The Ash Wednesday homily given by Pope Benedict XVI—the last we will hear from this pope—demonstrated the pastoral and pontifical priorities of the son of Joseph and Maria Ratzinger—of the priest that seeks to decrease […]
Below is the text of the Holy Father’s homily from today’s Ash Wednesday Mass – the final public Mass of Benedict’s pontificate. Originally delivered in Italian, the homily has been translated into English by Vatican […]
Today Pope Benedict began his weekly general audience with a few remarks about his impending resignation. From the Vatican Radio report on the audience: As soon as the Holy Father emerged onto the stage from […]
Father Federico Lombardi, SJ, director of the Vatican Press Office, met today with reporters to answer questions concerning yesterday’s surprising announcement of the Holy Father’s impending resignation. Catholic News Service has a very thorough report […]
CNS has a great video of Cardinal Francis Arinze describing the moment yesterday when Pope Benedict announced his resignation. “When we had concluded that [discussion of canonizations] we were about to get the blessing and […]
Today, Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J., founder and editor of Ignatius Press (which publishes CWR), and Mark Brumley, president and CEO of Ignatius Press, sat down to discuss Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation, his legacy, and what […]
All day today, as I’ve been reading news and opinion pieces on the Holy Father’s resignation and listening to the commentary of various (informed and uninformed) pundits, my thoughts keep coming back to a bear. […]
The Pope’s announcement of his resignation at the end of this month is unprecedented in modern times but not completely unexpected. In his book-length interview with Peter Seewald, Light of the World (2010), Benedict XVI, […]
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