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Our prolific pontiff is at it again. With one bestseller under his cincture, and another on the way, and with a widely praised encyclical still stirring the hearts of the faithful around the world, he’s now set to work on encyclical #2: Pope Benedict XVI is working on a doctrinal pronouncement that will condemn tax…

It’s vacation time at the pope’s summer residence, and that means it’s time to tickle the ivories: Pope Benedict XVI was so impressed with the piano skills of Brazil’s Vatican representative that he invited the apostolic nuncio to give him a private concert in Italy. After a dinner with a few guests Aug. 7 at…

Rumblings out of Rome indicate a consistory is coming — and, with it, the usual flurry of new red hats: The Vatican has not officially announced plans for a consistory, but rumors about the appointment of new cardinals have circulated in Rome for several months, and many observers had expected Pope Benedict to call a…

If you’re looking for some potent spiritual writing, look no further than the lyrics of…Bruce Springsteen. Really. Some months back, during Lent, I prepared a Good Friday reflection on the Seven Last Words of Christ that quoted from Springsteen’s “The Rising” (to my mind, still and always one of the most powerful meditations on 9/11).…
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