Cardinal Kurt Koch celebrated a pontifical Mass at the tomb of Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, marking the second anniversary of the pope emeritus’ death. The pope from ...
Left: Cover of ‘Beyond the Crises in the Church: The Pontificate of Benedict XVI’ by Robert Regoli. Right: Pope Benedict XVI prays Dec. 8, 2007, in Rome. (photo: St. Augustine’s Press ...
The Pope appealed to St. Benedict for help "to hold firm Christ's central position in our lives. May he always be first in our thoughts and in all our activities!" Before concluding, Benedict XVI ...
The arm was immobilized as a precautionary measure,” the statement said. Speculation about Francis' health is a constant in ...
Speculation about Francis' health is a constant in Vatican circles, especially after Pope Benedict XVI broke 600 years of tradition and resigned from the papacy in 2013. Benedict's aides have ...
The issuance of a new coat of arms for the nation has become a total and utter fiasco. For this, blame must be laid squarely at the feet of Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley. It was Dr Rowley who ...
The design for the country’s new Coat of Arms features an image of a gold steelpan and pan sticks, replacing Christopher Columbus' ships. The National Emblems of Trinidad and Tobago (Regulation ...
When Pope Francis was elected pope, he inherited a box full of abuse and corruption scandals, according to his new ...
and Pope Benedict XVI later named him prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in 2008. Benedict created him a cardinal in 2010. “Faithful to his motto ‘Sufficit gratia mea,’ [ ...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis warned of the “scourge of antisemitism” in his Angelus prayer on Sunday, the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, noting it marks 80 years since the ...
When a pope dies, or more rarely resigns (Francis's direct predecessor, Benedict XVI, was the first to step down since Gregory XII in 1415), the college of cardinals gathers in the Vatican to ...
Francis’ willingness to suppress the movement outright contrasts with the decision taken by his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, when faced with another powerful and wealthy Latin American ...