CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) – After reviewing his trip to Madrid for World Youth Day, Pope Benedict XVI announced the themes he has chosen to guide the reflections of young Catholics next year on a diocesan level and in Rio de Janeiro in 2013. The 2012 theme will be, “Rejoice in the Lord Always.” The […]
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Pope Observes Tenth Anniversary of Terrorist Attacks
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI offered his blessings to U.S. Catholics as they prepared to observe the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. In a message to Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. bishops, the pope said, “I join you in commending the thousands of victims […]
Pope: University Must Be More Than a Trade School
SAN LORENZO DE EL ESCORIAL, Spain (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI’s meetings with young religious women and young university professors, held in the same complex, had very different tones. The sisters and nuns – all under 35 – gathered in the sunny courtyard of the Basilica of St. Lawrence, while the professors – most under […]
Pope: University Must Be Than a Trade School
by Cindy Wooden SAN LORENZO DE EL ESCORIAL, Spain (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI’s meetings with young religious women and young university professors, held in the same complex, had very different tones. The sisters and nuns – all under 35 – gathered in the sunny courtyard of the Basilica of St. Lawrence, while the professors […]
Pope Benedict’s Packing His Bag for Madrid
Pope Benedict XVI receives the official World Youth Day 2011 backpack from Cardinal Antonio Rouco Varela of Madrid during a private meeting at the Vatican in early February. The cardinal was the archbishop of Santiago de Compostela in 1989 when Pope John Paul II met young people there for World Youth Day. Spain is preparing […]
Papabile – Appointment to Milan Raises Speculation About Next Pope
by John Thavis VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The most amusing headline to greet Cardinal Angelo Scola’s appointment as archbishop of Milan appeared in a British newspaper: “Pro-Vatican cardinal to head Milan church.” One can pretty well assume that all of the candidates considered for this office would describe themselves as “pro-Vatican.” The Italian hierarchy is […]
The Pope Tweets
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI inaugurated the Vatican’s online news portal with a click, and then announced the launch with the first-ever papal tweet. “Dear Friends, I just launched News.va. Praised be our Lord Jesus Christ! With my prayers and blessings, Benedictus XVI,” the pope said in his message on the news site’s […]
Pope Celebrates Corpus Christi
Pope Benedict XVI kneels as he leads the Corpus Christi procession from the Basilica of St. John Lateran to the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome June 23.
The Pope’s Choir in Brooklyn
The Choir of the Pope’s Diocese, accompanied by the Livingston Symphony Orchestra performed at Regina Pacis Church, Bensonhurst, on June 11. Under the direction of Marco Frisina, the Choir was on its first-ever tour of the United States. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was in attendance at the Brooklyn concert.
Parishes Observe Pope’s 60th Anniversary
All parishes of the diocese have been asked to conduct a spiritual observance in honor of the 60th anniversary of the ordination to the priesthood of the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI. The Congregation of the Clergy in Rome has suggested that each diocese offer 60 hours of Eucharistic adoration to observe the milestone in […]