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Benedict XVI

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Following closely from afar: My journey with Joseph Ratzinger

January 2, 2023 Brad Bursa, Ph.D. 9

I stood in the dank darkness — a fairly typical mid-winter morning in Cincinnati — holding an umbrella over my newly lighted charcoal. The sun remained asleep and the strange noises of night lingered in […]

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Benedict XVI: thinker, preacher, saint? Scholars and former students discuss legacy

January 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 10

Benedict XVI holds his final general audience, Feb. 27, 2013. / Mazur/www.thepapalvisit.org.uk (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Denver, Colo., Jan 1, 2023 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
The death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI prompted his former students and other Catholi… […]

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Vatican shares first photos of Benedict XVI after death

January 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

The Vatican has released photographs of the body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on Dec. 31, 2022, at age 95. / Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Jan 1, 2023 / 05:28 am (CNA).
The Vatican on Sunday shared the first photos of Pope Emeritus Be… […]

The Dispatch

Benedict XVI exemplified servant leadership

December 31, 2022 Christopher R. Altieri 7

“We hear a great deal of talk about ‘servant leadership’ from all sorts of prelates and ecclesiastical grandees,” said Christopher Wells – an old Vatican hand and a dear friend of many years – in […]

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Benedict XVI dead at 95: The ‘humble worker’ and his legacy of hope to the Catholic Church

December 31, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Newsroom, Dec 31, 2022 / 02:59 am (CNA).
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, bringing to a close the momentous life of a Churchman who proclaimed the “eternal joy” of Jesus Christ and called himself a “humble wo… […]

The Dispatch

BREAKING: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dies at age 95

December 31, 2022 Catholic News Agency 7

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CNA Newsroom, Dec 31, 2022 / 02:44 am (CNA).
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a leading theologian of the 20th century and the first pope to resign from office in nearly 600 years, has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced.His deat… […]

The Dispatch

Benedict’s serious illness raises questions about pope emeritus protocols

December 29, 2022 Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency 3

A detail of Tsarkova’s painting showing Benedict XVI’s pectoral cross, his fisherman’s ring, and his rosary. / Daniel Ibáñez / CNA

Rome, Italy, Dec 29, 2022 / 14:23 pm (CNA).
The anticipated death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI raises important … […]

The Dispatch

“Man needs God, otherwise he remains without hope”

November 5, 2022 Carl E. Olson 3

Readings: • 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14 • Ps 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15 • 2 Thes 2:16-3:5 • Lk 20:27-38 “Let us put it very simply: man needs God, otherwise he remains without hope.” That statement […]

Detail from 'Crucifixion' (c.1315) by Giotto di Bondone [WikiArt.org]
The Dispatch

Vatican II and the universality of Christ’s saving mission

November 3, 2022 Nicholas J. Healy, Jr. 1

The distinguishing feature of the doctrine and the pastoral program of the Second Vatican Council is Trinitarian Christocentrism. The Council’s teaching on the nature of Sacred Liturgy, on the mystery of the Church, on the […]

The Dispatch

Benedict XVI reflects on Vatican II in new letter

October 21, 2022 Catholic News Agency 13

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI. / Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 21, 2022 / 07:05 am (CNA).
In a new letter, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI characterizes the Second Vatican Council as “not only meaningful, but necessary.”Rele… […]

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