Funeral Mass of Benedict XVI to be held Jan. 5
The Vatican announced Saturday that the funeral Mass of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will take place at 9:30
Month: December 2022
A timeline of Pope Benedict XVI’s extraordinary life
Here is a look back at the key dates and events in the life of Pope Benedict XVI:
Benedict XVI dead at 95: The ‘humble worker’ and his legacy of hope to the Catholic Church
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, bringing to a close the momentous life
BREAKING: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dies at age 95
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a leading theologian of the 20th century and the first pope to resign from
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dies at age 95
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a leading theologian of the 20th century and the first pope to resign from
Vatican publishes list of Catholic missionaries killed in 2022
On December 30, the Vatican published the number of Catholic missionaries killed in the world in 2022. According
Vatican: Benedict XVI’s condition serious but stable
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s condition is serious but stable, the Vatican said on Thursday. “The Pope Emeritus was
Benedict’s serious illness raises questions about pope emeritus protocols
The anticipated death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI raises important ceremonial questions that at this moment cannot be
Rome Diocese to offer Mass for Benedict XVI
The Diocese of Rome will offer a special Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the Basilica of
UPDATE | Holy See, Benedict XVI is “lucid and vigilant. Situation serious but stable”
“The Pope Emeritus was able to rest well last night, he is absolutely lucid and vigil and today,
The most frequently asked questions about Pope Benedict XVI
On Dec. 28 the press office of the Holy See announced that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s condition had
Cardinal Maradiaga turns 80 and loses right to vote in a future conclave
Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Tegucicalpa (Honduras), turns 80 years old today and thus
Vatican: Benedict XVI under medical care as health takes sudden turn
The Vatican confirmed Wednesday that pope emeritus Benedict XVI has experienced a sudden decline in his health, but
Pope Francis: St. Francis de Sales, guide of souls, able to read the signs of his time
A saint for the change of epoch, through whom to rediscover the criterion of discerning through God’s love
Benedict XVI, the situation for now under control. Pope Francis visited him
Benedict XVI’s condition has worsened, but under control, and Pope Francis visited him at the end of the
Pope Francis prays for Benedict XVI, who “in silence is sustaining the Church”
At the end of the general audience, Pope Francis asked for prayers for Benedict XVI, who “in silence
Pontifical Gregorian University’s New Leader
A centuries-old school in Rome has a new American-born leader. Father Mark Lewis has been named the rector
Pope Francis recounts Christmas according to St. Francis de Sales
It is called “Everything Belongs to Love,” Pope Francis’ new apostolic letter dedicated to St. Francis de Sales
First known Nativity scene figurines are on display in Rome
The first known Nativity scene figurines are currently on display in one of Rome’s oldest basilicas. The underground
Pope Francis calls young widower who lost his wife after giving birth to his twin sons
Pope Francis telephoned a young Italian widower who had just lost his wife during the birth of his
Pope Francis: “Christmas is not the fairy tale of the birth of a king”
The period of the octave of Christmas, or the eight days of festivities that follow the remembrance of
Pope Francis, Christmas Urbi et Orbi 2022: “The world is experiencing a famine of peace”
Jesus being born is true peace, and is “the way of peace,” Pope Francis says in his customary
Where is the cradle of the Baby Jesus preserved?
Many might think that the holy cradle of the Child Jesus is in Bethlehem, but it is in
Christmas Eve Mass 2022: Pope Francis points out way to rediscover the meaning of Christmas
A manger, the Christ Child’s first resting place, can teach us a lot about the meaning of Christmas,