Tag: faith and religion
Vatican: tens of thousands of believers expected at Benedict’s funeral
After a three-day public laying-out, the late Pope Benedict XVI. Buried in the Vatican this Thursday. From 9.30 a.m. a requiem for the late Pope will be held in St.…
New details on the last hours of Benedict XVI. – Politics
Georg Gänswein has been Joseph Ratzinger’s personal assistant since 2002. In an interview with Vatican Radio, Archbishop Gänswein spoke about the death of Benedict XVI. Gänswein flew to his family…
Pope’s funeral: Scholz travels to the funeral service for Benedict XVI. – Politics
Led by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Germany will attend the funeral service for Benedict XVI with the heads of the highest constitutional bodies. travel to…
Death of Pope Benedict XVI – Requiem in the Munich Liebfrauendom – Munich
At the very end, when communion has been distributed, Reinhard Marx gets personal, almost cheerful. The Archbishop of Munich has just celebrated the requiem for Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Emeritus Benedict…
Pope Benedict: Marktl remembers – Bavaria
This time Marktl was prepared, and had been for years. There was a schedule, a folder with the inscription “In the event of the death of Pope Benedict emeritus” was…
Joseph Ratzinger: My Favorite Pope
Since Martin Luther, no theologian has shaken the Church as much as Benedict XVI: for this the gratitude of an incurable Catholic. source site
After the death of Benedict XVI: the way is clear for reform – politics
The death of Benedict XVI on New Year’s Day at the age of 95 challenges the Vatican to reinvent its protocol. It is the first time that the Catholic Church…
In the wrong body: a former monk lives today as a transgender woman – Munich
For 56 years Sabine Estner lived in the body of a man, 14 years as a monk. From an early age she feels like a girl. The father tries to…
In the Vatican the way is clear for reforms – politics
The death of Benedict XVI on New Year’s Day at the age of 95 challenges the Vatican to reinvent its protocol. It is the first time that the Catholic Church…
Joseph Ratzinger’s Theology – Culture
Like many other people who met him, I have fond memories of the conversations I had with my former professor Joseph Ratzinger. He researched and taught between 1968 and 1976…