Benedict XVI writes his third and last volume on Jesus of Nazareth
Settled in Castel Gandolfo, his summer residence, Benedict XVI “has started to prepare the third volume of his great work about Jesus”. Fr. Federico Lombardi, director of the Press Office of the Holy See, noted that it would deal with the “childhood Gospels”. The publication of the second volume, dedicated to the Passion and Resurrection [...]
Benedict XVI will make a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela
In this holy Year of Compostela I myself hope to join, in November, the numerous pilgrims along the road that will take me also to Barcelona. Let us follow the path of our life, following in the footsteps of the Apostle, ceaselessly giving witness to our faith, hope, and charity,” the pope declared at the [...]
Vatican City puts Euros into circulation
For the first time since the transition to the Euro in January 2002, the Vatican City State has put into circulation currency that until recently was reserved for collectors, the news agency I.Media reported. In fact, on December 17, 2009, a monetary convention was signed in Brussels between the Vatican City State and the European [...]
The Vatican Library is restored
The renowned Vatican Library will reopen its doors on September 20, 2010, after three years of important renovation work, now equipped with numerous technical innovations. The prefect of the library, Monsignor Cesare Pasini, assured reporters that the transformation has been followed closely by Benedict XVI, assisted by the librarian Cardinal Raffaele Farina.
Indeed, in 2007, with [...]
Rapprochement between Rome and Moscow
A climate of rapprochement between Moscow and Rome has been manifest for some time now. Evidence of it can be found in recent statements by the Russian Orthodox Patriarch Cyril I, who has praised Benedict XVI for his “moral values”. The attitude of the present pope “gives us reason to remain optimistic”, he informed the [...]
Papal delegate appointed for the Legionaries of Christ
On July 9, Benedict XVI appointed a papal delegate for the Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ, namely Archbishop Velasio De Paolis. This Italian prelate, who serves as president of the Prefecture of the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, will be in charge of guiding the “profound revision” of that congregation which Rome called [...]
The Interpretation of Vatican II on the agenda for the “Ratzinger Schülerkreis”
In keeping with a tradition that he instituted when he was a theology professor in Regensburg (Germany), and as he has done each year since the beginning of his pontificate, Benedict XVI will meet from August 27 to 29, 2010, with a group of former students—the “Ratzinger Schülerkreis”—in his summer residence Castel Gandolfo. By way [...]
The Compass and the Magnet
In late August several clerics, former students of Professor Joseph Ratzinger, will meet at Castel Gandolfo to pore over the hermeneutic of Vatican II, in other words, to discuss the correct way of interpreting the documents of that Council. Last March the Lenten conferences at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris described Vatican II as “a compass [...]
Publication of disciplinary norms after the pedophile scandals
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) published on July 15 a reform of the Motu proprio Sacramentorum sanctitatis tutela by John Paul II, published in 2001, concerning “serious crimes” committed by priests and Church employees in positions of authority. These new “norms” provide for accelerated procedures in dealing with “the most serious [...]
The Pope spends the summer at Castel Gandolfo
Late in the afternoon on July 7, Benedict XVI traveled to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, for a nearly three-month stay. The pope, who has chosen not to go to the mountains this year, will stay in this palace situated above the volcanic Lake Albano, twenty-five kilometers from the Vatican. “Far [...]
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