|
|
|
|
By Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI’s April 15-20 visit to the United States is his eighth trip outside Italy since the beginning of his pontificate in April 2005.
Continued...>>>
|
|
|
|
|
|
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – The following are papal quotes about the United Nations or addressed to the United Nations, which officially came into existence Oct. 24, 1945.
Continued...>>>
|
|
|
|
|
|
By Regina Linskey
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Late-night talks with friends about life and faith are common in the dorm rooms of The Catholic University of America. Talking about the Catholic Church in class is pretty normal, too.
Continued...>>>
|
|
|
|
|
|
By Beth Griffin
Catholic News Service
NEW YORK – German Catholics are such a modest presence in New York that Pope Benedict XVI may leave the Big Apple without meeting a single one. He will, however, see evidence of their mark on Manhattan’s history, when he hosts an ecumenical prayer service April 18 at St. Joseph’s Church.
Continued...>>>
|
|
|
|
|
|
By Julie Asher
Catholic News Service
NEW YORK – Pope Benedict XVI’s April 18 visit to the United Nations “is eagerly awaited because the pope is seen as a moral authority offering clear guidance on the foundational values of life and of human society,” said the Vatican’s U.N. ambassador.
Continued...>>>
|
|
|
|
|
|
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Although he has not been a full-time professor since 1977, Pope Benedict XVI’s life and ministry have been heavily influenced by his university experiences.
He made his reputation as a theologian and still meets annually with a group of his former doctoral students.
Continued...>>>
|
|
|
|
|
|
By Carol Zimmermann
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, N.Y., one of the stops for Pope Benedict XVI during his three-day visit to New York this April, is no stranger to the pope or his predecessor, Pope John Paul II.
Continued...>>>
|
|
|
|
|
|
By Benedicta Cipolla
Catholic News Service
NEW YORK – On Super Bowl Sunday, most of Transfiguration Church in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn had an answer for Father Tony Hernandez when he asked them where they’d be for the kickoff.
Continued...>>>
|
|
|
|
|
|
By John Thavis
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – For the Vatican, preparing a papal trip is a lengthy exercise in diplomatic skill, ecclesial collaboration and logistical fine-tuning.
Continued...>>>
|
|
|
|
|
|
By Carol Glatz
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – When Pope Benedict XVI visits the United States this spring, he will not be stepping into the unknown. Through his many personal contacts with American church leaders and papal diplomats, his past trips to the U.S. and his ability to remember much of what he hears and reads, Pope Benedict has his finger firmly on the pulse of the church in the United States.
Continued...>>>
|
|
