Maria, ster van de evangelisatie

Attending the Pope’s Wednesday general audience is often at the top of the wish list for pilgrims visiting Rome and the event has been a papal tradition for many generations. Pope Benedict is currently on holiday at his summer residence of Castel Gandolfo near Rome and consequently the Wednesday general audience has been suspended until the start of August. But during the remainder of the year, with few exceptions, the Pope holds a general audience every Wednesday morning where he greets the pilgrims present and delivers a catechesis. 

Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday will be launching a new Vatican portal, offering an exclusive, multimedia presentation of all the other communications websites of the Holy See.

In view of the Beatification of John Paul II (1 May 2011), Vatican Radio and the Vatican Television Centre (CTV) have organised a number of initiatives and made available a wide range of documentary material.