Ratzinger on the liturgies held at the start and conclusion of the 1st session of Vatican II.
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Category: Pope Benedict XVI
Divine Mercy negotiations UPDATED 5/18
This morning a letter from the Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was released. It was addressed to the Polish Episcopal Conference to mark the 100th anniversary
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Vatican asks bishops to review use of pre-Vatican II mass
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has sent a letter to presidents of the national episcopal conferences asking each bishop in the world
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It is ALWAYS Advent!
Homiletic reflections on Advent from a probing and thoughtful theologian: Joseph Ratzinger.
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Troubling the Lex Vivendi: The Church at Prayer Amidst an Imperiled Home
What is there about Sunday Mass participants that makes them least in accord with teachings on the ecology of Popes John Paul, Benedict, and Francis?
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Ad Orientem in Gallup NM
The Cathedral in Gallup turns things around.
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When did the rupture first take place?
A question for those who hold that the Mass as most Catholics know it represents an ‘irreformable rupture’: when did the rupture first take place?
Read moreRetired Pope Benedict Pledges To Donate Soul For Ecclesiastic Research
VATICAN CITY—In a charitable act he hoped would protect future pontiffs from suffering the same spiritual fate that he had endured, retired Pope Benedict XVI
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REPOST: Pope Francis, Complete Pray Tell Coverage
Pray Tell gave extensive coverage to the election of Pope Francis.
Read moreFive Years Ago Today, Pope Benedict Ended His Term
Five years ago today, February 28, 2013, was a very unique and emotional day in the history of the Roman Catholic Church – the day
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