Read more about the article Papal condemnations of nuclear war ‘indispensable,’ says U.N. official
Pope Francis gives gifts to Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, during a meeting Jan. 12, 2023, in the library of the Apostolic Palace. Grossi said they discussed the threat of a disaster from bombings of a nuclear power plant in Ukraine. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Papal condemnations of nuclear war ‘indispensable,’ says U.N. official

Pope Francis said he hopes ‘concrete steps will be taken to end the war’

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Read more about the article What’s Lourdes’ secret? The Eucharist, reveals shrine’s chief medical officer
A man prays near a reliquary containing the relics of St. Bernadette at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City May 23, 2022. The relics of the Marian visionary of Lourdes, France, are touring the U.S. for the first time this year, after arriving in Miami April 7. The tour will conclude in Los Angeles Aug. 4. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

What’s Lourdes’ secret? The Eucharist, reveals shrine’s chief medical officer

Making friends with Jesus is ‘the fabulous part of Lourdes’

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Read more about the article Cardinal Pell dies at 81; he kept the faith even amid tribulation, pope says
Australian Cardinal George Pell arrives in procession for the funeral Mass of Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Jan. 5, 2023. Cardinal Pell, former prefect of the Vatican's Secretariat for the Economy, died Jan. 10 in Rome at the age of 81. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Cardinal Pell dies at 81; he kept the faith even amid tribulation, pope says

‘He is a great man, and we owe him so much”

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Read more about the article How to read Pope Benedict XVI if you never have before
Pope Benedict XVI published three books in his "Jesus of Nazareth" series. Pictured are copies of the last in the series, "The Infancy of Jesus," displayed for the media in different languages at the Vatican in 2012. (CNS photo/OSV News, Paul Haring)

How to read Pope Benedict XVI if you never have before

Theological writing that was wonderfully clear, accessible, reader-friendly, and downright tasty

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Read more about the article At funeral, pope remembers Benedict’s ‘wisdom, tenderness, devotion’
Pope Francis presides over the funeral Mass of Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Jan. 5, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

At funeral, pope remembers Benedict’s ‘wisdom, tenderness, devotion’

‘Benedict, faithful friend of the Bridegroom, may your joy be complete as you hear his voice, now and forever!’

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Read more about the article Scroll in Benedict’s casket briefly summarizes his life and ministry
A rosary and crucifix are seen in the hands of Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Basilica as people pay their respects to the late pope at the Vatican Jan. 2, 2023. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Scroll in Benedict’s casket briefly summarizes his life and ministry

‘Benedict XVI placed the theme of God and faith at the center of his pontificate’

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Read more about the article U.S. bishops invite faithful to pray novena for Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI is pictured as he leaves his final general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in this Feb. 27, 2013, file photo. The retired pope released a statement Feb. 8 concerning the recent report on abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, where he served as archbishop from 1977-1982. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

U.S. bishops invite faithful to pray novena for Pope Benedict XVI

Nine-day devotion available in both English and Spanish on USCCB website

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Read more about the article Pope Benedict lived the faith he taught, says Archbishop Gänswein
Archbishop Georg Gänswein, right, who was private secretary to Pope Benedict XVI, talks with Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo, Sri Lanka, as people pay their respects at the body of Pope Benedict in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Jan. 4, 2023. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope Benedict lived the faith he taught, says Archbishop Gänswein

Pope’s personal secretary was with him at time of death

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