In his latest post from Rome, Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, was one of thousands of priests to concelebrate the requiem Mass for Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter’s Square this morning. Father Patrick writes: “The towering dome of
Pope Francis delivers the homily at the funeral mass of Pope Benedict XVI on Jan. 5
Pope Benedict XVI "spread and testified to" the Gospel his entire life, Pope Francis told tens of thousands of people gathered Jan. 5 for his predecessor's funeral Mass.
"Like the women at the tomb, we too have come with the fragrance of gratitude
The person closest to Pope Benedict XVI for the past two and a half years said the most important thing about him was that "the faith he learned, taught and proclaimed was the faith he lived."
Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the long-time personal secretary
The key to understanding the life, work and contribution of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, also known as Pope Benedict XVI, is to be found in a fundamental realization that his entire natural existence was rooted and lived in a supernatural encounter with the
Writer Simcha Fisher takes a unique look at the death and legacy of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. As we mourn his passing, she writes, we must resist the temptation to bicker and argue and point fingers and take sides, as so many
This morning, Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, arrived in Rome to pay his last respects to the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and attend his funeral. He writes: “My first stop was Santa Sabina, the mother church of the
Pope Benedict XVI was a "great teacher of catechesis" whose "sharp and gentle thinking" led others to encounter Jesus, Pope Francis said.
To begin his Jan. 4 general audience, the pope asked pilgrims to join the tens of thousands of people gathered in
With details set for the funeral Mass of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the Our Sunday Visitor staff has compiled five things everyone should know for Thursday’s event.
In a Q&A with OSV News, Seewald takes a look at the legacy of the German pope he studied and who, he said, "will be canonized some day."