What does it mean to die well? The end, it’s inevitable for all of us. When, we don’t know. How, we don’t know. Where, we don’t know. But we know it’s coming. As Gretchen R. Crowe, editor-in-chief of OSV News, writes in
Following the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, many of the comment boxes and social media feeds reacting to the announcement of his death were marked by malicious slander. In the secular press, the late pontiff’s legacy has been recapped with quick
Monsignor Owen Campion looks back at the tremendous legacy of faith Pope Benedict XVI left to the Church and the world: “It is reported that, with his final breath, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI murmured, ‘Lord, I love you.’ It was a last
Life is not a journey toward independence and autonomy. Life, when lived well, is about growing into our dependence on God until, finally, all else is swept away. As the Church mourns the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, I am struck
On Tuesday, Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, will begin a pilgrimage to Rome to pay his last respects to the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and attend his funeral. He writes: “As a young seminarian, Pope Benedict was deeply
Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, shares his reflection on the passing of Pope Benedict XVI: “Pope Benedict’s end of this side of eternity comes as a witness and consolation to us all. As pope, he once encouraged the faithful
Faith Hakesley, author of “Glimmers of Grace: Moments of Peace and Healing Following Sexual Abuse,” reflects on how meeting Pope Benedict XVI in 2008 helped her find healing from her past and even forgive her abuser. She writes: “Each of us was
Pope Benedict XVI was the first pope to do many things and as the modern church determines exactly what the funeral liturgy of a retired pontiff should look like, we will doubtless witness a few more "firsts.” Until then, it is worth
A quiet hush covered the vast expanse of St. Peter's Square even though it was filled with thousands of people slowly winding their way around the colonnade into St. Peter's Basilica to pay their last respects to the late Pope Benedict XVI.
President Biden, U.S. political figures, offer condolences following death of Pope Benedict XVI
After the Vatican announced the death of Pope Benedict XVI, 95, on New Year's Eve, U.S. political leaders and Catholic lawmakers issued statements in memory of the retired pope who led the global Catholic Church from 2005-2013.
In a Dec. 31 statement, President