|
| |
| | Pope Benedict XVI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Benedict's only major new appointment was that of his successor as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. | | | As Pope, Benedict XVI's main role is to teach about the Catholic faith and the solutions to the problems of the faith, a role that he can play well being a former head of the Church's Congregation of the Faith. | | | He was appointed Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith by Pope John Paul II in 1981 and was also assigned the honorific title of the cardinal bishop of the suburbicarian diocese of Velletri-Segni on April 5, 1993. |
|
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI
(7432 words)
|
|
| |
| | Pope Benedict XVI Starts His Papacy |
| | The new pope asked for the prayers of the entire church that he would grow in his love for the Lord and for the members of the church and prayers that he would be strong in the face of those who threaten the church. | | | Pope Benedict was to meet April 25 with the delegations from the other Christian churches and from other religions. | | | The new pope said his inaugural Mass was not the moment to present "a program of governance," but rather a time to promise to try be a good shepherd to Christ's flock, to rescue those who are lost, to help the poor and to build unity among all believers in Christ. |
|
http://www.americancatholic.org/news/BenedictXVI
(1317 words)
|
|
| |
| | Papa Ratzi Post |
| | The Pope's letter to priests was introduced by the prefect of the Congregation for Clergy. | | | Pope Benedict has often been quoted saying that the Church of the future may have to be smaller to remain faithful. | | | The Pope's traditional depiction of Judas came during his Holy Thursday homily, a week after the release of an ancient Egyptian text dubbed the gospel of Judas, in which Judas is portrayed not as Jesus' betrayer but his confidant, doing his will by handing him over to his enemies to be crucified. |
|
http://popebenedict16.blogspot.com
(8759 words)
|
|
| |
| | The Pope Blog: Pope Benedict XVI |
| | The fact that the Pope's first encyclical was a message of love perhaps softened his image as a stern enforcer in his former capacity of Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. | | | The anniversary of Pope John Paul II's death was remembered last night at the Vatican by Pope Benedict XVI and tens of thousands of people who gathered in and around St. Peter's Square during a candlelight vigil. | | | Pope Benedict XVI, in his first Christmas homily since becoming the Holy Father, delivered a homily at the Christmas vigil mass in which he reflected on the readiness of the shepherds to receive God's Word: |
|
http://thepopeblog.blogspot.com
(839 words)
|
|
| |
| | Pope Benedict XVI/Cardinal Ratzinger |
| | As Pope John Paul II's chief doctrinal officer and key advisor, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger was the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith from 1981 to 2005. | | | Pope John Paul II summoned Cardinal Ratzinger to Rome in November 1981, and named him Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, and President of the International Theological Commission. | | | Joseph Fessio, SJ Worshipping at the Feet of the Lord: Pope Benedict XVI and the Liturgy |
|
http://ignatiusinsight.com/authors/cardinalratzinger.asp
(1675 words)
|
|
| |
| | Pope Benedict XVI |
| | Pope Benedict XVI is a holy man of deep spiritual dimensions. | | | Pope Benedict the sixteenth is known as a highly spiritual person. | | | So it is a momentous occassion that one of Pope John Paul II's most trusted associates, Cardinal Ratzinger, should be chosen as the Pope to lead the Catholic church into the 21st century. |
|
http://www.pope-benedict-xvi.info
(438 words)
|
|
| |
| | Benedict: I Prayed Not To Be Pope - CBS News |
| | Benedict made the comments in a meeting with religious leaders who had attended his installation ceremony, saying he was particularly grateful that members of the Muslim community were present. | | | In St. Peter's Square, Benedict XVI was formally installed as pope, saying that he would listen to the will of God in governing the world's 1.1 billion Catholics. | | | A smiling Benedict moved down lines of well-wishers, shaking the pilgrims' hands and blessing a child given to him before taking his seat in the audience hall and starting his speech. |
|
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/02/world/main684865.shtml
(737 words)
|
|
| |
| | The Pope Benedict XVI Fan Club: Homepage |
| | On St. Benedict of Norcia: "Prefer Nothing to the Love of Christ" translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered before praying the midday Angelus with some 40,000 tourists and pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square. | | | Benedict did not found a monastic institution oriented primarily to the evangelization of barbarian peoples, as other great missionary monks of the time, but indicated to his followers that the fundamental, and even more, the sole objective of existence is the search for God: "Quaerere Deum." | | | With his pontificate, the world may come to appreciate him as we always have: a Christian whose faith, honesty, integrity and unswerving devotion to the Truth is readily apparent. |
|
http://www.popebenedictxvifanclub.com
(829 words)
|
|
| |
| | Online NewsHour: Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Elevated to Pope Benedict XVI -- April 19, 2005 |
