(14 Mar 10 - RV) On Sunday, Pope Benedict was scheduled to visit Rome's German Lutheran Church. We spoke to the pastor, Reverend Jens-Martin Kruse... ...»
(13 March 10-RV) Pope Benedict will make a visit to Rome’s German Lutheran Church tomorrow afternoon. It will be the second time a Pope has visited the Church. Pope John Paul II made the same trip back in 1983. We spoke to the priest responsible for the dialogue with Lutherans at the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, Monsignor Mathias Türk. ...»
(12 Mar 10 - RV) Pope Benedict XVI today addressed the participants in an international theological congress organized by the Congregation for Clergy to examine priestly identity.
Promoted by the curial dicastery responsible for Catholic Clergy throughout the world, the conference is titled: ...»
(13 March 10-RV) The relics of Saint Anthony of Padua are currently on a pilgrimage throughout Sri Lanka. The initiative is part of celebrations that ...»
(13 Mar 10 - RV) Condolences have been pouring in to Egypt following the death of Sheikh Mohammed Sayyid Tantawi this past Wednesday at the age of 81 ...»
(RV - 12 Mar 10) In Thailand, thousands of anti-government protesters began gathering in Bangkok today for a march to force the government to call ...»
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our catechesis on the Christian culture of the Middle Ages, we return to the teaching of Saint Bonaventure, the great Franciscan theologian of the thirteenth century. Bonaventure refuted the idea, based on the ...»
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our catecheses on the Christian culture of the Middle Ages, we now turn to Saint Bonaventure, an early follower of Saint Francis of Assisi and a distinguished theologian and teacher in the University of Paris. There ...»
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today, Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of the Church’s Lenten journey towards Easter. Lent reminds us, as Saint Paul exhorts, “not to accept the grace of God in vain” (cf. 2 Cor 6:1), but to ...»
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Continuing our catechesis on medieval Christian culture, we now turn to Saint Anthony of Padua, a contemporary of Saint Francis who helped lay the foundations of the Franciscan theological and spiritual tradition. Born ...»
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today I wish to speak of the great contribution made by Saint Dominic to the renewal of the Church in the Middle Ages. As a priest of the Spanish diocese of Osma, he was sent on missions throughout Europe, which drew ...»
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Continuing our catechesis on the Christian culture of the Middle Ages, we now turn to Saint Francis of Assisi, one of the greatest figures of the Church’s history. The story of Saint Francis’ life and ...»
Today’s Audience takes place during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, when the Lord’s followers are asked to reflect on the tragedy of their divisions and to pray with him “that they may ...»
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our catechesis on medieval Christian culture, we now consider the movement of ecclesial reform promoted by the two great Mendicant Orders. In every age the saints are the true reformers of the Church’s life. ...»
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our catechesis on the Christian culture of the Middle Ages, we now turn to Peter Lombard, an outstanding theologian of the twelfth century. Peter taught at the celebrated school of Notre Dame, and died as Bishop of ...»
