VATICAN CITY, MAY 4, 2007 (VIS) - Today in the Vatican, the Holy Father received prelates from the International Episcopal Conference of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, who have just completed their “ad limina” visit. The conference is based in Belgrade and brings together Catholics of Latin and Byzantine rite from Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia and […]

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VATICAN CITY, APR 18, 2007 (VIS) - Given below is the text of a telegram sent yesterday afternoon by Cardinal Secretary of State, Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B., in the Pope’s name, to Bishop Francis Xavier DiLorenzo of Richmond, U.S.A., for the killing of 32 people in a shooting incident at a technical institute in Virginia, U.S.A.
“Deeply […]

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VATICAN CITY, APR 16, 2007 (VIS) - Today, his 80th birthday, Benedict XVI dedicated the morning to audiences, during which he received a number of his fellow countrymen. At 1 p.m. he had lunch with members of the College of Cardinals in the Sala Ducale of the Vatican Apostolic Palace.
In the evening, in the Paul […]

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VATICAN CITY, APR 15, 2007 (VIS) - Today, the second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday, the Pope presided at a Eucharistic concelebration in St. Peter’s Square to mark his own 80th birthday which falls tomorrow, April 16. The event was attended by 50,000 people.
Concelebrating with the Pope were 60 cardinals, archbishops and bishops of […]

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VATICAN CITY, APR 13, 2007 (via VIS) - “Jesus of Nazareth,” a book written by Benedict XVI will be on sale in Italian, German, and Polish bookshops from Monday, April 16, which is also the Pope’s 80th birthday. The volume, 448 pages long, is to be translated into 20 languages.
The Italian publishing house, Rizzoli, entrusted […]

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VATICAN CITY, APR 12, 2007 (VIS) - The Holy See Press Office has released the program of the Pope’s forthcoming apostolic trip to Brazil, due to take place from May 9 to 14, for the occasion of the Fifth General Conference of the Episcopate of Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Holy Father will depart from […]

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Here is a brilliant overview of the new Pope’s most inspirational teaching. An introduction to the life and work of Pope Benedict XVI is followed by a collection of his most persuasive words. From his earliest work as a teacher to his first words as leader of the Church, Benedict’s vision of hope is […]

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In the worldwide best seller Values in a Time of Upheaval, Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI) passionately defends the role traditional Judeo-Christian values should play in a pluralistic society and a multicultural world. He examines such crucial contemporary issues as the moral foundations of a free society, the role of spiritual values in […]

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Meditations for Every Day of the Year
Cardinal Ratzinger offers selected passages from his profound spiritual and theological writings as meditations for each day of the year. He picked the title of this book from verse 8 in the third letter of St. John, which he also adapted for his coat of arms: “Co-Workers of […]

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The West, Relativism, Christianity, Islam
By Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) and Marcello Pera
Can a civilization exist without any sense of the sacred? That is the question at the heart of Without Roots, which was born of a dialogue between Joseph Ratzinger—now Pope Benedict XVI—and Marcello Pera, president of the Italian Senate.
On May 13, 2004, […]

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