By Catholic News Service CARPINETO ROMANO, Italy - Every Pope and pastor of the Catholic Church is called to give his flock a concrete message, not abstract truths, that can help people put their faith into action, Pope Benedict XVI said. The Pope spoke during a brief 5 September visit to Carpineto Romano, the birthplace of Pope Leo XIII. As part of celebrations marking the 200th annivers...

By Genevieve Pollock Zenit.org PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania,  (Zenit.org) - The Theology of the Body is often seen as something for married couples, but many clergy and Religious are finding renewal in their celibate vocations through John Paul II’s teachings. A young nun holds a picture of Pope John Paul II during a meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and some 40,000 young peop...

THE foresight of the late Sr Campion Roche RSJ, who stashed Mary MacKillop’s belongings under her bed and in her cupboards for safekeeping, will be rewarded when strands of Mary’s hair taken from a locket are presented to Pope Benedict XVI as official relics during the canonisation of Australia’s first Saint. Sr Campion Roche, who had the foresight to stash Mary MacKill...

By John Thavis Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY - Throughout his five-year pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI has made some of his most interesting comments off the cuff, often during question-and-answer sessions with priests. Pope Benedict XVI ordains 14 priests for the Diocese of Rome in St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on 20 June. Photo: CNS/Paul Haring His late-night...

VATICAN CITY (CWN) - It was no coincidence that the sex abuse scandal struck during a year set aside for celebration of the priesthood, Pope Benedic XVI told 15,000 priests at a Mass in St Peter’s Square concluding the Year for Priests. Priests pray during Mass celebrated by top Vatican officials at the Legionaries of Christ's Center for Higher Studies in Rome June 8. The Mass, con...

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Arriving in Portugal, Pope says Church must witness its beliefs Pilgrims walk on their knees at the Marian shrine of Fatima in central Portugal on 11 May prior to the visit of Pope Benedict XVI. The shrine marks the place where three young shepherd children had visions of Mary in 1917. Photo: CNS By John Thavis Catholic News Service LISBON, Portugal - Pope Benedict XVI ar...

At Fatima, Pope asks Mary to help keep priests holy Pope Benedict XVI prays in front of a statue of Our Lady of Fatima during a candlelight vigil at the Marian shrine of Fatima in central Portugal on 12 May. Photo: CNS/L’Osservatore Romano via Reuters By John Thavis Catholic News Service FATIMA, Portugal - Pope Benedict XVI prayed at the site of Mary’s appariti...

WARSAW, Poland (CNS) - Poland’s National Remembrance Institute has published a book of documents detailing how the communist secret police kept the future Pope John Paul II under surveillance and sought material for blackmailing him. An image of John Paul II. Photo: CNS “As a priest, lecturer and pastor, and later as a Bishop and Metropolitan of Krakow, Karol Wojtyla w...

Pope begins reform of Legionaries of Christ in wake of scandal Legionaries of Christ seminarians attend a conference on “A New Apologetics for a New Millennium” at Regina Apostolorum University in Rome on 29 April. Pope Benedict XVi has ordered a comprehensive overhaul of the Order, including a redefinition of its religious charism and the way authority is exercised amon...