Benedict XVI

A group of faith leaders and officials at the Durham University, in the United Kingdom, have recently extended an invitation to Pope Benedict XVI to visit the Cathedral at the university. If the pontiff accepts, then this could be the first ever papal visit to the North East of England, which would mark a historic moment. According to a DU mail, a unique partnership of University, Anglican Church and Catholic Church representatives have made the invitation possible. A visit of Vatican representative and HM Ambassador to the Holy Seat HE Francis Campbell to the university in March also contributed. “The strong academic and ecumenical ... Read Full Story

(Photo from WireImage at: http://www.wireimage.com/gallerylisting.asp?navtyp=gls====398179&source=rss&nbc=1 ) VATICAN CITY, OCT. 16, 2009 ( Zenit.org ).- Defending the right to life and the need for moral education were two key topics today at a meeting between Benedict XVI and Prince Albert II of Monaco, the Vatican reported.The Vatican press office reported after the audience that in the course of the discussions, "attention turned to themes of mutual interest including the importance of a solid cultural and moral formation of the young and the defense of life in all its phases."According to the note, the Holy Father and Albert II also touched on "certain aspects of the ... Read Full Story

Pope Benedict XVI is expected to acknowledge abuse of aboriginals at Christian-run schools when he meets with survivors later this month at the Vatican, a spokesman for the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops said Wednesday. From the 19th century until the 1970s, more than 150,000 Indian children were made to attend state-funded Christian schools as an effort to assimilate them into Canadian society. Nearly 75 percent of the 130 schools were run by Catholic missionary congregations. Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized in Parliament last year, calling the physical and sexual abuse of children at the schools a sad chapter in the country's history. The ... Read Full Story

Apparently faced with public and media pressure, the Nazi Pope, Benedict XVI, shed crocodile tears in Australia feigning sadness and shame for the clergy sex abuse scandal which has cost the Roman Catholic Church billions of dollars worldwide (in the USA alone the amount of settlement paymenst has well exceeded $2 billion). Of course, if Benedict XVI was truly sorry - which he is not other than for the fact that the Church got caught - he throw numerous bishops and cardinald out of the priesthood and out of the Church without pensions. I.e., like what would have happened in any other institution where ... Read Full Story

Pope Benedict XVI stressed the common values shared by Christianity and Islam at a meeting with leading members of Cameroon's Muslim community Thursday. Cameroon "shelters thousands of Christians and Muslims who often live, work and carry out their religious devotions in the same neighbourhood," said the pope in a text distributed to journalists. They all believed in a single God and shared "fundamental values" such as the family, social responsibility, obedience to God and care for the weak, he added. "Genuine religion thus widens the horizon of human understanding," and "rejects all forms of violence and totalitarianism, not only on principles of faith, but ... Read Full Story