by John Freund, CM | Mar 23, 2007 | Church
VATICAN CITY, MARCH 23, 2007 (Zenit.org).- The preacher at a Lenten reflection attended by Benedict XVI and his aides invited listeners to reduce the scandalous abyss that separates the poor from the “satiated.” Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 23, 2007 | Church
VATICAN CITY, MARCH 22, 2007 (ZENIT.org).- Benedict XVI has called water an “inalienable right” in a message marking the U.N. World Water Day, celebrated each March 22. A message sent on behalf of the Pope by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican secretary of...
by Beth | Mar 15, 2007 | Church
The Vatican website has published the text of Pope Benedict’s Apostolic Exhortation on the Eucharist. Sacramentum Caritas In outline… Introduction [1] The food of truth [2] The development of the eucharistic rite [3] The Synod of Bishops and the Year of...
by Beth | Mar 8, 2007 | Church
VATICAN CITY, MARCH 7, 2007 (Zenit.org).- The Vatican Web site is offering a compilation of the Holy Father’s teachings and other tools for celebrating the liturgical season. The site’s Focus section offers five tabs: Words of the Holy Father, Lenten...
by Beth | Mar 8, 2007 | Church
VATICAN CITY, MARCH 7, 2007 (Zenit.org).- The Vatican Web site is offering a compilation of the Holy Father’s teachings and other tools for celebrating the liturgical season. The site’s Focus section offers five tabs: Words of the Holy Father, Lenten...
by Beth | Feb 15, 2007 | Church
…the famous exhortation ‘women should keep silence in the churches’ must be relativized… VATICAN CITY, FEB. 14, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI concluded his series of reflections on figures from the nascent Church by highlighting the decisive...
