Gloria TV News on the feast of St. Giles, Abbot.
Qaddafi Guilty of Islamic Proselitism
Italy
A visit to Italy by the Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi has sparked criticism. They have objected to Qaddafi’s staged plea for Italians to convert to Islam. Upon arriving in Rome on August 30, Qaddafi distributed copies of the Qu’ran to a group of women. They had been recruited to meet him at the airport. Qaddafi delivered an address encouraging them to consider Islam. Rocco Buttiglione, a leader of the Christian Democratic party, commented that a Christian leader would never be allowed to make a similar appeal in a predominantly Muslim country.
New Cardinals Soon?
Vatican
French Cardinal Paul Poupard has celebrated his 80th birthday on August 30. He is the former president of the Pontifical Council for Culture. Having turned 80 Poupard became ineligible to participate in a future papal conclave. There are now 106 cardinals who are qualified to vote in a papal election. Three more cardinals will …More