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Vatican

Church Awaits Word on Liturgical Reform

BY Edward Pentin

Statement ‘Coming Soon’ From Vatican Congregation

September 20-26, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has declined to comment on reports that the Vatican is considering a “reform of the reform” of the liturgy, but a formal statement on the matter is expected soon.

An official in that department told the Register Sept. 8... READ MORE


St. Odo: A Life of Humility and Austerity

September 20-26, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Weekly General Audience September 2, 2009


During his general audience on Sept. 2, Pope Benedict XVI resumed his catechesis on the great writers of the medieval Church in the East and in the West. He focused on St. Odo, who was born around the year 880 and was the second abbot of the abbey at... READ MORE


Rimini’s ‘Journey Toward Knowledge’

BY Edward Pentin

Speakers Draw From Pope’s Latest Encyclical

September 13-19, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

The 30th Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples was the largest of its kind this year, with an attendance of nearly 800,000 and a lineup of speakers looking like a “who’s who” of the Church and international politics.

Among the 300 speakers at the Aug. 22-29 event hosted by Communion and... READ MORE


Mary, Mother of Priests

September 6-12, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Weekly General Audience August 12, 2009


During his general audience on Aug. 12, Pope Benedict XVI commemorated the feast of the Assumption by focusing on Mary as the mother of priests.

The Holy Father emphasized how Mary looks upon priests with special affection as her sons because their mission... READ MORE


Benedict and the Paradox of Faith

BY Edward Pentin

In Any Era, Being a Good Christian Is Not Easy, Pope Says

September 6-12, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

The tendency in today’s society to emancipate itself from God’s laws by denying his existence is a concern Benedict XVI has repeatedly expressed, even before he was elected Pope.

He believes such an atheistic worldview is leading societies down a path that increasingly disrespects the dignity... READ MORE


Dominican Engineer

BY Edward Pentin

Sister Helen Alford Discusses the Economic Impact of Pope’s Encyclical

August 23-September 5, 2009 Issue

As dean of social sciences at Rome’s Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (also called the Angelicum), Dominican Sister Helen Alford is the first woman faculty head of the university, whose famous alumni include the late John Paul II.

She is also only the second woman to head a... READ MORE


St. John Vianney and the Pursuit of Holiness

August 23-September 5, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Weekly General Audience August 5, 2009


During his general audience on Aug. 5, Pope Benedict XVI continued his catechesis on St. John Vianney, the patron saint of parish priests. He emphasized the Curé of Ars’ unrelenting pursuit for holiness throughout his lifetime and his special devotion to... READ MORE


‘Abortion Is Not a Human Right’

BY Edward Pentin

Rocco Buttiglione Fights the Rising Tide of the Culture of Death

August 23-September 5, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Rocco Buttiglione, friend of Popes Benedict XVI and John Paul II and vice president of the Italian Parliament, scored a significant pro-life victory on July 15 when he successfully persuaded a majority of Italian politicians to call on the United Nations to condemn forced abortions worldwide.

Half... READ MORE


Defending the Popes — Pius, Benedict and the Jews

BY Edward Pentin

Investigative Judge for Pope’s Cause Sheds Light on Recent Flap With Jewish Leaders

August 9-22, 2009 Issue

The cause for canonization of Pope Pius XII ran into some controversy recently when Jesuit Father Peter Gumpel, the investigative judge for the cause, was reported as saying that Pope Benedict XVI was holding off from issuing a decree on Pius’ beatification because of pressure from some Jewish... READ MORE


Building a World of Justice and Peace

BY Pope Benedict XVI

Weekly General Audience July 8, 2009

August 9-22, 2009 Issue

During his general audience on July 8, Pope Benedict XVI spoke about his new encyclical, Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth). Like Pope Paul VI’s encyclical, Populorum Progressio, which was published 40 years ago, it addresses social themes vital to the well-being of mankind and reminds us... READ MORE


