Yearly Archives: 2022
Vatican releases Pope Benedict XVI’s spiritual will: ‘Stand firm in faith!’
By Claire Giangravé — December 31, 2022
RNS — The pope, known for his efforts to reconcile faith and reason, urged Catholics to hold on to their faith.
What Pope Benedict got wrong about Islam
By Mark Silk — December 31, 2022
(RNS) — Not understanding Islamic theology was only part of it.
How Pope Benedict XVI helped normalize relations between Catholics and Jews
By Eric J. Greenberg — December 31, 2022
(RNS) — Benedict did more than retrace John Paul's steps; in some ways, he walked even further.
Statements from Ignatius Press and its authors on the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
By RNS Press Release Distribution Service — December 31, 2022
Pope Francis grateful for ‘noble’ Benedict and his prayers
By Giada Zampano and Frances D'emilio — December 31, 2022
VATICAN CITY (AP) — World leaders, Jewish advocates and the archbishop of Canterbury were among those mourning the death.
Benedict’s resignation sparked calls for retirement protocol
By Nicole Winfield — December 31, 2022
VATICAN CITY (AP) — For a church that prides itself on unity and believes in the singular primacy of the pope, any confusion over who’s really in charge is not a small thing.
Highlights from the life of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
By The Associated Press — December 31, 2022
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Highlights from the life of the 95-year-old retired pope.
Pope Benedict XVI, elected a philosopher king, was at heart a German professor
By Thomas Reese — December 31, 2022
(RNS) — In 2005, the cardinals thought they were electing the smartest man in the room. They should instead have sought the man who would listen to all the other smart people in the church.
My encounters with Joseph Ratzinger — and Pope Benedict XVI
By Thomas Reese — December 31, 2022
Open discussion was suppressed by Ratzinger under the papacy of John Paul. If you did not agree with the Vatican, you were silenced.
Benedict, the ‘other pope,’ dies at 95, leaving behind a unique and complex legacy
By Claire Giangravé — December 31, 2022
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Benedict XVI, the first pope to resign in 600 years, paved the way into the new millennium, but struggled to reconcile his traditional Catholic views with a world that he considered to be ‘under the dictatorship of relativism.’
15 up-and-coming faith influencers we wrote about (or published) in 2022
By RNS staff — December 30, 2022
(RNS) — 2022's rising stars in religion are loud and proud, and they are calling it as they see it.
2022 Photos of the Year
By Kit Doyle — December 30, 2022
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery looks back at some of the best visuals from 2022.
RNS reporters on the big religion stories they expect to cover in 2023
By RNS staff — December 30, 2022
(RNS) — From psychedelics to Christian nationalism, a look at what's ahead for religion in the coming year.
President Biden signs bill to honor Thomas Paine
By RNS Press Release Distribution Service — December 30, 2022
At the signing of the marriage act, these two gay Christian men took the next step
By Yonat Shimron — December 30, 2022
(RNS) — Rod Snyder and Alex Orton are among thousands of LGBTQ Christians fighting for the acceptance they were denied by their families, churches and schools.
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