‘Pope Benedict assured the world’s Jews on Thursday that he and the Vatican were irrevocably committed to good Catholic-Jewish relations and to never forgetting the Holocaust.
The Pope spoke for the 40th anniversary celebrations of a Second Vatican Council document called “Nostra Aetate” (In Our Time) that revolutionized relations by repudiating the concept of continuing collective [...]
‘Franz Beckenbauer, one of Germany’s most accomplished and well known soccer players ever, was able to meet Benedict XVI and said afterward: “This was one of the most moving moments of my life.”
Beckenbauer, president of the German Organizing Committee of the 2006 Soccer World Cup, was in Rome on a welcoming tour to the 31 [...]
‘Benedict XVI appealed to the Catholic Church in Ethiopia and Eritrea to be an instrument of peace and healing in the troubled East African nations.
The Pope’s words, spoken in English, resonated today at the Ethiopian College, the only center of formation for seminarians and priests that is located inside the Vatican.
The Holy Father’s visit to [...]
‘Pope Benedict XVI hosted his first youth festival Saturday in St. Peter’s Square, drawing about 100,000 children and their parents to an afternoon of singing and break-dancing reminiscent of1 the gatherings inspired by the late Pope John Paul II.
Children in yellow and red T-shirts leapfrogged over one another on the steps of St. Peter’s as [...]
‘Pope Benedict XVI offered a rare glimpse into his past Saturday and gave a small lesson in Catholicism to children who attended his first youth rally at St. Peter’s Square — an event that was reminiscent of the gatherings inspired by Pope John Paul II.
Benedict recalled the sunny, “beautiful Sunday” in 1939 that he made [...]