Dear Reader,
The first anniversary of the death of John Paul
II is fast approaching.
It has been an unforgettable year for the Church.
And, thanks to ZENIT, you have been able to experience it, day
after day, as if you were in Rome.
Thanks to ZENIT, for example, you've had, delivered
to your inbox, the homily of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger at that
memorable funeral Mass in St. Peter's Square.
Thanks to ZENIT, you were kept up to date during
the period of the vacant Apostolic See and the conclave that elected
Benedict XVI.
Thanks to ZENIT, you were then able to keep up
the addresses of the new pontificate, including homilies and the
encyclical "God Is Love."
If you felt closer to Rome this year thanks to
ZENIT, our work has been worth it.
And to keep that work going, we are now beginning
our annual fund-raising campaign.
We find inspiration in Benedict XVI's for Lent,
where he quotes Blessed Teresa of Calcutta: "The worst poverty
is not to know Christ."
http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=83732
We again ask you to help us so that together we
can respond to the challenge presented by the Pope in that message:
"We must help others to find God in the merciful face of
Christ. Without this perspective, civilization lacks a solid foundation."
For ZENIT to be able to continue to carry out
this work, we need our readers worldwide to contribute $1.1 million
to this campaign.
ZENIT now publishes in six language editions:
Spanish, English, French, German, Portuguese and Italian.
The English edition, with its 100,000 e-mail subscribers,
is the largest after the Spanish.
In past years, the English edition has contributed
the most to ZENIT's support.
We are confident that this year, too, the generosity
of ZENIT's English-edition readers will be the key to the success
of the campaign. Specifically, we hope to raise $350,000 from
our English-edition readers.
In previous years, you have helped us reach these
goals. May we count on your support this year?
It is easy to send a donation to ZENIT. Just click
on:
http://www.zenit.org/english/donation.html
Your support is crucial for ZENIT.
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