Jul 10th, 2009 · After winding up his visit in Italy for the G-8 summit on today, President Obama met Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican, with the world economy at the top of their agenda. The pope recently issued a papal encyclical that criticized the drive for profits above everything else and called for a new financial order based on the common good.
Mar 19th, 2009 · Pope Benedict XVI will speak to thousands of his followers in the West African nation of Cameroon today. During his week long visit to Africa, the pope will also visit Angola. Fr. Patrick Lafon, former General Secretary of the Catholic Bishop's Conference of Cameroon and member of the Diocese of Bamenda, explains the significance of the papal visit.
Mar 17th, 2009 · Pope Benedict XVI told reporters on a plane headed to Cameroon, "You can't resolve it with the distribution of condoms. On the contrary, it increases the problem." This is the pope's first papal trip to Africa. About 22 million people in sub-Saharan Africa are infects with HIV.
Apr 16th, 2008 · A look at modern Roman Catholic pontiffs who have taken the papacy global to minister to the Catholic flock and spread their vision of social justice.
Apr 15th, 2008 · If you get a chance to meet Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to the U.S., how should you act? Monsignor K. Bartholomew Smith, who knew the pope back when he was a cardinal, offers some advice.
Apr 15th, 2008 · Pope Benedict XVI travels from Rome to Washington to begin his first papal pilgrimage to the U.S. on Tuesday. Guests discuss the preparations for the pontiff's visit from the logistics of holding mass in Yankee stadium, to what the pope will wear during his trip.
Apr 15th, 2008 · Next, the pope's arrival has young American Catholics evaluating what they think of him Youth Radio contributors talk about their faith. Finally, Alex Chadwick and Madeleine Brand offer a quick hit of papal trivia.
Apr 14th, 2008 · Pope Benedict XVI arrives in the United States on Tuesday for his first papal visit. He comes with a reputation as a rigid enforcer of dogma, but the German-born pontiff may receive a much warmer welcome here than he has been getting in increasingly secularized Europe.