In the morning of June 19, Benedict XVI travelled by helicopter from the Vatican to the Republic of San Marino where, at 10 a .m., he presided at Mass in the Serravalle Stadium. Beginning his homily, the Holy Father affirmed...
Pope Benedict XVI made a 2-day historic visit to Croatia whose population is 90% Catholics (according to the 2010 demographics of the country). Croatia, a former member of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and gained independence in 1991 as a sovereign...
Benedict XVI will visit his native Germany in 2011, which will be the third time he will have visited his homeland since the beginning of his pontificate in 2005. The president of the German Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Robert Zollitsch of...
This impressive cathedral marks the end of a long pilgrimage called the Camino de Santiago. Spanning primarily throughout Spain, these yellow arrows point the way for pilgrims to reach their goal: the tomb of St. James. Thousands of pilgrims line...
Santiago de Compostela in Spain was the second international venue of the World Youth Day celebration last 1989. The Pope, in lieu of the World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid next year will pay an early visit to to Spain....
Here is the homily Benedict XVI delivered at the beatification ceremony of Cardinal John Henry Newman, which took place today in Birmingham on the fourth and last day of the Pope’s visit to the United Kingdom. * * * “He...
Benedict XVI is expressing deep sorrow over the abuse of children by clergy, and gratitude for the efforts underway to address and correct this problem. The Pope stated this today during his homily in a Mass at the Cathedral of...
LONDON, SEPT. 17, 2010 – Pope Benedict XVI has met with many audiences today including school kids, religious leaders and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams of the Anglican Church in Lambeth Place in London – Here is the address...
After five centuries, Pope Benedict XVI made history by being the first pontiff to visit the United Kingdom in 500 years. Pope John Paul II during his reign was not able to make pilgrimage in the predominantly Aglican country. This...
Not even Europe’s most atheistic nation can’t stop Pope Benedict XVI from visiting it. Czech Republic, home of the EDSA Revolution inspired Velvet Revolution, which is also the home of the Europe’s most atheistic population, will receive Pope Benedict XVI...