Archbishop Georg Gänswein Reveals that Pope Francis’ Liturgical Reform “Hit Hard” Benedict XVI’s Heart

Jan 04, 2023 18:56

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Monsignor Georg Gänswein, who was Benedict XVI’s private secretary. Photo: Franco Origlia; Getty Image via Sexta

Persecuted Christians

More Than 100 Priests and Nuns Kidnapped, Detained or Murdered in 2022

According to the Papal Foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Nigeria, with four priests murdered, was the country with the greatest number of victims. However, there were also victims in Mexico and Nicaragua, as well as in Russia.

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Analysis Opinion•Dicasteries•Pope Francis

In Two Years a Woman Could Be Head of a Dicastery, But of Which One?

The two possible Dicasteries in the Pope’s mind could be of the “Laity, Family and Life” and of “Integral Human Development.”

Dec 23, 2022 20:29

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Local Church

Dutch Bishops Remove Title “Catholic” from a University. Vatican Gives It Back

Founded in 1923 in Holland’s oldest city, the University was created by Catholics who wanted a University with that identity.

Dec 23, 2022 20:26

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Analysis Opinion•Church and World

The Post-Christian condition atheist, indifferent, or something else?

They lie just beneath the surface, yearning for answers. If people today are dissociated from Christianity, it is not because they are indifferent; they are disillusioned.

Dec 23, 2022 00:22

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General Audience•Pope Francis•Spirituality

Three Aids To Exercise Good Discernment According to Pope Francis

The Holy Father’s General Audience on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, on aids that can facilitate the exercise of discernment.

Dec 22, 2022 15:34

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Trump attacks the Pope again, and Leo XIV responds once more: “If anyone wishes to criticize me, let them do so with the truth”

The controversy erupted anew during a televised phone interview in which Trump, speaking to conservative host Hugh Hewitt, suggested that the Pope’s priorities were misplaced and even dangerous

What does it mean that Jesus is preparing a place for us in heaven? Pope Leo XIV explains it

Address on the occasion of the Regina Coeli prayer on Sunday, April 3, 2026

Archbishop Georg Gänswein Reveals that Pope Francis’ Liturgical Reform “Hit Hard” Benedict XVI’s Heart

To Whom Are Condolences Offered When a Pope Dies and, Specifically, Benedict XVI?

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Spain, Belgium, Bavaria Are the First Confirmed Delegations for Benedict XVI’s Funeral

Ratzinger and Liturgy. Fundamental Principles

Editorial: Benedict the Great: His Spiritual and Theological Legacy

What Would Happen or What Protocol Would Be Activated on the Death of Benedict XVI?

More Than 100 Priests and Nuns Kidnapped, Detained or Murdered in 2022

In Two Years a Woman Could Be Head of a Dicastery, But of Which One?

Dutch Bishops Remove Title “Catholic” from a University. Vatican Gives It Back

The Post-Christian condition atheist, indifferent, or something else?

Three Aids To Exercise Good Discernment According to Pope Francis