Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Benedict XVI published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 501
» View wdbj7.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-42
•
Next >
-
Laura Bush: U.S. relations 'on the mend'
The Swampby Mark Silva Heading into Paris, where U.S.-Franco relations have been frayed by the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and other issues, First Lady Laura Bush asserted somewhat confidently: "I think it's on the mend.'' President Bush delivers an address there......Tags: Charity, White House, Politics, Government, Religious Leaders
-
Swamp Sunrise
The SwampGood morning. Here are a few Washington events of note for Friday, June 13. President Bush is meeting with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican. The Labor Department is releasing the Consumer Price Index for May. The Council on......Tags: George W. Bush, Economy, Business and Finance, Religious Leaders, Economy, The Pope
-
Bush, Benedict: Memories made of this
The Swampby Mark Silva In case you're still wondering about that Father's Day gift - and if that picture-frame seems a bit worn out - consider the gifts that President Bush and the Holy Father exchanged in the privacy of the......Tags: Health, Madonna, White House, Politics, Government
-
Obama meeting Pope, Vatican says
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, who will leave town on the July Fourth weekend for a summit of the Group of Eight in Italy and a quick trip to Ghana, will drop in on Pope Benedict XVI, Reuters is......Tags: Health, White House, G8, Politics, Government
-
Kennedy's succession wish: Appointment
The Swampby Mark Silva Here's a poignant note from an ailing senator who has served for nearly five decades: Asking that lawmakers back home reconsider, and expedite, their means of replacing him. Sen. Edward Kennedy, the Massachusetts senator first elected in.......Tags: Health, Upper House, Executive Branch, Brain, Politics
-
Cardinal George: Is there now such a sea change in Western culture that people can't believe?
Cardinal Francis George of Chicago had gone through a long 16-hour day of meetings and travel, a day that began at 5 a.m., and it was just about 9 at night. He was tired, with one more meeting to go. But as he walked into the room for our interview late...
Tags: Belief and Faith, Roman Catholicism, Francis I, Trips and Vacations, Same-Sex Marriage
-
Media myopia in Rome
WASHINGTON -- All things considered, I'd rather be in Rome. Isn't everyone? Tout le journalism monde has descended on Rome since Pope Benedict XVI's surprise retirement last month. The ensuing Vatican intrigue has been appropriately sumptuous: Was it the...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage, The Pope, Catholic Charities USA
-
Kass: Pope Francis should heed warning of his predecessor
Jorge Bergoglio, the son of Italian immigrants born in Buenos Aires, doesn't fit the image of a high and mighty churchman in charge of an empire of more than 1 billion people. He's a humble man and, at 76, not young. Until quite recently, he rode the...
Tags: Jesus Christ, Roman Catholicism, Francis I, Religious Leaders, The Pope
-
The pope as a retiree
Pope Benedict XVI retires Thursday, and he leaves the workplace the way many of us would like to — on his own terms. He wasn't laid off at 50 with few transferable skills, required to retrain or reinvent himself and then compete for work with...
Tags: Vatican City, Physical Fitness and Exercise, The Pope
-
Deciding what God demands can be hazardous choice
I told you so! Five years ago in this column I wrote: Religion may be hazardous to your health! Now I'll do one better: Religion is hazardous to your health! Let's consider the three Abrahamic religions: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. ...Tags: Jesus Christ, Church and State Relations, Politics, Government, Separation of Church and State
-
A 'reformed' Catholic hopes Francis can heal the church
By coincidence, last Easter I was in St. Peter's Square in Rome as Pope Benedict XVI delivered what turned out to be his final Easter Mass as head of the Catholic Church. A week from Sunday, the new pope will deliver his first. Expectations for Pope...Tags: Vatican City, Rome (Italy), Christianity, Francis I, Roman Catholicism
-
Sequestration? Not Scary. Try Fiscal Death Match
The Hartford CourantI'm trying really hard to get all worked up over sequestration, but it ain't taking. Congress has been no help. They called it a weekend on Thursday and went home the day before the $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts was scheduled to begin....Tags: Prada, Aerosmith (music group), White House, Bill Clinton, Anne Hathaway
Jul 23, 2008
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Jul 23, 2008
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Jul 23, 2008
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Jun 24, 2009
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Aug 20, 2009
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Feb 24, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 13, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Mar 14, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Feb 27, 2013
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Mar 9, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Mar 19, 2013
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Mar 3, 2013
|Column| Hartford Courant
Original site for Benedict XVI topic gallery.
