Pope Benedict XVI
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Friday, June 19th, 2009And a few more resources as we begin this Year for Priests: A letter from Pope Benedict XVI proclaiming the Year for Priests A special section of the Vatican Web site dedicated to the year A special section of the USCCB Web site dedicated to the year
“The Fulcrum Around Which All Else Turns”
Friday, May 22nd, 2009While in the Holy Land, Pope Benedict visited the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. The Pope’s brief address focused on the unity of the human family and the need to “overcome misunderstandings and conflicts of the past and to set out on the path of a sincere dialogue aimed at building a world of justice and [...]
“The Upward Movement of Exaltation”
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009From Pope Benedict’s homily at vespers in the Upper Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth. (Emphases mine.) What happened here in Nazareth, far from the gaze of the world, was a singular act of God, a powerful intervention in history, through which a child was conceived who was to bring salvation to the whole world. [...]
Pope Benedict in the Holy Land
Thursday, May 14th, 2009Pope Benedict’s has had a packed schedule throughout his pilgrimage to the Holy Land, traveling from Ammam to Jerusalem to Bethlehem and, finally, to Nazareth. To check out what the Holy Father has been doing and saying, here are a couple links to get started: Pilgrimage to the Holy Land (vatican.va) — contains translations of [...]
The Light of the Resurrection
Sunday, April 12th, 2009When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go and anoint him. Very early when the sun had risen, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb. They were saying to one another, “Who will roll back the stone [...]
Pray the Way of the Cross with Pope Benedict
Friday, April 10th, 2009On the Vatican website, you’ll find the Way of the Cross meditations and prayers that will be used for today’s Way of the Cross at the Colosseum, let by the Holy Father. (They were written, at the Pope’s request, by Most Rev. Thomas Menamparampil, S.B.D., the Archbishop of Guwahati, India.) Click on the images next [...]
Pope Benedict’s Holy Thursday Homily
Thursday, April 9th, 2009Courtesy of Whispers in the Loggia. Just a snippet: Having given thanks and praise, the Lord then breaks the bread and gives it to the disciples. Breaking the bread is the act of the father of the family who looks after his children and gives them what they need for life. But it is also [...]
Pope Benedict in Africa–Angola
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009In Pope Benedict’s homily at Mass with bishops, priests, religious, ecclesial movements, and catechists, we see some of the very different challenges that Catholics in Africa face: So many of [your fellow citizens] are living in fear of spirits, of malign and threatening powers. In their bewilderment they end up even condemning street children and [...]
Pope Benedict in Africa–Cameroon
Monday, March 23rd, 2009The Pope left Africa today, after a 7-day journey to Cameroon and Angola. The Vatican website has a page devoted to the Pope’s journey, with links to his various homilies, speeches, etc. Here are some highlights from his time in Cameroon, with highlights from Angola to follow. In his address to the bishops of Cameroon, [...]
Commentary on the Condom Uproar
Friday, March 20th, 2009It’s been a busy week here at the CUF office, so more on Pope Benedict’s trip to Africa on Monday . . . which, unfortunately, has been rather overshadowed here in the West by his comment (in an interview on the plane trip to Cameroon) that the distribution of condoms won’t stop the spread of [...]
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