Vatican tries to rekindle faith 50 years after Council
The Vatican celebrated the 50th anniversary on Thursday of a Council that changed the face of Catholicism, as it tries to rekindle the religious fervour of the time amid rising secularism.
The Vatican celebrated the 50th anniversary on Thursday of a Council that changed the face of Catholicism, as it tries to rekindle the religious fervour of the time amid rising secularism.
More than a thousand pilgrims have signed up for various package tours organized to coincide with the canonization rites that will make Blessed Pedro Calungsod a saint. The special event happens in Rome on Oct. 21 with open-air ceremonies in the square fronting St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican City, presided by Pope Benedict XVI.
Pope Benedict XVI fired a 52-year-old Slovak bishop for apparently mismanaging his diocese in a rare show of papal power over bishops that could have implications for U.S. sex abuse cases.
Pope Benedict XVI praised the performance of Beethoven’s Ninth symphony on Friday evening at Milan’s La Scala theater as “a moment of elevation of the soul.”
I identify fully with the concept of folk Catholicism. It’s an idea expressed by Pope Benedict XVI in defining the robust religiosity of Filipinos. I must admit, I’m one folk Catholic. My faith grew in the ways of folk Catholicism. I thrive on it because I am able to relate to Jesus Christ my Savior in a tactile way.
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