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Cell phone users receive first message from Benedict XVI
Thousands of cell phone users in Italy received a brief message from a unique sender yesterday: Pope Benedict XVI. Read more
Cardinal Karl Lehmann confident media will correct unjust statements against Benedict XVI
The President of the German Bishops Conference, Cardinal Karl Lehmann, expressed his hope that the commentators in the media who... Read more
Vatican invites worldwide Church to celebrate inauguration of Pope Benedict XVI
On Sunday, the eyes of the world will once again fall on Rome as Pope Benedict XVI is inaugurated as... Read more
Pope Benedict has ‘human touch,’ says cardinal
While everyone at the Vatican was caught up with the election of Pope Benedict XVI April 19, the new Pope... Read more
Archbishop Burke: German Catholics should be proud
As the world watches to see what the first moves of Pope Benedict XVI will be, St. Louis’ Archbishop Raymond... Read more
Cuban bishops express joy at election of Benedict XVI
“The Catholics of Cuba are very happy with this election,” said Bishop Jose Felix Perez, Adjunct Secretary of the Bishops... Read more
Pope Benedict reinstates top Roman Curia members
As one of his first acts as Pope, the newly elected Benedict XVI has reinstated many of the top officials... Read more
Vatican announces Pope Benedict’s upcoming schedule; crowds cheer Pope on Roman street
Yesterday, Vatican press director Joaquin Navarro-Valls announced the upcoming schedule and previous day’s activities for newly elected Pope Benedict XVI. Read more
Choice of Cardinal Ratzinger for Pope was clear, says U.S. cardinal
The choice of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger for Pope was clear “almost from the beginning,” Francis Cardinal George of Chicago told... Read more
U.S. Bishops look hopefully to Pope Benedict XVI
As Pope Benedict XVI begins to take his place as spiritual shepherd of over 1 billion Catholics, bishops across the... Read more
U.S. seminarians cheer election of Pope Benedict
Future American priests studying in Rome are cheering the choice of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger as Pope, reported Knight Ridder. Read more
Cardinal Kasper: “Benedict XVI will be Pope of reconciliation and peace”
Cardinal Walter Kasper said yesterday that Pope Benedict XVI was elected by a wide margin of votes and that he... Read more
Polish president invites Pope to visit land of John Paul II
Poland’s President, Alexander Kwasniewski, sent an official invitation on Wednesday to Pope Benedict XVI to visit Poland, the homeland of... Read more
Howard Center President Shares Memories of Pope Benedict XVI
The Howard Center For Family, Religion and Society believes Pope Benedict XVI “will be a strong voice for the natural... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI welcomed by Asian, African Catholics as good choice
Catholics in Asia and Africa have joyfully welcomed Pope Benedict XVI, expressing their hope that he will continue to maintain... Read more
Primate of Spain: Criticism of new Pontiff stems from dictatorship of relativism
Archbishop Antonio Cañizares Llovera of Toledo, Spain, said the criticism leveled against Pope Benedict XVI in Spain stem from ignorance... Read more
New Pope Benedict says ‘John Paul left us a Church that is more courageous, freer, younger’
Earlier today, newly elected Pope Benedict XVI, formerly, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger delivered his first homily at a Mass in the... Read more
Pope Benedict lays out vision for pontificate
With an audible sense of the weighty path, which lies ahead of him, Pope Benedict XVI delivered his first homily... Read more
Pope Benedict calls on faithful to intensify devotion to Eucharistic Jesus
In his first pontifical homily, delivered earlier today, Pope Benedict XVI noted the significance of his pontificate starting “as the... Read more
World leaders look hopefully to new pontificate
As the world looks to Pope Benedict XVI to fill the giant shoes of Pope John Paul II, leaders from... Read more
