Tag: Pope Benedict XVI

• Monday, March 19th 2012 - 23:02 UTC

  Cuba releases “Ladies in White”; tells them to keep away from Pope’s activities

  

  Cuba released 70 members of the dissident Ladies in White group detained during the weekend but warned them not to attend activities related to next week's visit of Pope Benedict, the group's leader said.

• Monday, March 19th 2012 - 14:52 UTC

  Cuba detains Ladies in White ahead of the visit by Pope Benedict XVI

  

  Cuban authorities detained on Sunday about 70 members of the dissident group Ladies in White, drawing fresh attention to human rights issues days ahead of a visit by Pope Bendict XVI.

• Wednesday, December 21st 2011 - 02:33 UTC

  Forty years ago the Catholic Liberation Theology was born in Latinamerica

  

  Four decades ago a book written by a Peruvian priest sent shockwaves inside the Latinamerican Catholic Church having set the foundations for what was known as the Liberation Theology.

• Monday, May 2nd 2011 - 01:10 UTC

  “Blessed” John Paul II, a step closer to sainthood; 1.5 million attend ceremony

  

  The late Pope John Paul II was moved a major step closer to sainthood at a ceremony that drew about a million and a half people to Rome and was celebrated by Catholics around the world.

• Thursday, February 3rd 2011 - 01:45 UTC

  Catholic Church admits values of Liberation theology, “free of ideological influences”

  

  The values of the Liberation Theology remain valid but the task of decoupling the option for the poor from ideological influences remains incomplete, said Brazilian Archbishop Joao Braz de Aviz of Brasilia, head of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

• Monday, January 17th 2011 - 16:58 UTC

  Joy Over the Beatification of John Paul II

  

  Pope Benedict XVI expressed yesterday that all who knew or admired John Paul II would share the joy he feels over the beatification of his predecessor, which will be held on May 1st in a ceremony which will be attended by over two million people

• Saturday, September 18th 2010 - 09:51 UTC

  In milestone speech Pope warned that Christianity is “being marginalized”

  

  The Pope, currently visiting the United Kingdom has warned that religion - and Christianity in particular - is “being marginalised” around the world. His comments came in his keynote speech to UK MPs, senior members of British society, and religious leaders at Westminster Hall in central London.

• Wednesday, September 15th 2010 - 00:21 UTC

  “A very warm welcome” to Benedict XVI, the first state visit of a Pope to UK

  

  Prime Minister David Cameron offered Tuesday “a very warm welcome” to Pope Benedict XVI ahead of his visit to Britain. The first state visit by a Pope to Britain, starting on Thursday, will take in trips to Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Birmingham, and includes a meeting with PM Cameron on Saturday.