Pope Benedict XVI celebrated the March 19 Solemnity of St. Joseph, his namesake, by delivering a sermon on the saint's virtues. Pope Benedict XVI, who was baptized Joseph Ratzinger, offered his ...

The coffin of Pope Benedict XVI was carried out of St Peter’s Basilica on ... history presided over by a reigning pope, had the solemnity of the papal tradition, but lacked some prayers specific ...

Pope Francis kisses a statue of Baby Jesus as he attends a Mass for the solemnity ... in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German ...

Sunday, June 29, is the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul (Liturgical Year A, Cycle II). At 6 p.m. on Saturday, at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI will ...

VATICAN CITY, April 24: In a ceremony replete with solemnity and joy ... in a solemn procession from St Peter’s tomb in the heart of the basilica where Benedict XVI paused in prayer before ...

The Vatican has released the calendar of liturgical events that will be presided over by Pope Benedict ... 22: Solemnity of Corpus Christi. Mass at 7 p.m. in the basilica of St. John Lateran ...

VATICAN CITY (EWTN NEWS/CNA)—Pope Benedict XVI marked 2012’s Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God with a proclamation of the peace that is found in her son, Jesus Christ. “As St. Paul says ...

This year, given that it coincides with the inauguration of the Year of St. Paul ... and great mercy.” Pope Benedict XVI began his homily mentioning that “From the earliest times, the Church of Rome ...

Even as we observe the solemnity of St. Joseph on March 19 ... As we read in the part on labor in the Rule of St. Benedict, "Idleness is the enemy of the soul." St. Aquinas quotes Jerome similarly ...