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Today, the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Pope Benedict XVI gave the pallium, a yoke made of wool, to the newest metropolitan archbishops. This symbol of jursidiction, Pope Benedict XVI said, is an expression of their common responsibility before the “Arch-Shepherd” Jesus Christ. Also at this Mass was a delegation from the Orthodox Church…

I’m looking through the June 2005 issue of GQ and the Letter from the Editor is all about our good ole’ Holy Father. I just knew Benedict would get that pope job. One look at the guy and you could smell the namked ambition. The way he was traipsing around the Vatican in long flowing…

The evening of the Pope’s election last week, we celebrated the event like all good college students should: with a party. A couple of people enjoyed German beer in honor of his country of origin, we flew the Vatican flag out front, chatted and watched the news coverage of our new Holy Father. There are…

The Papal Installation Mass has ended and I wanted to go through a little play-by-play of what happened. The Mass started at the Trophaeum of St. Peter, the chest above the tomb of St. Peter where the pallia are kept. Traditionally, pallia are made from the wool of lambds. These lambs were blessed on January…

Currently, as I type, Pope Benedict XVI is giving his homily to the faithful during his Installation Mass. During this Mass, the Pontiff is given the Pallium and the Fisherman’s Ring. The Pallium is a band that is placed over the shoulder of a metropolitan archbishop that has two pendants that hangs down in front…

Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum; habemus Papam; Eminentissium ac Reverendissium Dominum, Dominum Josephum Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalem Ratzinger Qui sibi nomen imposuit Benedictum XVI The Vatican Information Service released the first bulletin since the Habemus Papam. Tonight, the Holy Father will be residing at Domus Sanctae Marthae, the “hotel” all the cardinals are currently residing at…