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In the London Times, Peter Ackroyd, in the first of a 2-part series, recounts a visit to Russia. Much to ponder, arresting images, but since religion is our beat, we’ll focus: IT [Tver] WAS A stopping place for Catherine the Great. So perhaps we can pause here, too. Among a little settlement of wooden houses…

Who’s going with the Pope to Turkey: (scroll down) The Holy See has finalized the list of passengers who will accompany Pope Benedict XVI to Turkey on the papal flight on November 28. A papal suite of 30, plus 70 journalists, make 100. (101, with the Pope). The thiry persons in the Pope’s suite include…

Okay, the bookstore is back. Everything is available. I will try my best to do same-day or next-day shipping. Media-mail and packing costs are built into the prices. All shipping is media mail unless you specify otherwise and pay the extra charge. (If you live in the Midwest, be assured that even during Christmas season,…

Christopher Blosser at Against the Grain has a great roundup of articles that provide background information on the Pope’s visit to Turkey that begins on Tuesday. For new articles, keep your eye on this thread at Papa Ratzinger Forum as well as American Papist.

Comments closed ’til afternoon. I’m also working on the bookstore, which I’ll reopen this afternoon.

Both via New Liturgical Movement. First, a parish in Vancouver really putting serious effort into sacred music: The Montreal-born Jarvis has many years of experience in sacred church music as a performer and conductor. He has toured various countries, including Italy, where his choir sang for Pope John Paul II. Most recently, he served as…

Damian Thompson has a lively interpretation of this week’s Anglican-RC dialogue, with some speculation about Dr. Williams’ future: Dr Rowan Williams’s first official encounter with a Pope was a sad affair: he had to lean close to John Paul II in order to decipher his whispers. On being asked how the meeting had gone, he…

The visit begins on Tuesday, so coverage will slowly be ramping up. First, from AsiaNews: It is no secret that the Turkish people have little liking for Benedict XVI. The Turks, sorry to say, do not like Pope Ratzinger. And this is not only because of his speech delivered in Regensburg in mid-September. Alongside the…

Zadok’s got his I don’t think they’re order-able from over here. But maybe you can figure it out if you want. They’re already on Ebay – in the auction that will end in a few hours, at this point, the bidding’s already up to 61.00. Do you think the seller will give the profits to…

The Pope spoke to employees of the Vatican Museums last night: Yesterday evening, in the Hall of Blessings in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, Benedict XVI received directors and employees of the Vatican Museums, which this year are celebrating their fifth centenary.   In his talk to them, the Holy Father pointed out how so far…
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