Pope Benedict XVI is intent on evangelizing the culture and has decided to Tweet every day during Lent in an effort to reach out to the faithful and encourage them during the Lenten season.
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Pope’s Lenten Message: Don’t Keep Silent in the Face of Evil!
Pope Benedict XVI has issued a powerful Lenten message for the world’s Catholics in which he calls upon the faithful to remember the Christian tradition of “fraternal correction for eternal life” and not remain silent in the face of evil.
Pope Asks for Prayer for UK Trip
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Pope Benedict XVI is calling upon the faithful to pray for his upcoming trip to the UK.
Archbishop Dolan Calls on Catholics to Support the Pope
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In a week when Catholics are following the suffering Christ through His death and resurrection, Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York is calling on Catholics to support the Pope who is enduring a media firestorm over new sex abuse allegations and who is now suffering some of the same unjust accusations, shouts of the mob, and scourging at the pillar, as did Jesus.”
Pope Gives Obama Encyclical on Right to Life
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The first meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and President Barack Obama took place today at 4:00 p.m. in Rome, during which time the pope gave the president an “unannounced gift” – a copy of an encyclical on bioethics and the right to life.
Pope Clarifies Why He Called for a Year for Priests
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
During a general audience this week in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope explained the reason why he called for a Year for Priests, to support them in their daily struggles and help them rediscover the gift of Grace which the ordained ministry represents.
Pope Praises Prophetic Charism of Women
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Speaking to 20,000 faithful at a Papal Mass in Amman, Jordan, yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI stressed the prophetic role of women in God’s plans, saying public respect for women contributes to “the advancement of a culture of true humanity and the building of the civilization of love.”
Will Pope Make Surprise Visit to Iraq?
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
An Iraqi newspaper is claiming that an unnamed lawmaker said Pope Benedict XVI may visit Baghdad as part of his Middle East tour because it “would let him see the situation on the ground, particularly for the (Iraqi) Christian community.”
Pope Calls for Full Respect for the Dignity of Women
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Pope Benedict XVI recognized International Women’s Day by calling on the world to renew their commitment to treat women with “complete respect for their dignity.”
Pope Calls Attention to Plight of Kidnapped Children
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Pope Benedict XVI used the occasion of “The World Day of Missionary Childhood,” which is celebrated on the Feast of the Epiphany, to speak out against the deplorable surge of child kidnappings in the Democratic Republic of Congo that have seen scores of children stolen from their homes and forced to become child soldiers.
