charged with violating Indonesia’s 2002 Child Protection Act by trying to convert Muslim children were found guilty on all charges in an Indonesian court and sentenced to three years in jail. The verdict against Rebecca Loanita, Etty Pangesti e Ratna Mala Bangun was pronounced on September 1 after four months of trial during…

The Diocese of Biloxi website is finally back up There’s not much there yet about Katrina, but the site does indicate that they might be starting an "adopt a school" and "adopt a parish" program. Considering the destruction in the area…this might be something for your (our?) parish or school to think about. A CNS…

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