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December 2012

December 02, 2012

Now You, Too, Can “Follow” Pope Benedict, Get News As It Happens

When you wake up tomorrow morning, the Catholic Church will have taken another bold step...

October 2012

October 28, 2012

Pope Encourages Use of New Media!

In May 2011, the Vatican held their first-ever Vatican Blogfest, bringing together 150 bloggers from...

October 22, 2012

On the Feast of Blessed John Paul II: A Photo Montage from his Beatification

That was the week that was. Five days of inspiring encounters, amazing introductions, challenging conversations....

October 18, 2012

Pope’s New Book to Hit Shelves in Time for Christmas

The final installment of Pope Benedict XVI’s trilogy on Jesus of Nazareth will hit the...

September 2012

September 10, 2012

Pope Benedict XVI’s Prayer at Ground Zero

The events of September 11, 2001, touched hearts around the world. Remembering that day, Pope...

September 05, 2012

Benedict’s Warning and Consolation: Changing Demographics Mean Closing Churches

Catholics in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee are reeling at the news that 103 of its...

May 2012

May 15, 2012

When St. Francis Needed to Get Away…

Pope Benedict was scheduled to make a pastoral visit to La Verna on May 13. ...

May 02, 2012

For All or For Many? Pope Benedict Explains

The year was 2003 and we were motoring through the French countryside, visiting wineries and...

April 2012

April 20, 2012

What Gift Can You Offer a Pope? HOW ABOUT A WIDGET?!

It doesn’t seem like seven years—but that’s how long Pope Benedict XVI has led the...

April 15, 2012

Happy Birthday, Pope Benedict!

I was so excited for a minute. I saw this photo and I thought, "I...

March 2012

March 30, 2012

So Fidel Castro Wants Some Books to Read….

On March 29, Pope Benedict XVI met with former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Wouldn’t it...

March 27, 2012

Update on the Crocodile That Met the Pope

Do you remember when the Pope met the crocodile? It was back in January when...

March 24, 2012

For Benedict-Watchers: A Gallery of People with Canes Who Are NOT Retiring

Even before Pope Benedict emerged this week for the first time using a cane in...

March 23, 2012

Pope Benedict, En Route to Mexico, Sends Telegram to President Obama

I love the fine good manners of our Pope. Pope Benedict is on his way—crossing...

January 2012

January 25, 2012

The Sound of Silence: Be Still, and Know That I Am God

I have this neat trick that I can do. Sometimes I lie in bed at...

January 12, 2012

The Pope and the Crocodile

I would stress that education, correctly understood, cannot fail to foster respect for creation…. Environmental...

December 2011

December 22, 2011

"Faith Fatigue": Is That America's Problem, Too?

Pope Benedict XVI, in addressing the College of Cardinals and the Roman Curia today, offered...

October 2011

October 12, 2011

The Cross Over Germany, the Cross on Our Hearts

"I crossed Germany from north to south, from east to west." --Pope Benedict XVI, speaking...

October 10, 2011

Work Toward the Common Good, Pope Exhorts

“In communion with your bishops I invite you, the lay faithful, not to fail to...

September 2011

September 24, 2011

Freiburg, the Pope, and Me

Today, September 24, Pope Benedict XVI rode through the streets of Freiburg in the popemobile...

September 24, 2011

Benedict’s Visit to His German Homeland: Grace, Compassion and Truth

Day by day, Pope Benedict’s first official state visit to his native Germany brings encouraging...

August 2011

August 18, 2011

BXVI Has a Message for Youth

From Pope Benedict XVI's address to the youth gathered today in Madrid: Dear young people,...