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Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, the archpriest of St. Peters Basilica, presided over a brief ritual upon the arrival of Benedict XVIs body in St. Peter's Basilica on Jan. 2, 2023, sprinkling the body with holy water and offering prayers for the repose of his soul. / Vatican MediaVatican City, Jan 2, 2023 / 04:54 am (CNA).The mortal remains of Benedict XVI were moved early Monday morning to St. Peters Basilica, where the late pope will lie in state until Jan. 4.Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, the archprie...

Stock photo via ShutterstockSt. Louis, Mo., Jan 2, 2023 / 05:00 am (CNA).As 2022 comes to a close, here are four charts that help to explain, in visual terms, the Catholic presence in the United States. Catholicism is the largest religious body in 36 U.S. states, and the data show that Catholicism is growing fastest in the South and West, even as it declines in the Midwest and Northeast. The data for these charts come from the U.S. Religion Census, which is conducted by the Association of S...

Three Kings / ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 2, 2023 / 09:00 am (CNA).How many days is Christmas? When should you finally take those lights off the porch or remove the tree? Read on for some of the arguments for and against commonly agreed-upon end dates for Christmas.Christmas is one dayThis, of course, is the simplest answer. Christmas is typically celebrated on Dec. 25 for most of the world, and on Jan. 7 for Churches using the Julian calendar, and on Jan. 6 for yet another, consi...

U.S. President Joe Biden / Credit: White House - Public DomainWashington D.C., Dec 31, 2022 / 14:25 pm (CNA).President Joe Biden paid tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on Saturday, calling him "a renowned theologian" and "an inspiration to us all." "Jill and I join Catholics around the world, and so many others, in mourning the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI," Biden said following the Vaticans announcement that the pope emeritus had died at...

Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA praised Servant of God Vincent Capodanno at a memorial Mass marking the 55th anniversary of the death of the heroic chaplain Sept. 6, 2022. / Courtesy of Archdiocese for the Military Services, USAWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 31, 2022 / 10:45 am (CNA).Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI helped lead the Church to "a more profound love of truth and the mystery of God," Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the president of the Un...

Pope Benedict XVI visits the tomb of the late Pope John Paul II in the grotto beneath St. Peter's Basilica after a meeting with young Catholics, in preparation of the XXI World Youth Day at the Vatican April 6, 2006. / Photo by ARTURO MARI/AFP via Getty ImagesVatican City, Dec 31, 2022 / 10:00 am (CNA).Benedict XVI will be buried in the crypt under St. Peters Basilica, the Vatican said Saturday afternoon.Benedicts death, at the age of 95, was announced in Rome on Dec. 31. His body will lie ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI / Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Dec 31, 2022 / 05:19 am (CNA).The Vatican announced Saturday that the funeral Mass of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will take place at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in St. Peters Square.Benedict XVI will be buried in the crypt under St. Peters Basilica. Pope Francis will preside over the funeral, which, in keeping with Benedicts wishes, "will be carried out under the sign of simplicity," Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said.Be...

Pope Francis presides at the end of year Vespers and Te Deum prayer at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome on Dec. 31, 2022. / Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty ImagesRome Newsroom, Dec 31, 2022 / 10:33 am (CNA).Pope Francis gave thanks for the good works and sacrifices of Benedict XVI, hours after the pope emeritus death on Saturday at the age of 95."The thought goes spontaneously to the dearly beloved Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who left us this morning. With emotion we remember his...

Pope Benedict XVI wears the "Saturno" hat as he blesses the pilgrims during the weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, June 30, 2010. / Alessia Pierdomenico / ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 31, 2022 / 05:25 am (CNA).Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a leading theologian of the 20th century and the first pope to resign from office in nearly 600 years, has died at the age of 95. Follow along here for live updates:Dec. 31, 7:19 a.m.: Funeral Mass of Ben...

The numbers "666" were carved into three separate front doors of the historic Cathedral of Saint Peter in the Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania. / Diocese of ScrantonBoston, Mass., Dec 30, 2022 / 14:55 pm (CNA).Father Jeffrey Tudgay, pastor of the Cathedral of Saint Peter in the Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania, discovered on Christmas evening that the historic church had been vandalized. The numbers "666" were carved into three separate front doors of the cathedral.&nb...