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Father Adolfo Nicolás
BY EDWARD PENTIN Jesuits’ New Leader Has ‘Great Missionary Spirit’
February 3-9, 2008 Issue 
Father Adolfo Nicolás, 71, who has been elected the new
superior general of the Society of Jesus, was greeted with warm applause by his
fellow Jesuits during his first Mass as superior Jan. 20.
Father Nicolás was elected by the 217 voting delegates
participating in the Jesuits’ 35th general... READ MORE
St. Augustine Teaches Us to Trust in Christ
Weekly General Audience January 16, 2008
January 27- February 2, 2008 Issue
Pope Benedict XVI continued his catechesis on St. Augustine
of Hippo during his general audience on Jan. 16. The world, the doctor of the
Church said, is growing old and failing, yet Christ remains eternally young and
brings renewed youth to those who put their faith in him.
Dear brothers and... READ MORE
Concerning Canonization
BY EDWARD PENTIN Document Adds Precision to Process
January 27- February 2, 2008 Issue
The Vatican will next month formally issue an instruction
clarifying norms for the process of beatifications and canonizations.
Called Sanctorum Mater (Mother of the Saints), the document
will be addressed to bishops and directed at those involved in the first stages
of the canonization process.... READ MORE
Augustine of Hippo
A Tireless Truth-Seeker
January 20-26, 2008 Issue
Weekly General Audience January 9, 2008
During his general audience on Jan. 9, Pope Benedict XVI
continued his series of teachings on the Fathers of the Church by offering his
reflections on St. Augustine of Hippo. St. Augustine eventually was led to a
moral and intellectual conversion, which he... READ MORE
Faith-Based Diplomacy Yields Results
BY EDWARD PENTIN
January 20-26, 2008 Issue
Douglas Johnston is president and founder of the
International Center for Religion and Diplomacy, an organization that aims to
incorporate religion in diplomacy.
An evangelical Protestant, Johnston is a graduate of the
U.S. Naval Academy and Harvard University and was director of policy... READ MORE
Divine Motherhood
Mary Helps Us to Be True Friends of Her Son
January 13-19, 2008 Issue
General Audience Jan. 2, 2008
During his first general audience of the New Year on Jan. 2,
Pope Benedict XVI offered his reflections on Mary, the Mother of God, whose
feast day was celebrated on Jan. 1. The Holy Father highlighted the fact that
Mary’s divine motherhood is the basis of every... READ MORE
Christmas Reaffirms the Mystery of Salvation
general audience December 19, 2007
January 6-12, 2008 Issue
During his general audience on Dec. 19, Pope Benedict XVI
characterized Advent as a time of joyful expectation as we wait in watchfulness
and prayer for the Lord’s coming. This attitude of waiting in joyful hope also
means preparing the way for Christ’s coming and welcoming him as the... READ MORE
St. Paulinus of Nola
Communion Is the Key to the Mystery of the Church
Dec. 23, 2007 - Jan. 5, 2008 Issue
Weekly General Audience December 12, 2007
During his general audience on Dec. 12, Pope Benedict XVI
offered his reflections on St. Paulinus of Nola as part of his series of
teachings on the early Fathers of the Church. The fifth-century bishop of Nola,
near Naples in Southern Italy, distinguished... READ MORE
Stem-Cell Prudence
BY EDWARD PENTIN Vatican Expert Encouraged, But Cautious, About Breakthrough
Dec. 23, 2007 - Jan. 5, 2008 Issue
Scientists in Japan and the United States have found a way
of producing stem cells without using human embryos, thus potentially eliminating
ethical problems surrounding life-destroying embryonic stem-cell research.
But while the Vatican welcomes the news, it is also treating
it with some caution.... READ MORE
St. Chromatius of Aquileia
‘Draw Close to God’
December 16-22, 2007 Issue
General Audience Wednesday, December 5, 2007
During his general audience on Dec. 5, Pope Benedict XVI
offered his reflections on St. Chromatius of Aquileia. He proclaimed the truths
of the faith and sustained his flock in hope amid the uncertainties of the
times. Above all, he taught his people to... READ MORE
Pope Reaching Out
BY EDWARD PENTIN Spokesman Says Regensburg Speech Spurred Dialogue With Muslims
December 16-22, 2007 Issue
Pope Benedict XVI has invited a group of prominent Muslim
scholars to meet with him and other Vatican representatives.
