‘Feast of Faith’
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, May 11, 2009 8:13 AM
That’s how Pope Benedict’s Mass yesterday in Amman, Jordan, was described in recognition of the various traditions that contributed to the liturgy.
Yesterday was the Pope’s final full day in Jordan, before he traveled today to Israel on the next state of his Holy Land visit.
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Pope at Mosque: 'Embrace Reason'
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Saturday, May 09, 2009 6:02 AM
Pope Benedict XVI is greeted by a Muslim sheikh upon his arrival at Queen Alia International airport in Amman yesterday. He spoke at a Jordanian mosque today. (REUTERS/Ali Jarekji)
Our “task is the challenge to cultivate for the good, in the context of faith and truth, the vast potential of human reason,” Pope Benedict XVI said at a Jordanian mosque today, revisiting his Regensberg subject. “This understanding of reason,” he added, “contains a sense of both hope and caution ....”
Full text follows.
Discourse of Pope Benedict XVI at the Al-Hussein Bin Talal Mosque in... READ MORE
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Benedict Arrives
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, May 08, 2009 8:07 AM
Pope Benedict XVI, standing next to Jordan's King Abdullah II, center, is greeted by a Muslim sheikh upon his arrival at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, May 8. (CNS/Reuters)
Here is the text of the address delivered by Pope Benedict XVI upon his arrival today at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan:
Your Majesties,
Your Excellencies,
Dear Brother Bishops,
Dear Friends,
It is with joy that I greet all of you here present, as I begin my first visit to the Middle East since my election to the Apostolic See, and I am pleased to set foot upon the soil of... READ MORE
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