Of all the discourses he delivered in his nearly eight-year pontificate — with the exception of his 2013 resignation — Pope Benedict XVI’s September 12, 2006, address at the University of Regensburg sparked unprecedented global reaction. During his address, the pope cited the 14th century Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Paleologus’ views about the relationship between…
Franciscans in the United States urged US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to help stop increased attacks against Christians by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. According to a statement released July 9, the 12 provincial ministers representing the US Franciscan provinces said they received a response to their June 16 letter following the latest…