| | The election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, a noted conservative within the Catholic church, as Pope Benedict XVI is eliciting mixed reactions from Catholics and other church observers around the world. | | | And so I believe that because Benedict founded monasteries whose work was the work of God, worship and prayer, that he is going to bring fruition to a great renewal of the liturgy, which the Second Vatican Council promised. | | | GWEN IFILL: Father Fessio, in other parts of the world where the Catholic Church has been exploding in its growth like in Latin America, the new pope, Benedict is known most for his stands on liberation theology, that is his discouragement of that movement. |
|
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/religion/jan-june05/pope_4-19.html
(2155 words)
|
|
| |
| | Pope Benedict XVI |
| | Ratzinger is also the oldest newly-elected pope since Pope Clement XII, who was elected pontiff in 1730 at the age of 78, dying ten years later. | | | In 1981, Ratzinger was named Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the organization which until 1965 had been called the Holy Office of the Inquisition, making him Grand Inquisitor. | | | A prominent and learned theologian within the church, his chief role as Prefect was to produce the church's official interpretation of scripture; as such, he is seen as more conservative within the church, especially when compared with the more "liberal" Pope John Paul II -- again, liberal within the context of the Catholic church. |
|
http://www.nndb.com/people/365/000091092
(610 words)
|
|
| |
| | THE POPE PAGE - Pope Benedict XVI and a Deadly Dictator |
| | Pope John Paul drew a clear line between two concepts not always distinguished: separation of church and state correctly understood, and extreme secularism, or “laicism,” which seeks to deny all public manifestation of religion. | | | What can a pope do in the face of the “dictator of relativism?” The answer is in what Pope Benedict XVI has declared as his top priority. | | | In the Mass following the day of his election he declared as a primary commitment “to work without sparing energies for the reconstitution of the full and visible unity of all the followers of Christ." This declaration has been heard. |
|
http://www.catholic.net/the_pope_page/template_channel.phtml?channel_id=18
(1160 words)
|
|
| |
| | CBC News Indepth: The Pope |
| | On the surface, the new Pope Benedict XVI seems likely to continue the kind of conservative orthodoxy that has marked his tenure as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. | | | Those hoping for a greater role for women in the church may be disappointed. | | | And yet he was elected on just the fourth ballot on the second day. |
|
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/pope
(846 words)
|
|
| |
| | Pope Benedict XVI |
| | XVI), Sovereign Pontiff, Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Church Universal, | | | The Most Holy Father and Most August Pontiff, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI (Benedictus PP. |
|
http://home.earthlink.net/~lopes888
(220 words)
|
|
| |
| | Boston.com / News / World / Europe / Pope Benedict XVI |
| | Respecters of religion worldwide are hoping that the reign of Benedict XVI will be known for similar beneficence. | | | Ratzinger, the theological chief of staff to the late Pope John Paul II, is a guardian of traditional doctrine. | | | A common ethical groundwork should be possible among people of different religions despite differences in articles of faith. |
|
http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2005/04/20/pope_benedict_xvi
(515 words)
|
|
| |
| | CNN.com - German cardinal elected new pope - Apr 19, 2005 |
| | On Tuesday, Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estevez announced Benedict XVI's election in the traditional Latin, but he prefaced it by saying the words "brothers and sisters" in several languages, an introduction that is likely a bow to the universality of the Roman Catholic Church and its 1.1 billion members. | | | In the Vatican, he has been the driving force behind crackdowns on liberation theology, religious pluralism, challenges to traditional moral teachings on issues such as homosexuality, and dissent on such issues as women's ordination. | | | He then delivered his first "Urbi et Orbi" ("for the city and for the world") papal blessing, after which the crowd in St. Peter's Square chanted, "Viva il papa," or "Long live the pope." |
|
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/19/pope.tuesday
(887 words)
|
|
| |
| | USATODAY.com - Pope Benedict XVI formally installed |
| | The church needs to reform, and I hope the new pope is the man to do it. | | | Though many Americans may not have been familiar with Ratzinger when he was elected last week, those interviewed here, including Nancy Ambrose, 54, from Hawthorne, N.J., found the Mass to be a very spiritual experience. | | | He has a lot to do, and I believe he will be a good pope." |
|
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-04-24-pope-installation_x.htm
(718 words)
|
|
| |
| | Pope benedict - Pope Benedict XVI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Special covering of Pope, religious events, live of the Church. | | | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope Benedict IX Visit New Advent for the Summa Theologica, Church Fathers, Catholic Encyclopedia and more. | | | The Catholic Church has chosen a new pope. |
|
http://webpageshome.com/wph/pope-benedict.html
(547 words)
|
|
| |
| | Expose the Left » Pope Benedict XVI |
