Benedict XVI

The Torch Passes From Bertone to Parolin

Pope Francis Archbishop Pietro Parolin was absent from the ceremony of his installation as the new Vatican secretary of state on October 15. Struck by gallstones (or appendicitis, according to other sources), Parolin had to undergo an urgent, though not grave, operation. During the ceremony, Pope Francis thanked the outgoing secretary of state, Cardinal [...]

Archbishop Fitzgerald on the Pope’s Friendly Outreach to Muslims

Pope Francis has reached out in a very friendly way to Muslims, calling them “brothers.” He has done so on a number of occasions, including at Aparecida on July 24, when he met a representative of Brazilian Muslims, and on August 11 when, from the Vatican, he extended his greeting to “the Muslims of the entire [...]

Top Ten People of 2011: Birgit Wansing

Birgit Wansing Though few in the general public have heard of her, those few believe that many of the books by Joseph Ratzinger, both before he became Pope, and since, would not have been written without her help. She is one of the Pope’s closest and most trusted collaborators and advisors, and for the [...]

Letter #26, from America, St. Peter Damian

Something Left Out... Today in Rome, Pope Benedict spoke about St. Peter Damian during his General Audience -- and left something out. The mystery of Letter 31... By Robert Moynihan, reporting from America Today, Wednesday, September 9, 2009 (written 9/9/9, it is a date which has attracted considerable comment around the internet), Pope Benedict XVI came [...]

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