Pope Benedict appears on TV to answer questions
Pope Benedict XVI has made history as the first pontiff to take part in a televised question-and-answer session.
The pre-recorded programme was broadcast on the Italian Rai channel on Good Friday afternoon.
Seven questions were chosen from thousands submitted for the Pope to answer during the 80-minute programme.
Most of the questions, from people across the world, dealt with the struggle with suffering.
TV viewers saw a split screen, with the Pope sitting in the Vatican library and those asking the questions filmed near their homes.
Duncan Kennedy reports from Rome.