| | Its also sad that the Church decided not to pick a non-European Pope at a time when the growing majority of Catholics are in Latin America, Africa & Asia. | | | It is kind of strange, though, I’ve never known the Church without the guidance of Pope John Paul the Great. | | | From what I understand of the story, he only went to a few meetings and then stayed away from them anyway. |
|
http://exposetheleft.com/2005/04/19/pope-benedict-xvi
(791 words)
|
|
| |
| | ANNUNTIO VOBIS GAUDIUM MAGNUM HABEMUS PAPAM |
| | Address of His Holiness Benedict XVI to the pilgrims from Germany (April 25, 2005) | | | Audience of His Holiness Benedict XVI for the representatives of social communications (April 23, 2005) | | | Visit of the Holy Father Benedict XVI to the Basilica of St. Paul-Outside-the-Walls - Homily (25 April 25, 2005) |
|
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/elezione/index_en.htm
(232 words)
|
|
| |
| | Catalog |
| | Matthew Bunson brings his deep knowledge and understanding of Catholic history and Faith to this biography of our new Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI. | | | Appendix B. Popes of the Roman Catholic Church | | | In these pages you'll read about his early life in Germany, his growth and influence in the Church as bishop and cardinal, and his election as our 265th pope. |
|
http://catalog.osv.com/Catalog.aspx?ProductCode=T231
(291 words)
|
|
| |
| | Pope Benedict XVI from Our Sunday Visitor |
| | On April 19, 2005, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, and took the name Pope Benedict XVI. | | | Holy Card for Pope Benedict XVI from Our Sunday Visitor Offering Envelope Division. | | | Read his statement on the election of Pope Benedict XVI. |
|
http://www.osv.com/benedictxvi
(178 words)
|
|
| |
| | Benedict XVI |
| | A chronological list of all the Pontiffs who have led the Church from St. Peter until Benedict XVI. | | | Send the Holy Father your greetings via e-mail | | | First Homily of His Holiness Benedict XVI at the end of the Eucharistic Concelebration with the Cardinal electors in the Sistine Chapel (April 20, 2005) |
|
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/benedictxvi
(183 words)
|
|
| |
| | MSN Encarta - Benedict XVI |
| | Vatican II initiated important reforms in Catholic practice, including the celebration of Mass in vernacular languages, the affirmation of the necessity of religious liberty, the devolution of much decision-making from the Vatican to national and regional bishops’ conferences, and the recognition of the importance of the laity in the life of the Catholic Church. | | | Benedict XVI, born 1927, pope since 2005, the first German pope since Victor II, who died in 1057, and the first noted scholar in theology to be elected pope since Benedict XIV in 1740. | | | An unusually knowledgeable and influential Vatican official during the pontificate of his predecessor, John Paul II, Benedict XVI was looked upon at the time of his election as the leading representative of the conservative wing of the Roman Catholic Church. |
|
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_701722421/Benedict_XVI.html
(782 words)
|
|
| |
| | Benedict XVI |
| | XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on April 16, 1927) is the 265th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. | | | His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus PP. | | | Pope Benedict Elevates Two Strongly Pro-Life Bishops to Cardinal |
|
http://www.kanawhacountyrtl.org/BenedictXVI.htm
(298 words)
|
|
| |
| | USCCB - Pope Benedict XVI |
| | Oriental Churches, Divine Worship and Sacraments, Bishops, Evangelization of Peoples, Catholic Education (congregations) | | | In March 1977, Pope Paul VI elected him Archbishop of Munich and Freising and on May 28, 1977 he was consecrated, the first diocesan priest after 80 years to take over the pastoral ministry of this large Bavarian diocese. | | | Pope Benedict XVI, formerly Joseph Ratzinger, was born on April 16, 1927 in Marktl am Inn, Germany. |
|
http://www.usccb.org/pope/popebenedictxvi.htm
(495 words)
|
|
| |
| | Pope John Paul II - International News - - New York Times |
| | Pope Benedict XVI said Wednesday that acts of terror should not be allowed to harm the dialogue between Islam, Christianity and Judaism. | | | Israel and the Vatican traded sharp words over a sermon in which Benedict XVI, prayed that God would stop terrorist attacks in several countries, but omitted attacks against Jews. | | | Pope John Paul II - International News - - New York Times |
|
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/worldspecial2
(129 words)
|
|
| |
| | Pope Benedict XVI gives thumbs up to beer wkyc.com |
| | So when the new pope was elected, white smoke not only emerged from the Sistine Chapel, but from the brewery’s chimney as well. | | | High school rivals won't meet again until fall | | | A Stuttgart brewery had been struggling to sell its wheat beer, until pictures showed then -Cardinal Ratzinger enjoying the brew every once in a while. |
|
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_fullstory.asp?id=34727
(182 words)
|
|
| |
| | Ask the Pope |
| | “Protecting Benedict XVI is easier than protecting his globetrotting predecessor Jean-Paul II,” Col Elmar Maeder said yesterday. | | | "Benedict doesn't move about much and when he does it's usually inside the Vatican City, an area that we know inside out," he said. | | | I’ve never had a reason to get upset with my Swiss Army until this morning, after I read a quote from one of my colonels: |
|
http://askthepope.blogspot.com
(729 words)
|
|
|
