Benedict XVI: “Obedience to my successor has always been unquestionable.”
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Pope Benedict: Pope Francis is better at reforming the Curia
“Practical governance was not my forte and this certainly was a weakness.”
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New book from Pope Benedict addresses resignation and ‘gay lobby’ in the Vatican
The retired pope has given another interview to the journalist and author Peter Seewald.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis’ case against the death penalty
“‘You shall not kill’ has absolute value and applies to both the innocent and the guilty.”
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Vatican announces consistory to approve canonization of Mother Teresa
The meeting of cardinals and promoters of the sainthood causes, also known as an “ordinary public consistory,” formally ends the process of approving a new saint.
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Pope Francis Opens the Door to Canonization of Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Pope Francis has opened the door to the canonization of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta He did so this afternoon Dec 17 when he recognized the miraculous cure of a Brazilian man that took place at the end of 2008 nbsp The news was broken unofficially this evening by the Italian Catholic daily
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Joseph Ratzinger: The local church and the universal church
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger responds to a 2001 America article by Cardinal Walter Kasper on the relationship between the universal church and local churches.
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A Big Heart Open to God: An interview with Pope Francis
“It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre. I am a sinner.”
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How To Read an Encyclical: From May 18, 1963
A poem for ‘Mater et Magistra’
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A Historic Departure: Reflections on Benedict XVI’s surprise decision to resign
On Feb. 11, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI announced a decision that will have far-reaching implications for the modern church.