The fifth release in J.K. Rowling’s durable franchise - - “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” (Warner Bros.) - - is scarcely less fresh than the very first, thanks to the ongoing quality of production and employing different directors for recent installments in the series.

Seven weeks after Pope Benedict XVI praised Vatican civil servants for their work in “our little state, from the most visible to the most hidden,” the state unveiled its own Web site.

The site -www.vaticanstate.va-is linked to and works closely with the Vatican’s main Web site, www.vatican.va, but provides more information about the offices that  help run the state, as opposed to the church.

Catholics worldwide will celebrate the feast of St.Patrick two days earlier next year after the Vatican gave permission to move the feast day to avoid conflict with Holy Week.

Traditionally, St. Patrick and all things Irish are celebrated March 17. However, in 2008, March 17 falls on the Monday of Holy Week and according to the church law, the days of Holy Week and Easter rank above all others, so the solemnity must be moved to another date.