In his ‘Spiritual Testament,’ the Pope Emeritus desired that, after his death, the world hear one more time that the faith was reasonable.
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He dedicated his life to telling anyone who would listen that friendship with God was the answer to the deepest longings of the human heart
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Decisions about his household say a lot about a prelate. For Pope Benedict, it is no different.
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His Holy Saturday life ended on Dec. 31 — what might this secular and liturgical date suggest to us in God’s providence?
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As global population growth continues to slow, the fear of overpopulation may be replaced by one of too few people
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The funeral rites follow from the novelty of the Pope Emeritus’ abdication in 2013, which was an utter innovation in the entire history of the Church.
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YEAR IN REVIEW: The queen’s funeral was at odds with Catholic practice in some key respects. That noted, the great Christian event of 2022 has lessons for Catholics in the year ahead.
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Despite the lamentable developments in Ukraine and beyond in 2022, it’s possible 2023 could herald long-desired ecumenical breakthroughs.
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China-only iPhone update makes it more difficult to use a feature that allowed users to evade government surveillance
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Christmas at the Vatican offers three topics not addressed that defined the year.
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Catholics are asking why Frank Pavone was given such a severe penalty, especially when other malefactors are not dismissed from the priesthood.
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The response of the Society of Jesus to this distressing issue seems inadequate and dishonest; the conduct of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith curious; and the role of the Pope perplexing.
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The country music star continues a long tradition — from the angels through Matthew — of telling stories through the gift of song
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It is not unimaginable that Charles' reign will witness the dissolution of the United Kingdom
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Unique among world leaders, the American president is the eulogist-in-chief
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Perhaps we get the leaders we need only when we need them — a more comforting thought than that we get the leaders we deserve
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The 'R20' may achieve something of what the global political summits were originally intended to do
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The interview with ‘America’ revealed the Holy Father channeling his inner John Paul on bishops and the Church’s Marian profile, but not with respect to the late pope’s diplomatic skills.
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