Urbi et Orbi to address nuclear developments in Iran...
This looks like it will receive some attention:VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI will voice fears over Iran's nuclear program in his "Urbi et Orbi" Easter message, the first of his pontificate, the Italian news agency ANSA reported.
He will press the international community to negotiate with Tehran to assure peaceful cohabitation in the Middle East, ANSA said in an unsourced report.
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ANSA said the pope would also defend Israel's right to live in peace while calling on the international community to help the Palestinian people build their future. [source]
Needless to say, all eyes will be turning to Rome tomorrow...
Here is a very rough google translation of the relavant paragraph in the ANSA news article:
"Also the race to atomic of the Ayatollahs in Iran and the consequent international crisis on the nuclear take care Benedict XVI a lot that, tomorrow, in its message will exhort the international community to engage itself in negotiates serious and loyal in order to realize one pacific cohabitation between various cultures and religions. In this way the threat of the terrorism would go away also that is incumbent on the world."
Pope Benedict also turns 79 tomorrow, the first Easter of his pontificate.
Update: And here are the stats from Zenit on how many people will watch the O&E this year.
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