As Lebanon welcomes Pope Benedict XVI this weekend, the international community will be watching and listening carefully to the message he brings to the Church in the Middle East. Sons and daughters of Lebanon, at home and abroad, have been eagerly anticipating Pope Benedict XVI’s visit, the primary purpose of which is to sign and […]
by Francis X. Rocca VATICAN CITY (CNS) – When Pope Benedict XVI travels to Lebanon Sept. 14-16 — assuming spillover from the civil war in neighboring Syria doesn’t force a last-minute cancellation of the trip — his purpose will be above all pastoral, and, as usual for papal trips, most of his remarks will focus […]
Next weekend, Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to be in Lebanon, where he will deliver the pastoral message that came out of the 2010 special Synod of Bishops, which was dedicated to Christians in the Middle East. He also will meet with representatives of local Christian and Muslim communities and address political and cultural leaders […]
by Francis X. Rocca VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI has approved the heroic virtues of U.S. Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, the Vatican announced June 28, clearing the way for the advancement of his sainthood cause. Among the others honored in decrees announced the same day were first prelate of Opus Dei, the Canadian […]
Pope Benedict XVI kneels in prayer in front of the Blessed Sacrament during the Corpus Christi procession in Rome. At Corpus Christi Mass, the Pope said a misunderstanding of the Second Vatican Council has led some Catholics to think that Eucharistic adoration and Corpus Christi processions are pietistic practices that pale in importance to the […]
Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd gathered for his arrival at Guanajuato International Airport in Silao, Mexico, March 23. Arriving in Mexico on his second papal visit to Latin America, the pope said he came as a “pilgrim of faith, of hope, and of love,” promoting the cause of religious freedom, social progress and the […]
What a week it has been! Pope Benedict’s historic journey to Mexico and Cuba this past week was a huge undertaking. Not just for the 84-year-old pontiff, but also for our local media here in the diocese. The DeSales Media Group, which produces both The Tablet and NET television, made a strong commitment to covering […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI will meet with Cuban President Raul Castro, Mexican President Felipe Calderon and bishops and Catholics from the region when he visits Mexico and Cuba in late March. He will also greet bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean as well as pray at the shrine of Our Lady […]
Clerical wear for cardinals is pictured in the window of the Gammarelli tailor shop in Rome Jan. 12. The famous Gammarelli store is highlighting clerical wear for cardinals in advance of the Feb. 18 consistory at which Pope Benedict XVI will create 22 new cardinals.
A member of Rome’s Biopark zoo shows Pope Benedict XVI a rare young Cuban crocodile during the pope’s weekly audience in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican Jan. 11. The crocodile is set to be introduced to its natural habitat in Cuba during the pope’s trip in March.
