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.”
Sister Mary Barbara Campbell, I.H.M., dies at 95 January 4, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries 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’ 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.
Catholic high school prays for critically injured Bills safety and alumnus January 4, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News 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 January 4, 2023By Mark Zimmermann OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News 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 January 4, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News 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.”
How to watch the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI January 3, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News 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 January 3, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News, Radio Interview 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 January 3, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News “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.
Tens of thousands pay last respects to Pope Benedict in St. Peter’s Basilica January 3, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News 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.
Adoration chapel opens in Charles Village January 3, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News With the support of Archbishop William E. Lori and parishioners of Ss. Philip and James, Father Michael Weibley converted a chapel formerly used for daily Mass into a new adoration chapel. Daily Mass moved to the main church during the coronavirus pandemic.
