Tag: Benedict XVI
Pope reflects on finding faith in a secular world
Vatican City, Nov 7, 2012 / 01:49 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI continued his series of teachings on faith by observing that although secularism is on the rise, everyone has a desire for God, and this can be seen in the experience of love. “Even in today’s secularized society, this desire for God continues… Read More ›
Pope says spiritually dry world needs faith of Christians
Vatican City, Oct 24, 2012 / 04:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI said at his Oct. 24 general audience that the world’s “spiritual desert” must be transformed into “fertile soil” by Christians who live their faith to its fullest. “Faith is an agreement by which our minds and our hearts say their ‘yes’ to… Read More ›
Pope opens Year of Faith, calls for return to Vatican II’s documents
Vatican City, Oct 11, 2012 / 09:44 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI opened the Year of Faith in Rome with a call for a new evangelization rooted in an authentic interpretation of the documents of the Second Vatican Council. “I have often insisted on the need to return, as it were, to the ‘letter’… Read More ›
Vatican II a ‘moment of grace’ in Church history
Vatican City, Oct 10, 2012 / 10:54 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s opening, Pope Benedict XVI described it as a “moment of grace” in the recent history of the Church. “The Second Vatican Council is a strong call for us to rediscover the beauty of… Read More ›
Benedict XVI recalls humility of John Paul I on the 30th anniversary of his death
Vatican City, Sep 28, 2008 / 08:38 am (CNA).- On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the death of John Paul I, Pope Benedict I dedicated his Sunday Angelus to the Pontiff whose reign lasted 33 days. Speaking from a balcony in the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Benedict recalled… Read More ›
My Uncle, (Venerable) Fulton Sheen
Joan Sheen Cunningham remembers life with her uncle, Archbishop Fulton Sheen, who was the face of the American Catholic Church for decades. Pope Benedict XVI declared Archbishop Fulton Sheen (1895-1979) “venerable” on June 28, and the Illinois-native could soon become the first male American-born saint. A few generations back he was the face of the… Read More ›
St. Dominic
Denver, Colo., Aug 5, 2012 / 07:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Aug. 8, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Dominic Guzman, who helped the cause of orthodoxy in the medieval Church by founding the Order of Preachers, also known as Dominicans. “This great saint reminds us that in the heart of the… Read More ›
Second Vatican Council did not reject Eucharistic adoration outside of Mass
Rome, Italy, Jun 7, 2012 / 05:35 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI says the Second Vatican Council did not reject Eucharistic adoration outside of Mass, including the Corpus Christi procession that he led this evening in Rome. “One unilateral interpretation of the Second Vatican Council has penalized this dimension, restricting in practice the Eucharist… Read More ›
St. Hildegard of Bingen, OSB, to be declared Doctor of the Church
Vatican City, May 27, 2012 / 10:34 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI has announced that he will declare St. Hildegard of Bingen and St. John of Avila as Doctors of the Church on Oct. 7 2012 at the beginning of this year’s Synod of Bishops in Rome. “These two great witnesses of the faith… Read More ›
Pope says personal conversion is first step of New Evangelization
Vatican City, May 24, 2012 / 03:48 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI told the bishops of Italy today that personal holiness is an indispensable first step to reconverting their country and the Western world to Christianity. “The fundamental condition in order to be able to speak about God is to speak with God, increasingly… Read More ›