Benedict XVI’s Last Words Before Dying: “Jesus, I Love You.” First Photos of the Deceased

Jan 02, 2023 15:58

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Benedict Dead. Photo: Vatican Media

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Benedict XVI: My Spiritual Testament. Full Text in English

Full text of Benedict XVI’s Spiritual Testament in English: “I have seen and see how the tangle of hypotheses has arisen and the reasonableness of faith emerges again. Jesus Christ is truly the Way, the Truth and the Life, and the Church, with all her insufficiencies, is truly His Body,” wrote the Pope Emeritus.

Dec 31, 2022 21:29

ZENIT Staff

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Editorial: Benedict the Great: His Spiritual and Theological Legacy

Ratzinger was convinced, in fact, that at its very core Christianity was not a series of ideas, doctrines, and ethical commandments, but the living encounter with the God who as Love freely chose to enter into a relationship of love with each and every human being, and the vast majority of his meditations, homilies, conferences, and even his more theologically sophisticated writings all revolved around this simple, but profoundly spiritual central idea.

Dec 31, 2022 21:05

ZENIT Staff

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Here Are Some Additional Official Details on Benedict XVI’s Lying in State and Funeral

Made known is the place where he will be buried, times for the veneration of his body, the delegations that will attend, and if tickets are needed to attend the funeral

Dec 31, 2022 21:02

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Benedict XVI Dies. Pope Francis Will Preside over the Funeral in Saint Peter’s Square

“In keeping with the Pope Emeritus’ wish, the funeral will be carried out in the name of simplicity,” said the spokesman of the Holy See, in a press conference at midday on December 31.

Dec 31, 2022 14:34

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Update on Benedict XVI‘s State of Health

For the third day, the Vatican gives information on the Pope Emeritus’ health condition.

Dec 30, 2022 20:20

ZENIT Staff

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Pope Leo XIV Sued in Spanish Courts: The Case of the “Templars” Seeking Ecclesiastical Rehabilitation… and Money

At the center of the case is the suppression of the Order of the Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon. The modern organization presents itself as its heir and argues that Pope Clement V’s decision in 1312 was illegitimate, maintaining that the suppression took place under political pressure from King Philip IV of France.

Leo XIV Speaks Out in Support of Palestinians Attacked by Jewish Settlers in Tierra Sana: Here’s What’s Happening

The episode has become more than another isolated clash in the West Bank. It has exposed, in a matter of days, the convergence of three increasingly serious problems: settler violence, the difficulty of protecting Palestinian civilians under occupation, and the weakening of the institutions that provide basic services to them.

Benedict XVI’s Last Words Before Dying: “Jesus, I Love You.” First Photos of the Deceased

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Benedict XVI: My Spiritual Testament. Full Text in English

Editorial: Benedict the Great: His Spiritual and Theological Legacy

Here Are Some Additional Official Details on Benedict XVI’s Lying in State and Funeral

Benedict XVI Dies. Pope Francis Will Preside over the Funeral in Saint Peter’s Square

Update on Benedict XVI‘s State of Health