While @Pontifex has fallen silent during the interregnum, a handful of social media-savvy cardinals are still tweeting while they can before a different kind of "ex-communication" sets in. From the moment cardinal-electors begin the conclave, they...
Monday, March 4, 2013041The College of Cardinals began their formal pre-conclave meetings March 4 with 142 members present, 103 of whom are under the age of 80 and eligible to enter the...
Friday, March 1, 20130276Entering its second year, Bishop Kevin J. Farrell’s “Light Is ON for You” initiative has expanded from one to two evenings during Lent. He said that is due to the...
Friday, March 1, 20130104After Pope Benedict XVI officially became pope emeritus, he ate dinner, watched the television news and strolled through the lake-view rooms of the papal villa at Castel...
Thursday, February 28, 2013067Benedict XVI, who began his papacy describing himself as a "humble servant in the Lord's vineyard," described his retirement as a time of being a "simple pilgrim, who...
Thursday, February 28, 20130286St. Patrick Catholic Church of Dallas has been home to numerous generations of families since being established in 1963. The St. Patrick parish will kick off a year-long...
Thursday, February 28, 20130130Pope Benedict XVI's final trip as pope was a 15-minute helicopter ride from the Vatican to the papal summer villa at Castel Gandolfo. He was joined in the Italian...
Thursday, February 28, 2013068On Feb. 28, hours before resigning from the papacy, Pope Benedict XVI briefly addressed the College of Cardinals, calling for unity and harmony among the men who will...
Wednesday, February 27, 2013067 On his last full day as pope, Pope Benedict XVI delivered an unusually personal and emotional farewell address, thanking the faithful around the world for their support...
Wednesday, February 27, 2013076The last general audience in St. Peter's Square turned into a farewell party with balloons, flowers, flags, posters, cheers, standing ovations and a touching thank-you...
