In a Q&A with OSV News, author Peter Seewald takes a look at the legacy of the German pope he studied and who, he said, “will be canonized some day.”
Blog
Sister Mary Barbara Campbell, I.H.M., dies at 95
Sister Mary Barbara Campbell, a member of Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died Dec. 29 in Scranton, Pa. Sister Mary Barbara, formerly known as Sister Mary Josella, was 95.
Pope remembers predecessor as a ‘great teacher of catechesis’
Pope Benedict XVI was a “great teacher of catechesis” whose “sharp and gentle thinking” led others to encounter Jesus, Pope Francis said.
Catholic high school prays for critically injured Bills safety and alumnus
The Central Catholic High School community in Pittsburgh is joining in prayer for NFL player Damar Hamlin, a 2016 school graduate, who was critically injured during a Jan. 2 game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals.
Cardinal praises Mary, Pope Benedict XVI for helping people see face of God
By their lives, Mary and the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI helped people to seek and to see the face of God, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory said Dec. 31.
Funeral Mass for Pope Benedict XVI will be based on a papal funeral
The Jan. 5 funeral Mass for Pope Benedict XVI will be a papal funeral with a few changes to fit with the fact that he was not the reigning pope and has not left behind a “sede vacante.”
Seek the Light
As angels revealed the birth of the Messiah to the shepherds, representing the nation of Israel; the star revealed Christ to the Gentiles, represented by these magi from another land.
How to watch the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI
The funeral Mass for Pope Benedict XVI, who died Dec. 31 at the age of 95, will be held Jan. 5 at St. Peter’s Square with Pope Francis as presider. The Mass is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. Rome time, which is 3:30 a.m. Eastern.
RADIO INTERVIEW: The Holy Family
The Holy Family holds lessons for all of us about how to pray, how to trust in God and live in love.
Benedict XVI’s death and burial: Watching procedures become protocol
“Protocol develops over time, and this has never happened before,” the director of the Vatican press office kept repeating in the days after the death of retired Pope Benedict XVI.
Why confess to a priest? What if it’s been a long time?
While we know for sure that sins are forgiven through the sacrament, God is of course free to extend his grace beyond even what he has promised.
Tens of thousands pay last respects to Pope Benedict in St. Peter’s Basilica
A quiet hush covered the vast expanse of St. Peter’s Square even though it was filled with thousands of people slowly winding their way around the colonnade into St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their last respects to the late Pope Benedict XVI.