Responding to a letter he received in early October from 138
Muslim scholars requesting dialogue, in late November the Pope replied by
issuing his invitation to a representative... READ MORE
St. Ephrem the Syrian
The Cultural Diversity of Christianity
December 9-15, 2007 Issue
General Audience Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Pope Benedict XVI dedicated his general audience on Nov. 28
to St. Ephrem the Syrian, the most renowned poet of the patristic age. In his
lifelong service to the Church as a deacon, St. Ephrem was an example of
fidelity to the liturgy, meditation on... READ MORE
U.S. Anticipates Papal Mission
BY EDWARD PENTIN Benedict’s U.S. Trip Will Be Brief, but Busy
December 9-15, 2007 Issue
“The mood is ecstatic,” said Vincentian Father David
O’Connell, president of The Catholic University of America. “The students are
so thrilled and excited just to be able to see him and express their love for
him.”
Father O’Connell was looking ahead to Pope Benedict XVI’s
upcoming... READ MORE
Aphraates the Wise
Humility Is the Basis for the Christian Life
December 2-8, 2007 Issue
General Audience Wednesday, November 21, 2007
During his general audience on Nov. 21, Pope Benedict XVI
continued his series of teachings on the early Fathers of the Church. He shared
his reflections on Aphraates, an important figure of fourth-century Syriac
Christianity.
Dear brothers and... READ MORE
‘Implement Latin Mass’
BY EDWARD PENTIN Vatican Urges Bishops to Comply
December 2-8, 2007 Issue
A Vatican commission is expected to issue further guidelines
on the implementation of Summorum Pontificum, Pope Benedict XVI’s apostolic
letter aimed at liberalizing celebration of the Mass in Latin.
According to Vatican sources, officials are drawing up the
document to accompany guidelines the... READ MORE
Benedict on St. Jerome
We Must Live in Harmony With God’s Word
November 25 - December 1, 2007 Issue
General Audience Wednesday, November 14, 2007
During his general audience on Nov. 14, Pope Benedict XVI
offered some further reflections on St. Jerome, following up on his previous
general audience. St. Jerome’s integration of the enduring values of classical
civilization and the wisdom of... READ MORE
St. Jerome
Scripture Is at the Center of Life
November 18-24, 2007 Issue
General Audience November 7, 2007
Pope Benedict XVI offered his reflections on St. Jerome
during his general audience on Nov. 7. St. Jerome was responsible for the
Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible that is still used by the Church
today. As St. Jerome urged St. Paulinus of Nola, “Let... READ MORE
Learning From the Example of the Spanish Martyrs
BY FATHER ALFONSO AGUILAR, LC News Analysis
November 18-24, 2007 Issue
The 20th century produced the largest number of martyrs in
the history of the Church. What can 21st-century Catholics learn from the
martyrs of the last hundred years? On Oct. 28, 498 Spanish men and women — two
bishops, 24 priests, 462 religious men and women, two deacons, one seminarian,
and... READ MORE
St. Maximus of Turin
Faith and Earthly Responsibility Are Intertwined
November 11-17, 2007 Issue
general audience wednesday, october 31, 2007
Pope Benedict XVI offered his reflections on St. Maximus of
Turin during his general audience with 30,000 people in St. Peter’s Square Oct.
31. Maximus reminds us that Christians must strive to achieve a vital synthesis
between their duties as... READ MORE
Coming Home to Rome?
BY EDWARD PENTIN
November 11-17, 2007 Issue
After years of internal discussion, the Traditional Anglican
Communion (TAC), a breakaway group of Anglicans, has written directly to Pope
Benedict XVI requesting full, corporate communion with the Holy See. In a short
statement issued Oct. 16, the hierarchy of the Traditional Anglican... READ MORE
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