Catholic News Agency, CNA Staff: The excavation site of the Pool of Siloam in Jerusalem, the place where Jesus restored sight to a blind man, will be open to the public for the first time. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), … Continue reading
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WATCH: ‘The Papacy of Reason — Inside the Mind of Benedict XVI’
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Shortly before Pope Benedict XVI made his apostolic visit to the United States in 2008, EWTN commissioned German philosopher Raphaela Schmid and myself to film and produce The Papacy of Reason — Inside the Mind … Continue reading
Arkansas monastery’s altar desecrated with sledgehammer, 1,500-year-old relics stolen
Catholic News Agency, Joe Burkuras: The altar of an Arkansas Benedictine monastery was destroyed Thursday, and several relics of ancient saints were stolen. Subiaco Abbey in Subiaco, Arkansas, said in a press release that on Jan. 5, a man using … Continue reading
Analysis: A closer look at the ceremonial details of Benedict XVI’s funeral
Catholic News Agency, Andrea Gagliarducci: There is no doubt that the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Jan. 5 was a pope’s funeral. Not only was the funeral rite the one foreseen for the death of a pope, but … Continue reading
Church members propose urban village for congregation
CNU, Robert Steuteville: Many thousands of churches are being abandoned in North America as worship communities become geographically dissipated, often spread over large metropolitan areas. Some parishioners of St. Joseph Shrine, a historic Catholic Church just northeast of downtown Detroit, believe … Continue reading
Msgr. Nazir-Ali: The Ordinariate Was Benedict XVI’s Path to Unity for Anglicans
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: One of the late Pope Benedict XVI’s most notable achievements was to create a personal ordinariate for Anglicans whereby members of the Anglican Communion could enter the Catholic Church while retaining their heritage and liturgy. … Continue reading
‘Bethlehem Bells’ exhibit brings the Holy Land to America
Catholic News Agency, Peter Pinedo: A special Christmas “Bethlehem Bells” exhibit at the Museum of the Bible is bringing the Holy Land to Washington, D.C. The bronze bells that once graced the ancient Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem have traveled from … Continue reading
Personal secretary of Benedict XVI set to publish new book: Who is he?
Catholic News Agency, Kelsey Wicks, Jonah McKeown: As Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s personal secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein became a well-known presence in the Catholic world, especially since Benedict’s resignation in 2013. The 65-year-old German not only spoke on Benedict’s behalf … Continue reading
Thousands of Pilgrims Pay Their Respects to Benedict XVI
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Shortly before sunrise, as crowds of faithful began to gather outside St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to the late pope emeritus, Benedict XVI’s mortal remains were transported from his Mater Ecclesia Monastery … Continue reading
Where Catholics live in the United States, explained in four charts
Catholic News Agency, Jonah McKeown: As 2022 comes to a close, here are four charts that help to explain, in visual terms, the Catholic presence in the United States. Catholicism is the largest religious body in 36 U.S. states, and … Continue reading
Here are the last words spoken by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Catholic News Agency, Zelda Caldwell, Courtney Mares: The last words of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as he lay on his deathbed were “Lord, I love you!” according to the late pope’s longtime personal secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Vatican News reported. … Continue reading
Reluctant Pontiff: the end of the Ratzinger/Benedict era
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: He didn’t want to be the Pope. He didn’t even want to be the head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office. Father Joseph Ratzinger was happy to be a theologian: reading and thinking and praying and writing … Continue reading
Benedict XVI—Priest, Prefect, Pope, Rest In Peace
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin, Joan Frawley Desmond: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95. The Vatican made the announcement of his death at 10.30 am Rome time on Dec. 31 in a short statement translated into … Continue reading
Join the 9-Year Novena to St. Joan of Arc for France to Become the Eldest Daughter of the Church Again
National Catholic Register, Solène Tadié: An initiative of prayer and religious formation under the aegis of St. Joan of Arc has just been initiated in France, with the aim of making it recover its original vocation as the “Eldest Daughter … Continue reading
Woman arrested while praying silently outside abortion clinic charged with ‘intimidation’
Catholic News Agency, Charlotte Evans: A woman arrested by British police faces charges of “protesting and engaging in an act that is intimidating to service users” for standing still and praying silently outside an abortion facility. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested in … Continue reading
