The 10:30 Mass at St. Peter’s this morning was Mozart’s Coronation Mass – Cardinal Christoph Schönborn celebrated. I thought I read somewhere that the Pope would deliver a short address at the end of Mass, but I’m not sure if that happened or not. (He will definitely be saying something on Wednesday, when he visits…

From earlier today: The day for those who pray (Pro orantibus), which is celebrated on 21 November, the commemoration of the Presentation of Mary in the Temple, is traditionally dedicated to remembering cloistered religious communities. The value of this day and of cloistered life itself were at the heart of the reflection of Benedict XVI…

Last night, Pope Benedict attended a concert given by the Berlin Philharmonia Quartet, "hosted" by Federal President Horst Koehler of Germany. He said, in part (translated by Teresa Benedetta at PRF): When soloists make music together, each individual is required not only to give all his technical and musical capabilities in playing his part, but…

…there was a football game or something there yesterday, right? A reader writes: This falls way down low on the scale of importance, but as an Ohio State fan, I wanted to pass this along. Buckeye Coach Jim Tressel is Catholic. When I was living in Youngstown and he was still a coach at Youngstown…

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