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Mass for the Solemnity of the Epiphany in St. Peters Basilica on Jan. 6, 2023. / Vatican MediaVatican City, Jan 6, 2023 / 05:45 am (CNA).The following is the full text of Pope Francis homily for the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord celebrated in St. Peters Basilica on Jan. 6, 2023.Like a rising star (cf. Num 24:17), Jesus comes to enlighten all peoples and to brighten the nights of humanity. Today, with the Magi, let us lift our eyes to heaven and ask: "Where is the child who has been ...

Watch EWTN's coverage of the funeral Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI / EWTNVatican City, Jan 5, 2023 / 04:50 am (CNA).Tens of thousands of people were present in St. Peters Square for the funeral Thursday of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a leading theologian of the 20th century and the first pope to resign from office in nearly 600 years.Because the Mass began at 9:30 a.m. Rome time (3:30 a.m. ET) many people in the U.S. and elsewhere were not able to watch it live. You can watch EWTNs li...

Father Joseph Fessio with then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger during his 1999 visit to Ignatius Press / Dorothy Petersen and Eva MunteanDenver, Colo., Jan 4, 2023 / 10:50 am (CNA).As a young priest, Father Joseph Fessio, SJ, studied theology under Joseph Ratzinger, who more than 30 years later would be elected Pope Benedict XVI. Fessio went on to found the San Francisco-based Ignatius Press in 1978, the main publisher of Ratzingers works in the English language. Here, he speaks with CNA about his mem...

U.S. President Joe Biden / Credit: White House - Public DomainDenver, Colo., Jan 4, 2023 / 17:00 pm (CNA).President Joe Biden on Wednesday professed his admiration for the late Pope Benedict XVI, who died on Dec. 31, recalling their meeting in which they discussed Catholic theology."What did Pope Benedict mean to you as a Catholic?" EWTN White House correspondent Owen Jensen asked Biden on Jan. 4."I had an opportunity to spend some time with Pope Benedict, a couple of hours and he...

Pope Benedict XVI / EWTN MediaACI Africa, Jan 4, 2023 / 13:15 pm (CNA).Catholic bishops from African nations paid tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on Dec. 31, eulogizing him as a leader of the Catholic Church who served with "great self-sacrifice."In a tribute shared with ACI Africa, a sister publication to CNA, on Jan. 2, the first vice president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) said that the Church in Africa and Madaga...

Null / ivanko80/ShutterstockWashington D.C., Jan 4, 2023 / 11:20 am (CNA).Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially changed its policy to allow pharmacies, such as CVS and Walgreens, to sell mifepristone, the drug known commonly as the abortion pill. Mifepristone is the first of the two pills used in a chemical abortion. The drug works by cutting off nutrients necessary for a fetus to continue developing. The second drug, misoprostol, is taken 24 to 48 hours later and ind...

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Pope Francis delivers the homily at the funeral Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square on Jan. 5, 2023. / Daniel Ibañez/CNAVatican City, Jan 5, 2023 / 03:46 am (CNA).At 9:30 a.m. this morning Pope Francis presided over the funeral Mass of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. This is the full text of his homily:"Father, into your hands I commend my spirit" (Lk 23:46). These were the final words spoken by the Lord on the cross; his last breath, as it were, which summed up...

A woman prays in St. Peter's Basilica on Jan. 4, 2023, during the final day that the body of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lying in state / Daniel Ibañez/CNAWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 4, 2023 / 18:46 pm (CNA).The U.S. bishops are calling on American Catholics to join them in praying a novena for the soul of the late Pope Benedict XVI, beginning the day of his funeral, Jan. 5. "The entire Church mourns the death of our Emeritus Holy Father, Benedict XVI," an intr...

Cardinal Joseph Zen, former bishop of Hong Hong, attends the funeral Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Jan. 5, 2023, in St. Peter's Square. / Credit: Diane MontagnaVatican City, Jan 5, 2023 / 02:25 am (CNA).Cardinal Joseph Zen attended the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Thursday morning after Hong Kong authorities temporarily released his passport for five days to allow him to travel to Rome.The 90-year-old cardinal from Hong Kong arrived in St. Peters Square dressed in red a...