Pope Benedict XVI to star in calendar
newKerala.com
Rome, Nov 10: Pope Benedict XVI has become the latest celebrity to fall prey to Italy's yearly calendar fad.
Famiglia Cristiana, a Catholic weekly aimed at families, will enclose the calendar featuring exclusive photographs of the 79-year-old pontiff in its Nov 23 edition.
"This has nothing to do with other calendars; we have our own style and a distinct target. Our readers wouldn't have appreciated a calendar featuring television starlets or nude models," the magazine's Patrizia Brero told DPA.
Called "A year with the Pope" and priced at five euros ($6.40), the calendar features photographs of the pontiff taken during his summer stay in Castel Gandolfo, a papal residence south of Rome.
For every copy sold, one euro will be donated to a Catholic charity in Rwanda.
According to the Ansa news agency, the Pope selected the charity. "A new pope every day" is the advertising slogan chosen by Famiglia Cristiana to sell the calendar.
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posted by Dr. Denice Hanley, DPM, M.Div. @ 3:36 PM
2 Comments:
Wouldn't it be nice if we can get a copy.
I agree. That would be a blessing. Here in Manhattan, I'm sure a copy could be bought in an Italian neighborhood from a bookstore offering books in Italian or from a bookstore attached to a Roman Catholic Church.
I'm sure it will be a bestseller!
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