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Biography of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, was born at Marktl am Inn, Diocese of Passau (Germany) on 16 April 1927 (Holy Saturday) and was baptised on the same day.His faith and the education received at home prepared him for the harsh experience of those years during which the Nazi regime pursued a hostile attitude towards the Catholic Church. From 1946 to 1951 he studied philosophy and theology in the Higher School of Philosophy and Theology of Freising and at the University of Munich. He received his priestly ordination on 29 June 1951. In 1953 he obtained his doctorate in theology with a thesis entitled "People and House of God in St Augustine’s Doctrine of the Church". Four years later, under the direction of the renowned professor of fundamental theology Gottlieb Söhngen, he qualified for University teaching with a dissertation on: "The Theology of History in St Bonaventure". From 1962 to 1965 he made a notable contribution to Vatican II as an "expert"; being present at the Council as theological adv
Benedict XVI Centre: roots of culture, bridges of discourse
(Vatican Radio) The Benedict XVI Centre for Religion and Society is a new interdisciplinary endeavor designed to create synergy and explore existing connections among the social sciences as these pertain to religion and the study of religion. Founded by St. Mary’s University, Twickenham, with the approval of the Secretariat of State of the Holy See, the Benedict XVI Centre for Religion and Society brings together existing strands of research and seeks to foster new projects with partner researchers and organizations.
President of the Polish Bishops' Conference expresses condolences following the death of Pope Senior Benedict XVI
Together with the whole Church in Poland, I thank the Lord God for the beautiful life and pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI, trusting that they are already bringing a blessed harvest now and will bring a blessed harvest in the future," wrote the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki in his condolences following the death of Pope Senior Benedict XVI.
Benedict XVI: John Paul II is not a moral rigorist, he showed forth the Mercy of God
It is finally, beyond this objective historical significance, indispensable for everyone to know that in the end God’s mercy is stronger than our weakness. Moreover, at this point, the inner unity of the message of John Paul II and the basic intentions of Pope Francis can also be found: John Paul II is not the moral rigorist as some have partially portrayed him. With the centrality of divine mercy, he gives us the opportunity to accept moral requirement for man, even if we can never fully meet it - highlighted Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in his letter do card. Stanisław Dziwisz for the 100th anniversary of the birth of St. John Paul II.
Episcopal Council of Latin America : from Pius XII to Francis
(Vatican Radio) From February 12 to the 17th Pope Francis is set to visit Mexico in the footsteps of two of his predecessors to the See of Peter, Saint John Paul II who travelled there five times and Benedict XVI once in 2012. An Apostolic journey which marks the fourth time Pope Francis visits Latin America, whose Bishops are represented in a body by the title of Episcopal Council of Latin America and the Caribbean, more popularly known as 'Celam'.The current President of this body is Cardinal Ruben Salazar Gomez, Archbishop of Bogotà Colombia
