Papal Movements

Sophia Kishkovsky: www.eni.ch Moscow (ENI). Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has issued a decree in Moscow on the establishment of full diplomatic relations with the Holy See following a meeting at the Vatican with Pope Benedict XVI. In the decree, posted on the official Kremlin Web site, www.kremlin.ru, Medvedev said the Russian Foreign Ministry should hold…

By Michael A. Lindenberger Sunday, Apr. 26, 2009 The fight over gay marriage may be far from over, but already some conservative Christian leaders are looking beyond the courtroom dramas and the legislative infighting. The trouble they see is not just an America where general support for gay marriage will have driven a wedge between…

By Nick Pisa Last updated at 6:04 PM on 08th November 2009 Catholic convert Tony Blair is among several world leaders being invited to attend a top level summit with Pope Benedict XVI to discuss the role of the Church in politics. The two-day summit will be held at the Vatican and will include other…

Will Bring Religious Education to Public Schools RIO DE JANIERO, Brazil, AUG. 20, 2009 (Zenit.org).- A bilateral accord that will regulate relations between the Holy See and Brazil was approved last week by the latter’s Foreign Relations Commission of the Chamber of Deputies. In an article published Monday on the Web page of the Brazilian…

By RACHEL DONADIO and LAURIE GOODSTEIN Published: July 7, 2009 VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday called for a radical rethinking of the global economy, criticizing a growing divide between rich and poor and urging the establishment of a “true world political authority” to oversee the economy and work for the “common good.”…

By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY Pope Benedict XVI today called for reforming the United Nations and establishing a “true world political authority” with “real teeth” to manage the global economy with God-centered ethics.In his third encyclical, a major teaching, released as the G-8 summit begins in Italy, the pope says such an authority is…

Tue Jul 7, 2009 3:25pm EDT By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict called on Tuesday for a “world political authority” to manage the global economy and for more government regulation of national economies to pull the world out of the current crisis and avoid a repeat. The pope made his call for…

WASHINGTON (CNS) — With a new president and members of the House and Senate sworn into office, officials of U.S. Jesuit colleges and universities have something to crow about, with a whopping 52 members of the 111th Congress who are alumni of their institutions. That’s close to 10 percent of the 535 members of the…

VATICAN CITY, 30 DEC 2008 (VIS) – Pope Benedict XVI’s general prayer intention for January is: “That the family ma become more and more a place of training in charity, personal growth and transmission of the faith”. His mission intention is: “That the different Christian confessions, aware of the need for a new evangelization in…

Promoting a New World Order Worthy of Human Beings VATICAN CITY, 1 JAN 2009 (VIS) – At noon today, shortly after celebrating Mass in the Vatican Basilica, Benedict XVI addressed the pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray the Angelus. The Pope wished a happy New Year to all present and to those who…