Mourners see pope’s funeral as celebration of life and legacy January 5, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News The mood in St. Peter’s Square in the hours leading up to the historic funeral for Pope Benedict XVI was much more festive than somber.
Catholics who loved Benedict share how he has shaped their lives January 5, 2023By Maria Wiering Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, World News Through his prolific writing, public addresses and humble demeanor, Pope Benedict made a lasting impression on many Catholics both before, during and after his papacy.
Nunciature in D.C. offers condolence book for people’s remembrances of pope January 5, 2023By Catherine Buckler OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, World News In the wake of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s death, the Vatican’s apostolic nunciature in Washington offered the public the opportunity to sign a book of condolences with memories, comments and prayers for the former pope Jan. 3 and 4.
Catholic lawmakers weigh in on ‘messy’ election for speaker of U.S. House January 5, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News The election for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives bled into a third day when Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., failed to secure a majority of votes to win the office after six rounds of voting over two days Jan. 3 and 4.
FDA permits retail pharmacies to dispense abortion drugs, prompting criticism from Catholic, pro-life groups January 5, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will allow retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills in the United States for the first time, the agency announced Jan. 3, prompting criticism from Catholic and pro-life groups.
Scroll in Benedict’s casket briefly summarizes his life and ministry January 5, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News Pope Benedict XVI was a renowned theologian, a “recognized authority,” who left “a rich legacy of studies and research on the fundamental truths of the faith,” said the official summary of his life and papacy.
At funeral, pope remembers Benedict’s ‘wisdom, tenderness, devotion’ January 5, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News Pope Benedict XVI “spread and testified to” the Gospel his entire life, Pope Francis told tens of thousands of people gathered Jan. 5 for his predecessor’s funeral Mass.
Baltimore Catholics pray for Pope Benedict XVI, Bishop Parker recalls being at resignation announcement January 4, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, Video “I can tell you the shock was palpable,” Bishop Parker remembered. “After Pope Benedict left the room, having given us his blessing, the cardinals simply stood in stunned silence. No one knew what to say or what to do, or what would happen next, given that this hadn’t happened for so many centuries.”
Benedict XVI ‘did theology on his knees,’ Pope Francis says January 4, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News The theological writings and papal teaching of the late Pope Benedict XVI were and will continue to be a blessing to the Catholic Church, Pope Francis wrote.
Benedict XVI scholars say German professor-pope stands the test of time January 4, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News Pope Benedict XVI made substantial contributions to theology and Catholic thought through his prolific writing, academic lectures and long-form interviews, say scholars who study his work.
Papal biographer: Benedict ‘will be canonized some day’ January 4, 2023By Thomas Kycia OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News 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.”
Pope remembers predecessor as a ‘great teacher of catechesis’ January 4, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News Pope Benedict XVI was a “great teacher of catechesis” whose “sharp and gentle thinking” led others to encounter Jesus, Pope Francis said.
