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Sensing the dignity of age
Perhaps it was a signal that no-one picked up. When Pope Benedict visited residents of an aged care home in Rome last year, he spoke not so much as a leader of a world religion but as a fellow aged traveller of life …
Guiding the next conclave
Picking leading candidates for Pope is risky. Among the current cardinals, however, ‘observers’ (whoever these are) feel one of 12 individuals is likely to be elected …
Mystery of the missing encyclical
Pope Benedict has produced two encyclicals, one on Love, one on Hope. Everyone was expecting another – on Faith …
Resignation news trumps worlds biggest festival
Brazilian television networks haltes coverage of Carnivale to dedicate most of the morning broadcasts to the news coming from the Vatican and reactions from Brazilians.
A pope, incapable of his duties, has an obligation to resign
Pope Benedict shows signs of aging, but Vatican reports no illness
How important was Pope Benedict XVI: the Rowland interview
Pilgrims have their cameras ready as Pope Benedict XVI makes his way through the crowd in St Peter's Square at the Vatican before a general audience in 2007. The 85-year-old pontiff said he no longer has the energy to exercise his ministry over the Universal Church and will resign at the end of the month. Photo: CNS.
The Universal Church will long feel the effects of Pope Benedict's time oc...
Pope to live in Vatican monastery
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican monastery where Pope Benedict XVI intends to live began its life as the Vatican gardener's house, but was established as a cloistered convent by Blessed John Paul II in 1994.
When Pope Benedict, 85, announced on February 11 that his age and declining energies prompted his decision to resign effective on February 28, the Vatican said he would move out to the pap...
So far, so good for Benedict’s foray into Twitter
In his first month on Twitter, Pope Benedict XVI sent two dozen mini-messages in nine languages, generating more than 270,000 comments and responses from other Twitter users, according to a study conducted by an Italian Jesuit magazine.
Half a million march for life
Participants at the annual March for Life in Washington on January 25 demonstrated just how determined they are, not only by showing up in such large numbers on a bitter, cold day, but by continuing a 40-year tradition of protesting the US Supreme Court’s decision legalising abortion.
