Pope Benedict XVI Message for Lent 2010
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
To follow is the complete reflection for Lent 2010 given by Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican.
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Pope to UN: Best Way to Protect Rights of Children is to Protect Marriage
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
While addressing members of the Pontifical Council for the Family on Monday, Pope Benedict XVI addressed the UN’s recent discussions of granting “sexual rights” to children by saying that the best way to protect the rights of children is to support the family.
Pope Says Faithful Must Participate in Public Debate
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
While addressing the bishops of England and Wales during their Ad Limina visit to Rome, Pope Benedict XVI said that Catholic teaching and Gospel truths have a right to be included in the public debate.
Pope Urges Caution in the Granting of Annulments
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Pope Benedict XVI advised officials of the Roman Rota, the tribunal that deals mainly with marriage annulment cases, not to yield to a "false charity" that might justify annulling a marriage “at any cost.”
Book Reveals New Details About Spirituality of Pope John Paul II
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new book written by the man in charge of the process leading to the canonization of the late Pope John Paul II reveals that in addition to signing a document promising to resign should he ever become incurably ill, the late pontiff was also in the habit of mortifying himself with a belt and sleeping on a bare floor to practice self-denial.
Pope Wants Laity to Become More Involved in Politics
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity said during a recent interview that the Pope wants Catholics to become more actively involved in the political life of their nations.
Two Million Attend Papal Events in 2009
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican has released statistics showing that during the course of 2009, more than two million people participated in general or special audiences, in the Sunday Angelus or in liturgical celebrations presided over by the Pope.
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