Pope Benedict saw Jews, Muslims as allies in defending belief in God January 1, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News In trying to help people understand how belief in God is a natural part of life and provides grounding for the values that protect human dignity and peaceful coexistence, the late Pope Benedict XVI saw Jews and Muslims as natural allies.
Papal calendar: 2023 holds important events for Pope Francis January 1, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis’ appointment book for 2023 is starting to fill up, although he usually agrees to appointments with the caveat of “God willing.”
Former doctrinal enforcer used pontificate to crack down on sex abuse January 1, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News VATICAN CITY (CNS) -– The late Pope Benedict XVI’s disgust over the abuse scandals marring the church was made evident even before his election as pope. In his forceful Way of the Cross meditations, drafted in the weeks before his election as pope in 2005, he wrote for the world to hear: “How much filth […]
Pope Benedict forged ecumenical friendships even as dialogue slowed January 1, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News During his many years at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith as well as during his pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI made incisive contributions to the search for Christian unity, although some of his teaching also was read as ecumenically insensitive.
Important events in the life of Pope Benedict XVI December 31, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News Important events in the life of Pope Benedict XVI.
Church leaders remember Pope Benedict with gratitude December 31, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News Catholic leaders around the world who had been praying for retired Pope Benedict XVI reacted with sorrow to news of his death Dec. 31 but expressed gratitude for his years of service to the Catholic Church as a theologian and pope.
‘He did all things well’: Benedict’s former student reflects on his mentor December 31, 2022By Jodi Marlin Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News By intention and providential design, Ignatius Press, established by Father Fessio in 1978, became the sole English-language publisher of the pre-papal books and the biography of the man who was elected Pope Benedict XVI in 2005.
Pope Benedict’s 2008 U.S. visit a whirlwind with timely, pointed messages December 31, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News When Pope Benedict came to the United States for a visit to Washington and New York spanning six days in mid-April 2008, some news accounts called the pace of his schedule “grueling.”
U.S. bishops call Catholics to unite in mourning the death of retired pope December 31, 2022By Julie Asher Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News Across the U.S., Catholic bishops called on the faithful to unite in mourning for retired Pope Benedict XVI, who died on the eve of the new year.
Church leaders remember Pope Benedict with gratitude December 31, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News Catholic leaders around the world who had been praying for retired Pope Benedict XVI reacted with sorrow to news of his death Dec. 31 but expressed gratitude for his years of service to the Catholic Church as a theologian and pope.
Pope Benedict: Eight years as pope capped long ministry as teacher of faith December 31, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News Retired Pope Benedict XVI, who had an impressive record as a teacher and defender of the basics of Catholic faith, is likely to go down in history books as the first pope in almost 600 years to resign.
Pope Benedict’s funeral will respect his wishes to be simple December 31, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News Just a few hours after retired Pope Benedict XVI died in his Vatican residence Dec. 31, Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican press office, provided a few early details of what to expect in the coming days.
