Vatican City, Dec 19, 2012 / 03:51 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI on Dec. 19 accepted the resignation of Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly, head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, and called the Chaldean bishops to Rome for a synod to elect his success…

Vatican City, Dec 19, 2012 / 10:12 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI continued his series of reflections on faith this Wednesday, saying that at times it includes an element of darkness.

"We encounter moments where God seems absent, his sil…

Vatican City, Dec 17, 2012 / 05:08 pm (CNA).- Father Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher to the Papal Household, is basing his reflections for the Pope and his staff on the Church’s three main events in 2012.

"I try to adjust myself to the grac…