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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… […]

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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… […]

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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… […]

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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 … […]

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“Thy Kingdom Come!”: Christ the King reigns in consciences

November 20, 2022 Douglas Bushman 20

That Jesus taught His disciples to pray for the coming of the kingdom (Mt 6:9–13; Lk 11:2–4) long before they could fully understand its true nature has long intrigued me. Clearly, Jesus intends to lead […]

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“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]
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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 […]

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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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What two future popes saw at the Second Vatican Council

October 18, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

A procession of Council Fathers at the opening of Vatican II, Oct. 11, 1962. / Peter Geymayer via Wikimedia (public domain)

Denver Newsroom, Oct 18, 2022 / 09:00 am (CNA).
Sixty years ago this month, the Second Vatican Council brought together … […]

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