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“You have come and revealed Yourself, O Inaccessible Light.”
A Scriptural Reflection on the Readings for Sunday, December 7, 2017, the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord […]
Benedict XVI
Books
Benedict XVI: An Apology
Editor’s note: The following is an exclusive excerpt of the Prologue to Joseph Pearce’s forthcoming book, Benedict `: Defender of the Faith. Like most people, or at least like most Catholics, I remember exactly where […]
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Faith-filled love and the greatest commandment
Readings: • Dt 6:2-6 • Ps 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51 • Heb 7:23-28 • Mk 12:28-34 What is the most common subject of popular music? Answer: love. The Beatles claimed “All You Need Is Love.” […]
Features
Bishop Paprocki: “The problem has not been solved, but tensions have been heightened.”
After Pope Francis released his July 16th motu proprio Traditionis custodes, which placed restrictions on the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass, Bishop Thomas Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, was one of the […]
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Liberal authoritarianism and the traditional Latin Mass
Let me begin by defining my location in the Liturgy Wars. I am a Novus Ordo man. I don’t agree that the Roman Missal promulgated by Pope Pius V in 1570 entombed the Roman Rite […]
News Briefs
Benedict XVI praying ‘fervently’ for Pope Francis’ recovery from surgery
Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. / Vatican Media
Vatican City, Jul 6, 2021 / 05:00 am (CNA).
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI is praying for Pope Francis after he underwent intestinal surgery on Sunday.Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Benedict’s… […]
News Briefs
Pope Francis thanks Benedict XVI on his 70th ordination anniversary
Pope Francis greets Benedict XVI at the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery on Nov. 28, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.
Vatican City, Jun 29, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis thanked Benedict XVI on Tuesday for his continual prayer for the Churc… […]
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Burkina Faso names street in honor of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI
Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Michael Crotty unveils the new sign of Pope Benedict XVI Street in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou. / Fr. Paul Dah.
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Jun 15, 2021 / 08:00 am (CNA).
A cardinal in Burkina Faso said Sunday … […]
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Hans Küng and the perils of fame
During his 1977 rookie year with the Baltimore Orioles, future Hall of Famer Eddie Murray got a piece of advice from veteran Lee May: If you’ve got talent, May told the 21-year-old slugger, fame can’t […]
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Documentary says Benedict XVI’s secretary tried to convince him not to resign
Vatican City, Apr 9, 2021 / 15:29 pm America/Denver (CNA). A documentary being released on Benedict XVI’s 94th birthday states that his personal secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, tried to dissuade him from abdicating the papacy. […]