Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict in Financial Times: “No bowing to false gods…”

by Dr. Robert Moynihan December 28, 2012

Editor’s Note: In case you missed it, Pope Benedict did something rather surprising a few days before Christmas. Dr. Robert Moynihan has the details.
Benedict XVI has done it again: he has broken with past tradition by publishing an article…

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Benedict Defends Traditional Family in Christmas Address to Roman Curia

by Pope Benedict XVI December 27, 2012

It is with great joy that I meet you today, dear Members of the College of Cardinals, Representatives of the Roman Curia and the Governorate, for this traditional event in the days leading up to the feast of Christmas. I…

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Are Traditionalists Guilty of Heresy?

by Louie Verrecchio December 20, 2012

The Year of Faith is in full swing, a year during which the Holy Father is encouraging the faithful to undertake an exploration of the Council documents with renewed vigor.
Bravo! The simple fact that far too few among us…

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Five Models of Faith for Advent

by Stephen Beale December 6, 2012

Pope Benedict XVI’s The Infancy Narratives present us with five extraordinary models of faith, from whom we have much to learn and emulate on our own journeys towards God.
These five figures of faith are: Mary, St. Joseph, Anna, Simeon,…

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A True Must-Read for the Advent Season

by Stephen Beale December 4, 2012

Pope Benedict XVI’s last and third installment in his Jesus of Nazareth series, The Infancy Narratives, lives up to the expectations he established for readers in his previous works, combining remarkable clarity with deep theological insight that is the characteristic…

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Five Great Things About 2012

by Stephen Beale November 26, 2012

Continuing confusion over Vatican II. The latest on the sex abuse scandal. The ongoing deterioration of the moral order. The growing secularization of society.
 
News headlines today seem to serve up endless reasons for pessimism among the Catholic faithful,…

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Meet the Church’s Seven New Saints

by Stephen Beale October 22, 2012

Pope Benedict XVI officially named seven new saints yesterday. Who are these new models of heroic virtue and godliness and what is their significance?
Most of the coverage of the new saints in the U.S. media has focused on the…

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The Year of Faith Begins!

by Maria Kaufmann October 11, 2012

Today marks the beginning of the Year of Faith.
The year will last from October 11th, 2012 to November 24th, 2013, and is intended to help believers to “rediscover” and to deepen their relationship with Christ through Faith.
As seen…

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Vatican Police: Pope’s Butler a Secret Agent?

by Dr. Robert Moynihan October 4, 2012

Yesterday the Vatican police testified about what they found when they raided Paolo Gabriele’s apartment on May 23.

What did they find?
Among other things, papers from the Pope’s private desk marked, in German, “destroy.” In other words, Pope Benedict,…

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Who Is Your ‘Companion Saint’?

by Stephen Beale October 3, 2012

In a general audience a few years ago, Pope Benedict XIV described our relationship with the saints in some particularly moving terms:
There are very dear people in the life of each one of us to whom we feel particularly…

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