VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A trip to Latin America, a Synod of Bishops on new evangelization, the start of the Year of Faith, creation of new cardinals and proclamations of new saints are all on Pope Benedict XVI’s calendar for 2012. Of particular interest to the United States, the pope will also continue his meetings […]
by Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI told inmates at a Rome prison that people say nasty things about him, too, but it’s important to remember that there are other people ready to offer their love and support. During a visit Dec. 18 to Rome’s Rebibbia prison, the pope gave a short speech […]
by Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI advanced the sainthood causes of Blessed Marianne Cope of Molokai and Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, both of whom have ties to New York State. He also formally recognized the martyrdom of 64 victims of the Spanish Civil War and advanced the causes of 18 other men […]
by Patricia Zapor WASHINGTON (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to Cuba in the spring will have multiple layers of meaning for the Church and for Cuban society, said a U.S. archbishop who pays close attention to Cuba. The pope will go there as a symbol of peace and hope, as a pilgrim participating in […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe and confirming he will travel to Mexico and Cuba in the spring, Pope Benedict XVI called on the people of Latin America to hold firm to their faith. During his homily at the Mass Dec. 12 in St. Peter’s Basilica, the pope prayed […]
by Cindy Wooden, VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In the dry spiritual desert of modern society and the darkness of moral and economic confusion, Christians draw joy from knowing that Christ is near, Pope Benedict XVI said. Celebrating a morning Mass at Rome’s Our Lady of Grace parish and reciting the Angelus at the Vatican later […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI gave a special greeting of encouragement to delegations meeting in Rome – including a group from Illinois – to promote the abolition of the death penalty. During his weekly audience Nov. 30 at the Vatican, Pope Benedict said he hoped the work of the delegations would “encourage political […]
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, The Bishops of Brooklyn: Bishop Frank Caggiano, Bishop Octavio Cisneros, Bishop Guy Sansaricq, Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan and I have just returned from our ad limina visit to Rome. The visit to the Tomb of the Apostles is an ancient practice by which bishops show their communion […]
by John Travis VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a speech to U.S. bishops, Pope Benedict XVI defended the Church’s “honest efforts” to confront the priestly sex abuse scandal with transparency, and said its actions could help the rest of society respond to the problem. While the church is rightly held to high standards, all other […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – With a tap on an iPad, Pope Benedict XVI will light the world’s largest electronic Christmas tree in the Italian town of Gubbio without having to leave his home in Vatican City. The City of Gubbio and the Diocese of Gubbio announced at a news conference that the pope would light […]
