Dear Thomas - I invite you to check out our thread APOSTOLIC VOYAGE TO BRAZIL on
http://freeforumzone.leonardo.it...82&idd=3869& p=1

in the English section of the PAPA RATZINGER FORUM, as well as this thread
http://freeforumzone.leonardo.it...82&idd=3912& p=3
which is constantly updated throughout the day everytime we have something new - which is quite often because we translate from Italian, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese, so we are not limited only to English sources.

And - we post the earliest full-text translations of the Pope's homilies, messages, discourses, Q&As - generally within 24 hours, faster for the homilies, catecheses and Angelus messages; a bit longer for the 60-90 minute Q&As.

Plus of course, between our Italian, English and Iberian sections, we have the most extensive collection of Ratzinger/Benedict photos online (and we don't mind posting watermarked photos for the record, either). Even Russi on the Russian site, who is one of our members, too, gets his photos from us, but his video archive is the best there is of its kind.

I hope you will find our Forum a worthwhile reliable resource.
MARIA-TERESA | 05.02.07 - 9:54 pm | #

Maria-Teresa, thank you so much for all the work you and your fellows do!! Yes, I have regularly used your services in the past and will continue to do so for this trip. I'll update this post accordingly.
AmericanPapist | Homepage | 05.02.07 - 9:55 pm | #

Tom, I think you mean populous and not populace.
Al Bloomfield | 05.03.07 - 9:28 am | #

Papa looks like he's squinting in the sun. Brazil's on the equator, he's going to need his sunglasses.
Panda Rosa | 05.03.07 - 3:19 pm | #

arg, why do my typos always pitch tent in my intro sentences? good catch. :)
AmericanPapist | Homepage | 05.03.07 - 3:24 pm | #