After the death of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI an endless line of faithful crosses the Basilica of San Pedro to say goodbye to his remains in the midst of a silence full of reverence. Monsignor Octavio Ruiz spoke in Mornings Blu about his closeness to the late pontiff emeritus, how he remembers him and the … Read more
The message of Pope Benedict XVI and the Order of Minims pronounced on the throne of Peter and sent to the then Corrector General of the Order of Minims, Father Francesco Marinelli – on the occasion of the fifth centenary of the death of Saint Francis – is authentic testimony of the to the patron … Read more
Watch on YouTube In these days, the individual local Churches, spread throughout the world, are entrusting the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, the humble worker in the Lord’s vineyard, to the Most Holy Trinity: they owe him so much for the ecclesial service that he carried out during the years of his pontificate. We too in … Read more
More than any of his predecessors, the German pontiff has spoken out about the environment and ecology, to the point that he has earned the nickname “Green Pope.” Father Mariano Pappalardo, director of the Evangelization and Catechesis service of the diocese of Rieti: for him, the book of nature is an “invisible book” that includes … Read more
VATICAN CITY – The body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, his head resting on a pair of red pillows, lay in St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday as thousands lined up to see off the pontiff who shocked the world with his decision to retire a month ago. decade. On the eve of the first three … Read more
Since yesterday, tens of thousands of people pay their last respects to the pope in Rome Benedict XVI. Let us remember that he was a great man, pastor of the Church in search of peace and reconciliation, theologian who will continue to nourish the thought of the Church, but also a great lover of art … Read more
VATICAN CITY – The body of emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, his head resting on a pair of red pillows, lay in St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday, as thousands lined up to see off the pontiff who rocked the world with his decision to retire a month ago. decade. On the eve of the first three … Read more
Pope Benedict XVI had a deep relationship with Puglia, a region to which he made two pastoral visits. He welcomed all the visiting bishops of the local Churches ad liminaknowing in detail the religious and civil situation, and received with keen interest in the Vatican a warm visit from the people of Puglia. By showing … Read more
As prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), Cardinal Ratzinger has had strained relations with liberation theology. His appreciation of this theology, however, evolved under pressure from Latin American bishops. Jacques Berset, for cath.ch Used for the first time in Latin America in 1968 by Gustavo Gutiérrez, a Peruvian priest who … Read more
Benedict XVI, “a monk pope”. Someone has defined him like this and, probably, rightly so: perhaps because he was a man with a shy temperament, so noble, so kindas he described it Pope Francis at the Te Deum on December 31st; perhaps because he was a great scholar and a refined theologian, a lover of … Read more