POPE PRAYS FOR CONGRESS: Pope Benedict urges prayers for the fruits of the International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) currently underway in Dublin, describing it as a precious opportunity to reaffirm the centrality of the Eucharist in the life of the Church.... CONGRESS UPDATE AND TESTIMONY: The Papal Legate to the congress, Cardinal Ouellet, meets survivors of abuse in Ireland and we hear from a South African cardinal and a British bishop attending the congress about their impresssions... COUNTING THE COST OF COLOMBIA’S CONFLICT: The head of Caritas Colombia speaks of the mass suffering caused by over 40 years of internal conflict in his homeland including the world’s largest displacement of people..
