Benedict Xvi News

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 18, 2009 .- The breach between faith and culture must be overcome because Christian revelation is the ingredient to purify and renew culture and customs, Benedict XVI says.

The Archbishop of Canterbury met privately with the Pope today in an effort to ease tensions over the Vatican's move to 'poach' Anglican clergy.

The Pope is to waive his own rules so he can preside in person over the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman during the papal visit to Britain next year.

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 19, 2009 .- Benedict XVI named Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro, secretary of the Congregation for Bishops, and Archbishop Jean-Louis Brugus, secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education, as consultors of the Congregatin for the Doctrine of the Faith.

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 16, 2009 .- Benedict XVI is cautioning evangelizers to be on guard against relativism, saying it infiltrates society and manipulates consciences.

ROME, NOV. 16, 2009 .- Benedict XVI today addressed the U.N. food summit, saying that world hunger must never become a matter of indifference.

In his remarks before praying the Angelus today, Benedict XVI spoke of the end of the liturgical year, quoting the passage from the Gospel of St.

Benedict XVI today received in audience prelates from the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil , who have just completed their "ad limina" visit.

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 10, 2009 .- Migrants must not be regarded as a problem or people to fear, but rather a resource to be valued with a spirit of hospitality for the promotion of genuine development.

At the close of the General Audience on Wednesday, November 11, held in the Paul VI Audience Hall, the Holy Father Benedict XVI launched an appeal for Sri Lanka, which we here publish in its entirety: 'It has been about six months since the end of the conflict that has bloodied Sri Lanka.

At 9.30 a.m. today Benedict XVI arrived at the "Tenente Alfredo Fusco" military airport near the Italian city of Brescia.

BRESCIA, Italy, NOV. 8, 2009 .- Pope Paul VI's priesthood was under the protection of Mary and devotion to her accompanied him for his whole life, says Benedict XVI.

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 2, 2009 .- Benedict XVI today made a visit to the crypt of St.

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 6, 2009 .- Ten years after Pope John Paul II's letter to artists, the Bishop of Rome is again planning to address representatives of the world of culture.

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 4, 2009 .- Benedict XVI today greeted a Nigerian woman who was recently freed from the slavery of prostitution thanks to the endeavors of the Community of Pope John XXIII.

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 2, 2009 .- The cultural heritage of Christianity is more than a treasure to be preserved in a museum or the annals of history, says Benedict XVI.

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 2, 2009 .- Benedict XVI marked the 10th anniversary of a Catholic-Lutheran agreement on justification, saying he hopes the event will aid progress on the path toward full and visible Christian unity.

The Pope told the Patriarch that he hopes the good relations between the two Churches would 'continue to grow in the years ahead.' In the Pope's words, Karekin II's work has been 'remarkable,' an assessment that he went on to spell out in his message.

VATICAN CITY, OCT. 29, 2009 .- Benedict XVI is encouraging media professionals to take up the challenge to use the new technologies of the digital age to spread the word of God, while keeping the content unaltered.

VATICAN CITY, OCT. 29, 2009 .- Religious liberty and freedom of conscience are fundamental human rights as they are the source of all other liberties, says Benedict XVI.