By Susan Brinkkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In his general audience today, Pope Benedict XVI said the ashes we receive today are a sign reminding us of our status as created beings, and inviting us to penance and to a deeper commitment to conversion.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The second volume of "Jesus of Nazareth" by Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to be released on March 11 and will complete the pontiff's portrait of "the face of the Lord."
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In an address to members of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota, the Vatican office that decides annulments, Pope Benedict asked priests to do a better job of screening candidates for marriage and to feel free to decline a nuptial ceremony because "no one can make a claim to the right to a nuptial ceremony."
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Egypt's foreign ministry has recalled its Vatican ambassador for "consultation" after Pope Benedict's address to the diplomatic corps in which he called upon Muslim countries to do more to protect Christian minorities.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In an era when baby names such as Sienna and Brooklyn are considered fashionable, Pope Benedict XVI is calling for a return to the tradition of giving children Christian names that reflect their status as a son or daughter of God.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In a major foreign policy speech addressed to the diplomatic corps at the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI delivered a sweeping attack on all forms of religious intolerance prevalent in the world today, from Pakistan's draconian blasphemy law to Western sex ed programs that indoctrinate children into homosexuality and acceptance of abortion.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican released the World Peace Day message for 2011 yesterday in which Pope Benedict declares Christianity to be the most persecuted religion in the world and calls upon leaders to realize the vital role religious freedom plays in bringing about just and peaceful societies.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican released documentation yesterday proving that as early as 1988, Pope Benedict XVI actively sought a faster way to remove priests who were involved in scandalous behavior.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Along with the worldwide Church, Pope Benedict XVI conducted a vigil for "nascent human life" in St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday evening in which he reminded the faithful that embryos are not just biological material but dynamic, autonomous individuals.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
At a press conference in Rome yesterday, the Vatican Publishing House officially released a book based on personal interviews with Pope Benedict XVI that has already made international headlines.
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