The Pope and Gordon Gekko

BY EDWARD PENTIN

Latest Papal Encyclical Continues Theme of Charity Above All

August 9-22, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican secretary of state, has given a full assessment of Pope Benedict XVI’s first social encyclical, Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth), in an address to the Italian Senate July 28, saying it is directed to believers and nonbelievers alike, since it is based... READ MORE


The Church’s Alter Christi

Priests Are Called to Identify Totally With Christ

July 26-August 8, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Weekly General Audience June 24, 2009


During his general audience on June 24, Pope Benedict XVI focused his remarks on the Year for Priests, which he inaugurated on June 19, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

The Holy Father pointed out that the Year for Priests begins as the Year of St.... READ MORE


Preventing Child Abuse

BY EDWARD PENTIN

Australian Archbishop at the Forefront of the Holy See’s Initiative

July 26-August 8, 2009 Issue

Since the 1990s, finding ways to best prevent child abuse in the Church has been the aim of the Anglophone Conference, an informal network of English-speaking bishops meeting to share strategies for fighting abuse. This past June, it held its 10th formal meeting at the Vatican. One of its frequent... READ MORE


Can There Be Peace in Northern Ireland?

BY EDWARD PENTIN

July 26-August 8, 2009 Issue

So important has the Catholic Church been in the successful peace process in Northern Ireland that Britain’s secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Shaun Woodward, made a special journey May 20 to personally thank Pope Benedict XVI and the Vatican for being supportive.

Woodward discussed... READ MORE


The Plot to Kidnap Pius

BY EDWARD PENTIN

New Evidence Confirms Hitler Planned to Nab the Pope

July 12-25, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Further evidence has come to light confirming that Adolf Hitler planned to kidnap or kill Pope Pius XII, adding to proof that the German führer and the wartime Pope were enemies.

According to a report in the Italian bishops’ newspaper L’Avvenire June 16, a secret meeting took place in Venice... READ MORE


Valle d’Aosta Beckons Benedict

BY EDWARD PENTIN

Pope Returns to Italy’s Alpine Region for R&R

July 12-25, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Pope Benedict XVI will be spending his summer vacation this year in the mountainous Valle d’Aosta region in the northwestern Alpine region of Italy.

The Holy Father will be staying in a chalet in the hamlet of Les Combes at Introd July 13-29. This is the third time he has chosen to spend the... READ MORE


Sts. Cyril and Methodius

Perennial Examples of Inculturation

July 12-25, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Weekly General Audience June 17, 2009

During his general audience on June 17, Pope Benedict XVI continued his catechesis on the early Christian writers of the Church. He offered his reflections on Sts. Cyril and Methodius, two brothers from Thessalonica who lived in the early ninth century.

Cyril... READ MORE


Philosopher John Scotus Erigena

Man’s Quest for the Ineffable God

June 28-July 11, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

During his general audience on June 10, Pope Benedict XVI, as part of his series of teachings on the great writers of the Church in the Middle Ages, offered his reflections on John Scotus Erigena, an influential Christian philosopher from the Carolingian period.

John Scotus had a keen interest in... READ MORE


The Year of the Priest

BY Edward Pentin

Clergy Celebration Is the First of Its Kind, Msgr. Says

June 28-July 11, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

The Year of the Priest has begun, but what will it entail exactly?

Msgr. Richard Soseman, an official in the Congregation for the Clergy and a priest from Peoria, Ill., explained the main aims of the year and how the laity can play an important part, especially in praying for their priests.

The... READ MORE


Rabanus Maurus

Exegete, Poet and Pastor

June 21-27, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

During his general audience on June 3, Pope Benedict XVI continued his teachings on the great writers of the Church in the Middle Ages with Rabanus Maurus.

Dear brothers and sisters,

Today I would like to speak about a monk named Rabanus Maurus, a truly extraordinary figure of the Latin Church... READ MORE


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