Tag: Benedict XVI
Pope targets eliminating hunger as goal for Catholic Church
Rome, Italy, Nov 16, 2009 / 10:06 pm (CNA).- On Monday Pope Benedict XVI addressed a gathering at the World Summit on Food Security in Rome, calling hunger “the most cruel and concrete sign of poverty” and stating that “the Catholic Church will always be concerned for efforts to defeat hunger.” Speaking at the United… Read More ›
Traditional Anglican Communion of U.K. first to accept Pope’s offer
London, England, Nov 6, 2009 / 12:24 am (CNA).- Members of The Traditional Anglican Church in Great Britain have announced that they will enter into communion with the Vatican under Pope Benedict XVI’s Apostolic Constitution for Anglicans. According to the group’s website, members met on October 29 for their October 2009 Assembly. They scrapped their… Read More ›
Benedict XVI says Church needs to proclaim Gospel on the ‘digital continent’
Vatican City, Oct 29, 2009 / 11:30 am (CNA).- Addressing the full Pontifical Council for Social Communications today, Benedict XVI urged its members to help communicate the teachings of the Church on the “digital continent” of the ever-changing technological landscape. Reflecting on the role of social networking and increasingly real-time electronic communication, Pope Benedict XVI… Read More ›
St. Peter the Venerable: Model for Christians in a Frenetic World
Vatican City, Oct 14, 2009 / 10:34 am (CNA).- Pope Benedict XVI focused … on the twelfth-century Abbot of Cluny Peter the Venerable who “constituted the ideal of a monk, but also of every Christian who wants to become a true disciple of Christ” in today’s fast-paced world. Born in 1094 in Auvergne, France, Peter… Read More ›
Pope Benedict approves structure for admitting large groups of Anglicans into Catholic Church
Vatican City, Oct 20, 2009 / 05:11 am (CNA).- In a Vatican press conference today, Cardinal William Levada, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, announced that an Apostolic Constitution has been prepared in response to “many requests” from groups of Anglican clergy and faithful wanting to enter into full communion with… Read More ›
The Wisdom That Comes From On High
Vatican City, Sep 20, 2009 / 09:18 am (CNA).- Pope Benedict XVI turned to the . . . the Letter of James and noted that while reflecting on true wisdom may not “resolve all problems of daily life,” it aids in confronting “them more serenely and effectively.” St. James “describes true wisdom in contrast to… Read More ›
St. Anselm Raises the Mind to the Contemplation of God
Vatican City, Sep 23, 2009 / 10:50 am (CNA).- Pope Benedict XVI . . . called on all Christians to imitate (Benedictine) St. Anselm of Canterbury’s example of love for the truth and constant thirst for God. This year, Benedict XVI recounted, marks eleven centuries since the death of Anselm. Known also as Anselm of… Read More ›
Feast of St. Bernard of Clairvaux
CNA STAFF, Aug 16, 2009 / 12:15 pm (CNA).- This week the Church is preparing to celebrate the feast day of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, a Doctor of the Church thanks to his writings and sermons which greatly influenced Europe during the 12th century, and his efforts which helped to avoid a schism in the… Read More ›
Catholics to Honor St. John Vianney 150 Years after His Death
CNA STAFF, Aug 2, 2009 / 02:16 pm (CNA).- On Tuesday, August 4, the Church will celebrate the feast day of St. John Vianney, patron of priests. This day will mark the 150th anniversary of the saint’s death and comes during the newly-begun Year for Priests. John Vianney, also known as the Holy Curé de… Read More ›