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Pope Benedict to be ‘pope emeritus’ or ‘Roman pontiff emeritus’
Pope Benedict XVI will continue to be known as Pope Benedict and addressed as “His Holiness,” but after his resignation, he will add the title “emeritus” in one of two acceptable forms, either “pope emeritus” or “Roman pontiff emeritus.”
Conclave start date might not be known until after March 4
It is possible the world’s cardinals will not begin meeting at the Vatican until March 4, and they cannot set a start date for the conclave until they have met, the Vatican spokesman said.
Cardinal Wuerl: Confronting secularism a priority for next pope
The man cardinals choose as the next pope must be someone with the requisite energy and mastery of modern communications media to promote a revival of the faith in increasingly secular societies around the world, said Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington.
EWTN coverage of the papal transition
For those who have EWTN, here is the schedule the US-based Catholic satellite TV station has been circulating this week for coverage of the papal transition.
Preliminary pope talk focuses on teaching, preaching, holiness
French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, 69, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, is the “proto-deacon” of the College of Cardinals and will be the one, at the end of the conclave, who will announce to the world, “Habemus papam” (“We have a pope”).
Papal frontrunner Cardinal Ouellet to headline at Sydney conference
Sydney Bishop Peter Comensoli could have claimed remarkable foresight in inviting Papal front-runner Cardinal Marc Ouellet to speak at Sydney’s forthcoming The Great Grace: Receiving Vatican II Today Conference in May (20-23), but he didn’t.
Planning for the high-calibre event has been under way for at least 18 months, Bishop Comensoli told The Record last week, but the Cardinal’s presen...
Archbishop: Pope served with courage
‘I want to assure our Catholic community that the Church is strong and will be guided by the Holy Spirit through the days and weeks ahead, just as she has been for the last two thousand years.’, says Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB in his response to Pope Benedicts XVI’s resignation on Feb 11 in Rome.
Pope who wanted to retire served Jesus valiantly
‘Pope Benedict has reached out to our Jewish brothers and sisters in a way that has built new avenues of understanding and reconciliation,’ says Bishop Don Sproxton in his response to Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation on Feb 11 in the Vatican.
Benedictus XVI
Joseph Ratzinger never wanted to be Pope and told senior Church figures that his pontificate would not be a long one. Eight years later, he is standing down. John Thavis and Francis Rocca remember his achievements and origins.
Pope’s resignation almost predictable
In hindsight, Pope Benedict’s resignation on Feb 11 which shocked millions world-wide seems almost predictable
