Category - Pope Benedict XVI

Pope will visit Synagogue of Rome in the New Year

staff writers — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:36:53 +0100

In what will be seen as a significant step in Christian-Jewish relations, Pope Benedict XVI will visit the Synagogue of Rome on 17 January 2010, the Vatican has announced.

Pope Benedict on the threshold of announcing a visit to Britain

staff writers — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:14:15 +0100

Catholic agencies are reporting that Pope Benedict XVI will visit Britain in 2010, after months of speculation on the nature and timing of such a visit. PM Gordon Brown extended a formal invitation to the Pope during a private audience in February.

Russian Orthodox relations with Vatican continue to thaw

Ecumenical News International — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:46:35 +0100

On a five-day visit to Rome, a Russian Orthodox official in charge of interchurch relations has had a meeting with the Pope - a sign of improved relations between the two churches under Benedict XVI and the new Russian Patriarch.

Pope speaks out on action to defend the natural environment

staff writers — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:12:23 +0100

The Pope has spoken of the "urgent need constantly to defend the environment and the natural world, [and] also to discover its more profound spiritual and religious dimension."

Pope recalls Holocaust and start of Second World War

staff writers — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:52:51 +0100

Pope Benedict XVI devoted his address at an open air Mass in Viterbo, Italy, to recalling the deaths of "tens of millions of people" in the Holocaust and the Second World War.

Pope reiterates Palestinian sovereignty call in Bethlehem visit

Ecumenical News International — Thu, 14 May 2009 08:00:33 +0100

Pope Benedict XVI has spoken out in favour of Palestinian sovereignty in an address in Bethlehem during his pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He also called for reconstruction and reconciliation in the midst of years of strife and conflict.

Pope calls for Palestinian homeland and denounces anti-Semitism

staff writers — Tue, 12 May 2009 09:42:04 +0100

Resisting pressure from both Israeli hard-liners and those antagonistic to the Israeli state, the visiting Pope Benedict XVI has come out in support of a genuine Palestinian homeland and has equally condemned anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial.

Pope denounces use of religion to shield ideological hate and violence

staff writers — Mon, 11 May 2009 09:26:31 +0100

As he heads to what could be a sea of controversy in Israel-Palestine, Pope Benedict XVI's Middle East trip has been marked by a strong message of reconciliation and affirmation of hard-pressed historic Christian communities in the region.

Encourage the Pope to visit Gaza

Jonathan Bartley — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:04:39 +0100

A Catholic friend of Ekklesia, Colleen Williams, has sent us a petition which now has over 2,000 signatures, encouraging the Pope to visit Gaza during his trip to the Holy Land (Jerusalem, Bethlehem,

Pope pushes Brown on ethics and human values ahead of G20

staff writers — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:42:41 +0100

Pope Benedict XVI has urged British PM Gordon Brown to push for the establishment of an ethically-grounded financial system at the G20 summit that begins in London on Thurday.