Pope Benedict

Is There a Plot to Kill Pope Benedict? AP The Vatican is denying reports of an assassination plot after a top Cardinal made an ominous prediction and named a successor. When he claimed the Pope could die More News Hospital to Reverse Unpopular Decision? 'Incestuous' Pics Found on Powell's P.C.Read Full Story

Is There a Plot to Kill Pope Benedict? AP The Vatican is denying reports of an assassination plot after a top Cardinal made an ominous prediction and named a successor. When he claimed the Pope could die More News Hospital to Reverse Unpopular Decision? 'Incestuous' Pics Found on Powell's P.C.Read Full Story

Today, September 16, we celebrate the feast day of Saint Cyprian (died 258), Bishop of Carthage, and Martyr for the Faith. Saint Cyprian is remembered for his importance in the development of Christian thought and practice, especially in northern Africa. His sermons and writings, extant today, continue to inspire us. Saint Jerome said of him: "It is superfluous to speak of his greatness, for his works are more luminous than the sun." Below, the 2007 General Audience of Pope Benedict XVI...Read Full Story

Today, September 17, we celebrate the feast day of Saint Hildegarde von Bingen (1098-1179), mystic, anchorite, and Benedictine abbotess. Saint Hildegarde was a preacher at a time when women were forbidden to preach, a named composer when most music was anonymous, a visionary, a theologian, a writer, an artist, a hagiographer, a prolific letter-writer and an early scientist, botanist, herbalist, physician and healer. She even invented her own coded language. Saint Hildegarde accomplished these...Read Full Story

Today, August 8, we celebrate the feast day of Saint Dominic de Guzman (1170-1221), founder of the Order of Preachers, now known as the Dominicans. As we read in the General Audience of Pope Benedict XVI (February 2003), Saint Dominic taught and lived the contemplative life of the Dominican, in such that all his thoughts, words, and deeds were both about God and with God. Dear brothers and sisters, Last week I presented the luminous figure of Francis of Assisi; today I would like to speak to...Read Full Story

Today, October 15 we celebrate the feast day of Saint Teresa of Avila (also known as Saint Teresa of Jesus, 1515-1582), Virgin, mystic, reformer of the Carmelite Order, and Doctor of the Church. Throughout her life, Saint Teresa was graced with mystical visions and ecstasies, through which she embraced the suffering of Christ. Below, excerpts from the General Audience of Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Teresa of Avila: Our catechesis today deals with Saint Teresa of Avila, the great sixteenth...Read Full Story

Today, June 13, we celebrate the feast of Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231), Doctor of the Church, Confessor, Franciscan friar, and patron saint of lost items, travelers, and the poor. Saint Anthony’s life is one of preaching, writing, and prayer. He was canonized less than one year after his death, demonstrating the respect and veneration the Church held him in. In canonizing Anthony in 1232, Pope Gregory IX spoke of him as the “Ark of the Testament” and the “Repository of Holy Scripture...Read Full Story

Today, October 9, we celebrate the feast day of Saint John Leonardi (1541-1609), founder of the Clerks Regular of the Mother of God of Lucca. This group, through his leadership and example, served those most in need of assistance, including prisoners, the plague-ridden, the poor, and the forgotten. Saint John Leonardi remains a model of Christian charity for us to ascribe to today. Pope Benedict XVI spoke on Saint John Leonardi during his general address on October 7, 2009. The translation of...Read Full Story

German police said on Saturday that they had arrested a man suspected of shooting a security guard shortly before Pope Benedict XVI was about to celebrate ... 24 minutes ago Amplify’d from alwynsblogspot.blogspot.com Alwyns RSS Feed Grade Certification ALwyns Blog SPot - new york times latest news Man Arrested in Air Gun Shooting in City Where Pope Holds Mass - German police said on Saturday that they had arrested a man suspected of shooting a security guard shortly before Pope Benedict XVI...Read Full Story

Today, February 21, we celebrate the feast of Saint Peter Damian (1007-1072), Cardinal Bishop, and Doctor of the Church. Saint Peter is remembered for a life of penance and austerity, and preached rigorous reform. He was a man of integrity and zeal for the Lord, who confronted immorality and dishonesty wherever he found it—beginning within the Church ranks among the clergy. His writings remain instrumental in clarifying Church doctrine on issues such as Purgatory, the Eucharist, the...Read Full Story