2013-02-13T00:07:00+00:00

Last updated on: February 13, 2013 at 12:07 am   By

Rome, Italy, Feb 12, 2013 / 05:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict's resignation during Lent is no coincidence according to a Vatican expert who thinks the timing was tied to the Church’s liturgical calendar. "He did this at the begi... Read more

2013-02-12T23:07:00+00:00

Last updated on: February 12, 2013 at 11:07 pm   By

Lima, Peru, Feb 12, 2013 / 04:07 pm (CNA).- The bishops of Latin America have voiced admiration for Pope Benedict XVI, calling his decision to resign from the papacy both courageous and humble. Pope Benedict “has been a Pontiff who understood h... Read more

2013-02-12T20:04:00+00:00

Last updated on: February 12, 2013 at 8:04 pm   By

Rome, Italy, Feb 12, 2013 / 01:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A German journalist and acquaintance of Pope Benedict XVI says atheists in their native country are more respectful of him after realizing their perception of the pontiff was wrong. "The ath... Read more

2013-02-12T19:50:00+00:00

Last updated on: February 12, 2013 at 7:50 pm   By

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb 12, 2013 / 12:50 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Amid news of Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation, the archbishop of Rio de Janeiro said the new Pope elected in the upcoming conclave will attend World Youth Day this summer. During ... Read more

2013-02-12T15:28:00+00:00

Last updated on: February 12, 2013 at 3:28 pm   By

Vatican City, Feb 12, 2013 / 08:28 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Amid the buzz created by the Pope’s announcement that he will retire, it could be easy to miss the fact that his last Mass will be on Ash Wednesday and not in the normal location for the fir... Read more

2013-02-12T11:02:00+00:00

Last updated on: February 12, 2013 at 11:02 am   By

Steubenville, Ohio, Feb 12, 2013 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict's decision to resign as Bishop of Rome shows how the papacy is an office not of power but of service, reflected author and professor Dr. Scott Hahn. “It seems to m... Read more

2013-02-12T09:02:00+00:00

Last updated on: February 12, 2013 at 9:02 am   By

Vatican City, Feb 12, 2013 / 02:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In the conclave to elect Pope Benedict's successor, 11 of the 117 cardinals eligible to vote in the closed-room meeting will be Americans. The Diocese of Rome will be “sede vacante&rd... Read more

2013-02-12T07:02:00+00:00

Last updated on: February 12, 2013 at 7:02 am   By

Baltimore, Md., Feb 12, 2013 / 12:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pro-life advocates are urging an end to third-trimester abortions in response to the death of a 29-year-old woman who underwent the procedure at a Maryland clinic run by Dr. Leroy Carhart. &ld... Read more

2013-02-12T01:02:00+00:00

Last updated on: February 12, 2013 at 1:02 am   By

Washington D.C., Feb 11, 2013 / 06:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Prominent lay Catholics reacted with surprise and sorrow to Pope Benedict XVI's announcement that he will resign the papacy, but they praised his Christian life and service to the Catholic ... Read more

2013-02-12T00:38:00+00:00

Last updated on: February 12, 2013 at 12:38 am   By

Moscow, Russia, Feb 11, 2013 / 05:38 pm (CNA).- A leading bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church said that Pope Benedict's papacy has been the occasion of a “positive dynamic” in relations between the Catholic Church and the Russian Orth... Read more

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