We already knew he was fly from driving around in his “Pope-mobile.” But, now the pope is adding artist to his resume. Pope Benedict XVI is releasing a brand new album complete with songs and prayers. And many are predicting it will soar up the pop charts. The release date is set for November 30th.
Geffen Records, owned by Universal Music, is producing an album that will feature Pope Benedict’s voice accompanied by the Choir of the Philharmonic Academy of Rome. According to the company... 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... Read Full Story
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... 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... 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... 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... Read Full Story
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE FIFTEENTH PLENARY SESSION OF THE PONTIFICAL ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Consistory Hall Monday, 4 May 2009
Dear Brothers in the Episcopate and the Priesthood,Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen,
As you gather for the fifteenth Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, I am pleased to have this occasion to meet with you and to express my encouragement for your mission of expounding and furthering the Church... Read Full Story
September 3, 2009 On July 10, 2009, President Barack Obama hand delivered a letter from Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) to Pope Benedict XVI in Rome. Talk about an extraordinary exchange! What did the letter say? The Boston Globe offered a partial summary: "In his letter to the pope, Kennedy acknowledged his own imperfections,
cited the importance of faith in his life, listed the ways in which his
public policy views comported with the social teachings of the church,
offered his prayers for the... Read Full Story
THE POPE BENEDICT XVI, VISITS PORTUGAL IN 2010 According to the Portuguese government, the Pope Benedict XVI will be visiting Portugal in May 2010. The Pope was invited by the Portuguese president, Mr.Cavaco Silva, to visit his country and to celebrate the May 13 th ceremonies in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima. Fatima, a small town in the center of Portugal, was the site where Pope John Paul II visit, to thank the Virgin Mary for saving his life on May 13 th 1981, on the attempt of... Read Full Story
Pope Benedict XVI invited to Panama
The President of Panama, Mr. Ricardo Martinelli formerly invited the Pope, His Holiness Benedict XVI, to visit Panama after a visit to the Apostolic Palace of Castelgandolfo. Martinelli also met with Tarcision Bertone S.D.B and Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, who occupy the positions of Cardinal Secretary of State and Secretary for Relations with States respectively.
The meetings between the dignitaries were focused on both the regional and international... Read Full Story
