Benedict XVI

Nuns' Order Marks 50yrs in Country

All Africa (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has called on Christian leaders to embrace unity and harmony in order to effectively spread the word of God through out the world.

World News Briefs -- November 22, 2009

War News Updates (Free subscription) | yesterday

Senate Healthcare Vote Clears The Way For Formal Debate To Begin -- L.A. Times Democrats overcome a GOP filibuster with a 60-39 vote in a key procedural move on the $848-billion healthcare legislation. Debate is likely to run through the end of the year. Reporting from Washington - Without a vote to spare, Democrats pushed their healthcare legislation over its first obstacle on the Senate floor Saturday,...

Williams: Pope invite was not a 'dawn raid'

Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009

VATICAN CITY - After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assured the archbishop of Canterbury yesterday that he is still committed to...

Pope, Anglican leader discuss their flocks

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assures the archbishop of Canterbury that he is still committed to seeking closer ties between Catholics and Anglicans.

An Open Letter to Christian Cardinal Tumi

PostNews Online (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

By Aloysius Agendia; Originally published on Sharing Knowledge and Ideas for Positive Change. Your Eminence, In October 2005, you told us that you had written your shortest letter ever, to the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI in which you asked...

Pope in landmark meeting with artists in Sistine Chapel

France24 (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday sought to boost ties between the Roman Catholic Church and the art world as he met with dozens of artists in the Vatican's illustrious Sistine Chapel. The pope urged non-believers to "enter into dialogue with believers, with those who, like yourselves, consider that they are pilgrims in this world and in history towards infinite beauty." He added: "Faith...

Anglican Leader and Pope Hold ‘Cordial’ Talks

New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Benedict XVI and Archbishop Rowan Williams met a month after the Vatican announced a new Anglican rite within the Roman Catholic Church.

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Pope and Anglican leader agree on closer relations

Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

VATICAN CITY - The archbishop of Canterbury held his first talks Saturday with Pope Benedict XVI since the Roman Catholic church's unprecedented invitation to disaffected...

‘Cordial Discussions’ for Pope and Anglican Leader

New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

The archbishop of Canterbury held his first talks with Pope Benedict XVI since the Roman Catholic church’s unprecedented invitation to disaffected Anglicans.

Anglican leader, pope meet amid tensions

France24 (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Pope Benedict XVI and his Anglican counterpart, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, had "cordial discussions" Saturday, the Vatican said amid tensions between the two churches. The strictly private meeting came just two weeks after the Vatican made it easier for disgruntled Anglicans to convert to Catholicism, a move that caught Williams off-guard, saying he had been informed of it...

Pope meets with Anglican head over Vatican overtures

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Rome - Pope Benedict XVI met with the head of the Anglican Church, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, on Saturday in Rome to discuss the Catholic Church's overtures to Anglicans. In their cordial talks in the Vatican, Williams and Benedict sp...

Pope and Anglican leader agree on closer relations

San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

The archbishop of Canterbury held his first talks Saturday with Pope Benedict XVI since the Roman Catholic church's unprecedented invitation to disaffected Anglicans, with the Vatican saying the two sides still want to press ahead for closer relations.

Pope meets with artists, actors and musicians

USA Today (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Pope Benedict XVI is meeting with artists, actors and musicians in the splendor of the Sistine Chapel to renew the Catholic church's ...

Pope to meet Anglican leader amid tensions

CNN (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Pope Benedict XVI is expected to meet the Archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday, the first meeting between the religious leaders since a Catholic overture to disaffected Anglicans that some commentators compared to a hostile takeover on Wall Street.

Pope's Invitation to Anglicans: Merger, Coalition or Poisoned Chalice?

All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

As the leader of the largest Christian denomination on earth, whenever Pope Benedict XVI makes a significant declaration, especially one touching on other denominations, controversy inevitably erupts faster than the speed of light.

Cooking for the pope

wineandfoodtube | 04/23/2008

For Lidia Bastianich, cooking for Pope Benedict XVI was more than an honor. In her own words, it was a "closing of the circle." Forty years ago, when Lidia was 12 and living in a refugee camp in Trieste, Italy, with her parents and brother, a Catholic relief organization provided them with safe passage and the proper visas to emigrate to America. But Lidia and her parents had to go to the Vatican