EDITORIAL
More futile slaughters
— Giulio Andreotti

MIDDLE EAST
Report from a pulverized country
— by Davide Malacaria

VATICAN
A Salesian chosen by Pope Benedict
— Interview with cardinal Tarcisio Bertone by Gianni Cardinale

UNPUBLISHED
The Holy Father orders…
— by Pina Baglioni
Those fellow sisters of ours quiet in the storm
— the monastic community of the Santi Quattro Coronati in Rome
The unpublished memorial of the Augustinian nuns of the convent of the Santi Quattro Coronati in Rome
Through the eyes of a little girl
— by Amalia Viterbo
Returning to those places, urged by gratitude
— by Pina Baglioni

THE STORY OF JOSEPH RATZINGER 1969-1977
It seemed the end of the line. And instead…
— by Gianni Valente
Schoolmates
— by Gianni Valente