Pope Benedict XVI News

An album featuring Pope Benedict XVI, reciting and singing prayers and litanies, was launched yesterday.

Pope Benedict XVI sits during his visit to Patriarch Theophilos III at the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem on May 15, 2009 in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel.

Pope Benedict XVI has made strengthening the relationship between faith and reason a key aspect of his papacy.

Just in time for the holidays, the pope is going down the same musical road as Johnny Mathis, Elvis, and Mariah Carey.

Pope Benedict XVI greets the cheering crowd of pilgrims and local worshippers gathered for Holy Mass in his arrival in Manger Square Wednesday in Bethlehem, West Bank.

Pope Benedict XVI arrives to lead his general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican April 22, 2009.

Pope Benedict XVI made a one-day pilgrimage Sunday to northern Italy to pay tribute to Paul VI, his predecessor who made him a cardinal.

I'd like to examine an issue which needs to be addressed. As a lifelong Catholic, I respect the teaching of the Church and the authority of it's leader the Pope, who serves as the Vicar of Christ .

By Cindy Wooden Source: Published: Thursday, November 05, 2009 VATICAN CITY - The Catholic Church needs healthy debates between theologians to increase the understanding of faith, but the debate must always uphold official church teaching and must be conducted in a way that does not confuse the faithful, Pope Benedict XVI said.

Pope invites Tony Blair to Vatican summit to discuss Church's fears that politics is losing its religion By Nick Pisa Last updated at 5:07 PM on 04th November 2009 Catholic convert Tony Blair is among several world leaders being invited to attend a top level summit with Pope Benedict XVI to discuss the role of the Church in politics.

By Carol Glatz Source: Published: Sunday, November 01, 2009 VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI invited all Catholics to listen more carefully and prayerfully to the Gospel readings, especially during Sunday Mass, and to set aside a bit of time every day to meditate on the word of God.

Pope Benedict XVI acknowledges faithful during the Angelus noon prayer celebrated from the window of his studio overlooking St.

The Second Synod for Africa ended on Sunday October 25 with much to hope for as the Synod fathers presented the draft of the final message in the Vatican.

Stuart Loory, Lee Hills Chair in Free-Press Studies, Missouri School of Journalism : The Vatican, the other day, invited conservative Anglican priests and laity to join the Roman Catholic Church.

Pope Benedict XVI will meet with the Archbishop of Canterbury next month in the leaders' first encounter since the Catholic church moved to make it easier for disenchanted Anglicans to convert to Catholicism, a Vatican spokesman said Friday.

If David Gibson's attempt to portray Pope Benedict XVI as a liberal was one of the silliest reactions to the Holy Father's recent overtures to traditional Anglicans , Francis X. Rocca's " The Pope Lets a Thousand Liturgies Bloom " is one of the best.

Pope Benedict XVI urged Iranian authorities on Thursday to let Catholics have the priests and churches they need to freely practice their faith in the country.

The New York Times's Maureen Dowd spent some time in Catholic school as a youth, but judging from her latest rant/column , she didn't learn too much about actual Catholicism.

Comment about "Cautiousness greets Vatican decree to entice Anglicans" Phone Name Comment 0 Cautiousness greets Vatican decree to entice Anglicans Ariadne Massa The Pope's decree has stunned millions.

The announcement last week that Pope Benedict XVI had approved a new procedure to allow entire congregations of Anglicans to return to the Catholic Church took the Christian world by storm.