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By A Priest's Stuff on Feb 10, 2012 in: Messages, Benedict XVI, Popes
11 February 2012 “Stand up and go; your faith has saved you” (Lk 17:19) Dear Brothers and Sisters, In the occasion of the World Day of the Sick, which we will celebrate on 11 February 2012, the Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes, I wish to renew my...
By A Priest's Stuff on Feb 7, 2012 in: Benedict XVI, Popes
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, was born at Marktl am Inn, Diocese of Passau (Germany) on 16 April 1927 (Holy Saturday) and was baptised on the same day. His father, a policeman, belonged to an old family of farmers from Lower Bavaria o...
By Philippine Catholic News on May 16, 2011 in: Pontif, Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI, mass, Benedict XVI, pastors, faith, Christians, promotion, church, Roman Missal, extraordinary form, Tridentine rite, instruction, Tridentine Mass, bishops, Pope
A NEW Vatican instruction calls on local bishops and pastors to respond generously to Catholics who seek celebration of the Mass according to the 1962 Roman Missal, commonly known as the Tridentine rite.Read more...
By Philippine Catholic News on May 14, 2011 in: Caritas, identity, Benedict XVI, Catholic, assembly, juridical status, statutes, Vatican, agenda, church, control, operations, Holy See, Caritas Internationalis, charities, Pope, confederation
THE general assembly of Caritas Internationalis in late May is shaping up as a defining moment for the confederation of 165 national Catholic charities, at a time when the Vatican is insisting on greater control over Caritas operations.Read more...
By Philippine Catholic News on May 14, 2011 in: Rome, Italy, Vatican City, ceremony, swearing-in, recruits, Benedict XVI, security, Catholic, faith, mission, Vatican, church, Swiss Guard, Holy See, Eternal City, order, guards, police, Pope
POPE Benedict XVI met with 34 new Swiss Guard recruits on May 6 and offered words of wisdom and encouragement before the swearing-in ceremony.Read more...
By Philippine Catholic News on May 14, 2011 in: sack, tension, teachings, women priest, Benedict XVI, infallibility, Vatican, ban, Catholicism, church, debate, infallible, Australian, bishop, priests, ordination, Pope
WHEN Pope Benedict XVI used the word “infallible” in reference to the ban on women’s ordination in a recent letter informing an Australian bishop he’d been sacked, it marked the latest chapter of a long-simmering debate in Cath...