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Pope Benedict took us by the handAnd led us back to the centrality of God

Pope Benedict took us by the hand
And led us back to the centrality of God

Perhaps for the first time in the history of the Church, an entire pontificate has been dedicated to leading mankind, and the Church itself, back to the centrality of God. Benedict XVI’s was an essential pontificate, a pontificate that went

U.S. priests ordained since 1980s see JPII as prophetic voiceBenedict XVI’s warnings on “dictatorship of relativism” inspired many

U.S. priests ordained since 1980s see JPII as prophetic voice
Benedict XVI’s warnings on “dictatorship of relativism” inspired many

American Catholic priests are becoming more conservative, even as their flocks are becoming more liberal. U.S. Catholic bishops elected conservative leaders last month, continuing to resist a push from Pope Francis to put social issues

Benedict XVI celebrates 93rd birthdayBut no visitors

Benedict XVI celebrates 93rd birthday
But no visitors

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI celebrated his 93rd birthday Thursday at his Vatican residence during Italy’s coronavirus lockdown. The retired pope, who lives in the Mater Ecclesia monastery on Vatican grounds, did not have

Why McElroy and Cupich are wrong about abortionWorse than corona virus is our own evil

Why McElroy and Cupich are wrong about abortion
Worse than corona virus is our own evil

As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Evangelium Vitae, an old question reappears in our conversations: Can we still talk about preeminent life issues? Are abortion and euthanasia significantly different from other sins? As we will see, St.

Benedict XVI and Cardinal Sarah answer Amazon doubts on celibacyIgnatius Press: book due to ship Feb. 20

Benedict XVI and Cardinal Sarah answer Amazon doubts on celibacy
Ignatius Press: book due to ship Feb. 20

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, have co-authored a book on the crisis in the Church and on priestly ministry. From the Depths of Our Hearts

Pope Benedict XVI “the deepest thinker”So says filmmaker Werner Herzog

Pope Benedict XVI “the deepest thinker”
So says filmmaker Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog, the well-known film director and film legend [Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1978), Fitzcarraldo (1982)], praised Benedict XVI in a December 7 interview with German newspaper Die Welt. Asked if

Benedict XVI celebrates 91st birthday

Benedict XVI celebrates 91st birthday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=84&v=a0Tst-L0dic April 16 marks Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s 91st birthday. He will be spending the day quietly in the ‘Mater Ecclesia’ Monastery in the Vatican, where he lives. The day

Vatican office altered photo of Benedict’s comments on Francis

Vatican office altered photo of Benedict’s comments on Francis

The AP’s Nicole Winfield wrote March 14 that the Vatican has admitted “that it altered a photo sent to the media of a letter from retired Pope Benedict XVI about Pope Francis. The manipulation changed the

Looking forward to 10 years of Summorum Pontificum

Looking forward to 10 years of Summorum Pontificum

Ten years after Benedict XVI broadened access to the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass, the document by which he did so is being hailed as a means of closing the rift of division following liturgical

Benedict XVI: “The things of God do not seem urgent”

The following comes from an Apr. 19 story on LifeSiteNews. A mistaken liturgical reform following Vatican II that emphasized human “activity and creativity” in place of giving “priority” to God has jeopardized

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