Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr

The Pope visits the Basilica of Saint Agnes and blesses an agnus “lamb”…for those who’ve been there, I was amazed at how small the skull of Saint Agnes is in the reliquary there.

The Goals of the Year of Saint Paul

From this morning’s news conference at the Vatican, (my loose translation):
The Pauline Year will therefore, particularly for Catholics, be an invitation:
A) to rediscover the great figure of the apostle Paul, his tireless and varied activities, his many travels, particularly recounted in the Acts of the Apostles, written by St. Luke;
B) to reread and study his [...]

Pope to Release Document on Saint Paul

According to my rough translation of the news conference held at the Vatican this morning:
The Holy Father will issue shortly a document of the call St. Paul, setting the goals and spiritual benefits for the faithful.