Pope Benedict

Toddlers and (Papal) Tiaras

by Jenny Uebbing on March 7, 2013 · 7 comments

We had lived in Rome all of 3 weeks when Pope Benedict announced his intention to abdicate the papacy, setting in motion a frenzy of events and news coverage the likes of which the world hadn’t seen in 6 centuries.…

Lessons in Living from Pope Benedict XVI

by Jen Loser on March 6, 2013 · 1 comment

The former pope, Benedict XVI, is 85 years old. He is from Germany. His garb has been known to include red shoes, a giant gold cross, and a tiny hat. For the past eight years his entire life has been…

I Am the Benedict XVI Generation

by Abigail Wilkinson on March 6, 2013 · 4 comments

I can still remember exactly where I was when Benedict XVI was elected pope. After visiting the National Basilica on an elementary school field trip, my group and I head over to the Franciscan monastery in Washington DC. The friars…

Pope Benedict’s Farewell Angelus

by Pope Benedict XVI on February 25, 2013 · 1 comment

Dear brothers and sisters!
On the second Sunday of Lent, the liturgy always presents us with the Gospel of the Transfiguration of the Lord. The evangelist Luke places particular emphasis on the fact that Jesus was transfigured as he prayed:…

Yes, Catholics–All Catholics–Evangelize

by Cardinal Timothy Dolan February 20, 2012

The following is the speech, “The Announcement of the Gospel Today, between missio ad gentes and the new evangelization,”then Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan gave at the meeting of the 133 Cardinals with Pope Benedict XVI on Friday 17th February 2012.  He…

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Obama’s Trampling on God’s Turf Now

by Pat Buchanan February 10, 2012

Yes, Virginia, there is a religious war going on. It is for the soul of America. And traditional Christianity is besieged.
In a January visit to the Vatican, American bishops were warned by Benedict XVI that “radical secularism” posed “grave…

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Contraception and the Fight Against the HHS Ruling

by Peter J. Colosi February 7, 2012

In the January 25, 2012 First Things A Time for Catholic Action and Catholic Voices, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles argues against the recent HHS mandate that every U.S. employer must provide health insurance coverage for birth control,…

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Rome Gathers Scholars to Discuss “Jesus, Our Contemporary”

by Sandro Magister February 7, 2012

ROME, February 6, 2012 – On the eve of the next consistory, Benedict VXI will gather around himself the entire college of cardinals, including the newly elect, for a day “of reflection and prayer.”
The encounter will be held on…

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Vatican Watch–Cardinal Bertone’s Overreach

by Sandro Magister February 3, 2012

ROME, February 2, 2012 – There are no marches of the “99 percent” at the Vatican; the battles are conducted by firing off letters. On Saturday, January 28, the council of ministers of the Roman curia, in the presence of…

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Where is Ecumenism?

by Russell Shaw July 3, 2009

Two flawed interpretations of the ecumenical enterprise are disturbingly widespread among Catholics today. One is “progressive,” the other “traditionalist.” Both are wrong.
The progressive version goes like this. Fifty years ago, in the time of Pope John XXIII and Vatican…

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