Messenger Briefs

What is a Messenger Focus Group?
It is a group of Messenger readers who meet once a month to talk about the latest edition and send hard feedback to the editorial staff. If you would like to join one, send your name into the Messenger Office. You may even get a personal invitation.

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New Messenger Car

The new Messenger car with its angelic signage gets a blessing from Editor and secretary. Liable to be seen in a church carpark near you. It’s a Honda Insight Hybrid.

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Thanks to readers
for their feedback about changes in our writing line-up. It is very helpful. If you are missing your favourite writer ring or write to the editor. I cannot bring Paddy Cahill back, but others are waiting in the wings. A change in format is in the pipeline and mid-year should bring a different look. Your response to that will be crucial.

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Vatican Press Statement from Federico Lombardi SJ at the Death of Osama Bin Laden
Osama Bin Laden, as is known, claimed responsibility for grave acts that spread division and hate among the peoples, manipulating religion to that end. A Christian never takes pleasure from the fact of a man’s death, but sees it as an opportunity to reflect on each person’s responsibility, before God and humanity, and to hope and commit oneself to seeing that no event become another occasion to disseminate hate but rather to foster peace”.
OP/VIS 20110502 (120)