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COMMENTARY: Pope Francis has greatly expanded the papal magisterium on the importance of the elderly.
COMMENTARY: Pope Francis has greatly expanded the papal magisterium on the importance of the elderly.
COMMENTARY: The friendly gathering that included Cardinals George Pell and Joseph Zen in the wake of Pope Benedict’s XVI’s funeral is a treasured memory.
ANALYSIS: The book, which offers insights into Pope Benedict XVI through the eyes of a direct witness, should be understood as a memorial, not an indictment.
COMMENTARY: The homily for the pope emeritus was inadequate for the occasion, but measured by the Holy Father’s own standards, it was actually something special.
COMMENTARY: The corpus of Benedict’s general audiences stand as a witness to his catechetical mastery.
Latest news on Benedict XVI and his funeral to be celebrated in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday.
COMMENTARY: While his handling of clergy sexual abuse and his unprecedented resignation from the papacy give rise to legitimate criticisms, on balance he made a positive contribution in both cases.
By 7pm Monday, the Holy See Press Office had estimated that some 65,000 people had visited Benedict’s mortal remains, and the line tailed back all the way around St. Peter’s Square.
Church leaders and thinkers consider his prodigious legacy of faith.
COMMENTARY: His Holy Saturday life ended on Dec. 31 — what might this secular and liturgical date suggest to us in God’s providence?
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