Tag: Pope Benedict XVI
The White House has been keeping details of the pope’s visit under wraps, but last week a few officials from the president’s and First Lady’s staff briefed reporters on some of lighter touches of their pontiff-planning. George and Laura Bush … More
DEBORAH POTTER, guest anchor: Benedict XVI heads to the U.S. this coming week (April 15-20) for his first visit here since being elected pope three years ago. He’ll be spending a total of five days in Washington, D.C. and … More
Read more of Kim Lawton’s interview about Pope Benedict, the Vatican, and foreign policy with Father Thomas Reese, S.J., senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Woodstock Institute: Q: What is the Vatican apparatus for the pope’s foreign policy? A: The pope … More
Read more of Kim Lawton’s interview about the Vatican and foreign policy with J. Peter Pham, director of the Nelson Institute for International and Public Affairs at James Madison University: Q: Let’s talk about the double duties of the pope … More
Read more of Kim Lawton’s interview about the Vatican and foreign policy with Ambassador James Nicholson: Q: What is the role of the US ambassador to the Vatican? A: The role is the same as any other ambassador to a … More
Benedict said that in Francis’s hometown, the “city of peace,” he felt a duty to make a heartfelt appeal for peace. More
Pope Benedict XVI called his trip to Turkey “a mission of dialogue, brotherhood and reconciliation,” and in his first visit to a predominantly Muslim country, the pope took every opportunity to express his respect for the Islamic faith. More
Religion News Service senior editor David E. Anderson writes that the Bush administration’s explanations about the use of torture “have been curiously devoid of ethical reflection or moral reasoning.” More
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