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ChristianityChristianity is a religious tradition based on the spiritual and ethical teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, whom Christians believe to be the Messiah, the Son of God, and God...
The Catholic Church in World AffairsAs one of the most ancient and extensive institutions in the modern age, the Catholic Church has had and continues to exert a significant influence on diverse world...
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Roman Catholicism
The Roman Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian community, with an estimated 1.2 billion adherents, and is led by the Pope, who is the Bishop of Rome. Two major...
The Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council was the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church that brought about significant renewals, reforms, and reaffirmations within...
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A Discussion with Mario Giro, Director for International Affairs, Community of Sant’Egidio
November 20, 2008
November 20, 2008
A Discussion with Reverend Clark Lobenstine, Executive Director of the InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington
November 3, 2011
November 3, 2011
A Discussion with Robert Cekuta, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy, Sanctions and Commodities
May 22, 2011
May 22, 2011
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Pope Benedict XVI
教宗本笃十六世（约瑟夫•拉青格）
Pope Benedict XVI (emeritus) was the head of the Roman Catholic Church from 2005 until 2013, when he voluntarily resigned from the papacy. He was born Joseph Ratzinger in Bavaria in 1927 and became a respected theologian and university professor. He served as an advisor at the Second Vatican Council, where he joined Karl Rahner in advancing a progressive agenda. He went on to spend over two decades as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, where he gained a reputation as a doctrinal hard-liner, seemingly trying to correct what he took as misapplications of the Council’s intended spirit. He ascended to the papacy in 2005 after the death of Pope John Paul II, to whom he was a close friend and advisor, and has issued three encyclicals: Deus Caritas Est; Spe Salvi; and Caritas in veritate.
The Dialectics of Secularization: On Reason and Religion
The Dialectics of Secularization: On Reason and Religion records the results of a dialogue between Cardinal Ratzinger (later to become Pope Benedict XVI) and Jürgen Habermas on secularization and the relationship between reason and religion....
教宗本笃十六世，2005年-2013年间任罗马天主教教宗，于2013年主动辞去教宗一职。他1927年出生于巴伐利亚，原名约瑟夫•拉青格，后成为受人尊敬的神学家和大学教授。曾任第二次梵蒂冈大公会议顾问，与卡尔•拉纳一起，推动进步议程。在其后20多年里，他担任教义部主席，以恪守教义而著称，尝试纠正人们对“梵二”会议精神的错误理解。2005 年，在前任教宗约翰•保罗二世去世后，他升任教宗。他是约翰•保罗二世的亲密朋友和顾问。本笃十六世已颁布3份通谕：《天主是爱》、《在希望中得救》和《在真理中实践爱德》。
The Dialectics of Secularization: On Reason and Religion
The Dialectics of Secularization: On Reason and Religion records the results of a dialogue between Cardinal Ratzinger (later to become Pope Benedict XVI) and Jürgen Habermas on secularization and the relationship between reason and religion....
Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Collaboration of Men and Women in the Church and in the World
May 31, 2004
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Pope Benedict XVI on the Responsibilities and Relationships of the Pope in His Final General Audience
February 27, 2013
Pope Benedict XVI on Letters from Ordinary People and the Meaning of the Church in His Final General Audience
February 27, 2013
Pope Benedict XVI on the Courage to Put the Good of the Church before His Own in His Final General Audience
February 27, 2013
Pope Benedict XVI on the Always and Forever of the Petrine Ministry in His Final General Audience
February 27, 2013
Pope Benedict XVI on His Resignation from the Papal Office and Reasons for Doing So
February 11, 2013
Benedict XVI on the Process of "Aggiornomento" and the 50th Anniversary of the Vatican II Council
October 12, 2012
Benedict XVI on Promoting Human Dignity and the Common Good in an Address to Christian Politicians
September 22, 2012
Benedict XVI on Social Justice and Politics of the Church during His Flight to Mexico
March 23, 2012
Benedict XVI on the Costs of Weakened Sexual and Marriage Ethics on Society in the United States
March 9, 2012
Benedict XVI on the Ultimate End of the Church's Teaching on the Family to the US Bishops
March 9, 2012
Benedict XVI on Infertility and the Proper Object of Science at a Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Infertility
February 25, 2012
Pope Benedict XVI: Message for the Celebration of the World Day of Peace on Religious Freedom as the Path to Peace
January 1, 2011
Benedict XVI on the Only Purpose of the Economy and Political System to the Development Bank of Europe
June 12, 2010
Benedict XVI on Justice and Human Rights to Religious, Diplomatic, and Academic Leaders in Jordan
May 9, 2009
Benedict XVI on the Universality of the Human Experience in a Meeting with Religious Leaders from All Faiths in Australia
July 19, 2008
Benedict XVI on the Ecumenical Movement in a Meeting with Other Christian Leaders in Australia
July 19, 2008
Benedict XVI on the Evils of Sexual Abuse at St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney for World Youth Day
July 19, 2008
Benedict XVI on Relationship with Russian Orthodox Church in a Letter to Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow
May 30, 2008