Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, 93, flew to Germany this morning to visit his brother, Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, 96, who is gravely ill at his residence in Regensburg.
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Pope Benedict: St. John Paul’s life marked by mercy, not moral rigidity
In a letter commemorating the centenary of Pope Saint John Paul II’s birth, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI reflects that John Paul sought to spread the message that “God’s mercy is intended for every individual” and that the late pope was no “moral rigorist” that some have portrayed him as being.
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Editorial: Discerning when and how a pope emeritus should speak
It would be a powerful outward sign of unity in the church if the pope emeritus and those who advise him sought to avoid situations in which his public comments will be inevitably misused to suggest a division that Benedict has never wanted.
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Podcast: There is more to Benedict XVI’s new interview than abortion and gay marriage
On this episode of the “Inside the Vatican” podcast, America’s Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and producer Colleen Dulle discuss a new interview with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI sees church threatened by pseudo-humanism
The retired Pope Benedict said: “Modern society is in the process of formulating an anti-Christian creed, and resisting this creed is punished by social excommunication.”
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A man of faith and reason: Remembering Cardinal Francis George, O.M.I.
Cardinal George had much to teach us about the ways in which “reason finds itself strengthened in its dialogue with faith, and vice versa.”
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Pope Benedict, celebrating 93rd birthday, is well, secretary says
Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI commemorated his 93rd birthday with morning Mass, Bavarian folk songs and congratulatory phone calls.
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Podcast: Why has Pope Benedict’s secretary disappeared from public events?
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and producer Colleen Dulle explain why Archbishop Georg Gänswein has been missing from public events in recent weeks.
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Vatican seeks to explain absence of Archbishop Georg Gänswein after book scandal
The Vatican sought Wednesday to explain the absence of a key member of Pope Francis’ protocol team following the scandal over a book on priestly celibacy co-written by Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI.
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Cardinal’s book on celibacy barely acknowledges Eastern Catholic tradition of married priests
Published in French in mid-January, the 148-page book — “From the Depths of Our Hearts” — will be released in English by Ignatius Press in late February.