http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/ The World Meets Benedict - A National Catholic Register website en-US 2008-12-17T09:48:17-08:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/jINbK7b169A/pope-chooses-th.html Catholic News Service reports that Pope Benedict XVI has chosen the theme for the next three WYD celebrations. The next international gathering will be held August 16-21, 2011 in Madrid, Spain. According to a Dec. 16 press release, the theme...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/jINbK7b169A" height="1" width="1"/> World Youth Day Melissa Hartog 2008-12-17T09:48:17-08:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/12/pope-chooses-th.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/dgopHpo08U0/our-daily-blog.html Greetings from Pope2008.com! As time runs out on this blog, the Register is maintaining a new daily blog at www.NCRegister.com. There you'll find: DAILY BLOG. Contributing editor Tom McFeely finds the significant news stories you would otherwise miss. PRINT EDITION....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/dgopHpo08U0" height="1" width="1"/> Melissa Hartog 2008-10-31T11:21:59-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/10/our-daily-blog.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/QRkMDWq_Na8/benedict-and-be.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/QRkMDWq_Na8" height="1" width="1"/> Melissa Hartog 2008-09-13T12:53:28-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/09/benedict-and-be.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/6jfgF5pvn1c/candelight-proc.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/6jfgF5pvn1c" height="1" width="1"/> Melissa Hartog 2008-09-13T12:51:30-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/09/candelight-proc.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/ouA5coWVWMw/lourdes-in-the.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/ouA5coWVWMw" height="1" width="1"/> Melissa Hartog 2008-09-13T12:49:49-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/09/lourdes-in-the.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/Fm7dmxgwgNw/soubirous-lourd.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/Fm7dmxgwgNw" height="1" width="1"/> Melissa Hartog 2008-09-13T12:47:18-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/09/soubirous-lourd.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/JrF-4NKML-w/gargoyles-watch.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/JrF-4NKML-w" height="1" width="1"/> Melissa Hartog 2008-09-13T12:44:41-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/09/gargoyles-watch.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/cH2uGHB-qak/paris-mass.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/cH2uGHB-qak" height="1" width="1"/> Melissa Hartog 2008-09-13T09:28:56-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/09/paris-mass.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/9CcBnbnfFhI/notre-dame-arri.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/9CcBnbnfFhI" height="1" width="1"/> Melissa Hartog 2008-09-13T06:14:01-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/09/notre-dame-arri.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/7bKkYzkFUo0/deus-caritas-es.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/7bKkYzkFUo0" height="1" width="1"/> Melissa Hartog 2008-09-13T06:08:24-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/09/deus-caritas-es.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/u_IjYHirKcI/sept-13-mass-1.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/u_IjYHirKcI" height="1" width="1"/> Melissa Hartog 2008-09-13T06:02:38-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/09/sept-13-mass-1.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/Gie1KK0hBao/sept-13-mass.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/Gie1KK0hBao" height="1" width="1"/> Melissa Hartog 2008-09-13T04:29:11-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/09/sept-13-mass.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/J4lTC1QLGOM/outside-notre-d.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/J4lTC1QLGOM" height="1" width="1"/> Melissa Hartog 2008-09-13T04:22:30-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/09/outside-notre-d.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/abUsCIBvgbM/notre-dame-cath.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/abUsCIBvgbM" height="1" width="1"/> Melissa Hartog 2008-09-13T04:20:49-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/09/notre-dame-cath.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/PozNnDfUj9A/the-pope-and-th.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/PozNnDfUj9A" height="1" width="1"/> Melissa Hartog 2008-09-13T04:17:54-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/09/the-pope-and-th.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/V63FIWbelHk/the-pope-arrive.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/V63FIWbelHk" height="1" width="1"/> Melissa Hartog 2008-09-12T06:56:48-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/09/the-pope-arrive.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/8f6cZURnTBg/benedict-xvi-a.html The Holy Father leaves for France Friday, arriving at Paris's Orly airport around 11am CET. Although he is principally in the country to celebrate the 150th anniversary celebrations of the apparitions of Our Lady at Lourdes, the visit is also...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/8f6cZURnTBg" height="1" width="1"/> Melissa Hartog 2008-09-11T09:40:30-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/09/benedict-xvi-a.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/3rLCpxAnfbg/world-youth-day.html It's been a month since World Youth Day, but there are still signs of the success that Sydney witnessed those five days in July. Reports I've been hearing say that Theology on Tap has drawn larger crowds, and Theology on...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/3rLCpxAnfbg" height="1" width="1"/> World Youth Day Melissa Hartog 2008-08-20T19:07:09-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/08/world-youth-day.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/5shuYAZTWUA/the-school-of-b.html Tom Hoopes here. Welcome to Pope2008.com. I'll be your guide as you tour the museum. Make sure and sign in (as the Pope is doing above, on vacation, at a museum devoted to Josef Freinademetz, a 19th century saint who...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/5shuYAZTWUA" height="1" width="1"/> Melissa Hartog 2008-08-13T08:09:10-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/08/the-school-of-b.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/VxjKqI5FNOg/the-pope-assess.html It will be comforting to our intrepid correspondent Tim Drake to know the Holy Father seems to share his assessment of World Youth Day in Sydney and its effect on the press. Last Wednesday the Holy Father held his annual...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/VxjKqI5FNOg" height="1" width="1"/> World Youth Day Melissa Hartog 2008-08-10T09:28:34-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/08/the-pope-assess.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/73R-JToVzCE/can-wyd-make-a.html Now that I've returned home and recovered from the incredible trip to World Youth Day in Sydney, the question everyone is wondering is whether WYD can have a long-lasting impact in Australia? I've been asked to address the issue on...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/73R-JToVzCE" height="1" width="1"/> World Youth Day Melissa Hartog 2008-08-05T20:39:00-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/08/can-wyd-make-a.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/PxgH_cIgrFc/scenes-from-dow.html The Register has just put up another photo slideshow: This one is called "Memories" and gives you highlights from World Youth Day 2008. Find the slideshow here. And don't forget to check out all of Tim Drake's Register stories about...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/PxgH_cIgrFc" height="1" width="1"/> Melissa Hartog 2008-07-24T13:53:52-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/07/scenes-from-dow.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/2z2kdvoy5DA/stations-of-the.html A slideshow of highlights from the Sydney Stations of the Cross is up at the ncRegister.com, named "Amazing Grace" after one of the songs sung ... Click here to see it. On Friday, Tim's astonishing interview with the actors who...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/2z2kdvoy5DA" height="1" width="1"/> Melissa Hartog 2008-07-24T13:16:04-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/07/stations-of-the.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/LmX-eqNBXrI/home-never-look.html Nearly 36 hours after my travel saga began at the Sydney Airport, I'm finally back in Minnesota, waiting for my plane to depart on the final leg of my journey. I've been so blessed: A trip to Australia, unforgettable encounters...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/LmX-eqNBXrI" height="1" width="1"/> World Youth Day Melissa Hartog 2008-07-23T05:37:42-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/07/home-never-look.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/tSZnUucF7TQ/the-pilgrims-pi.html Well, I'm now in Los Angeles with several hours to kill. Because of the lateness of our flight from Australia, I missed my connecting flights. Now I'm due to depart from LAX at midnight, arriving in Minneapolis at 5 a.m....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/tSZnUucF7TQ" height="1" width="1"/> World Youth Day Melissa Hartog 2008-07-22T20:48:17-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/07/the-pilgrims-pi.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/0URGeXF2lOg/flight-update.html It's 8:10 p.m., Tuesday, Australia-time. The latest information we've been given is that the plane has been repaired and we're due to board at 8:30 p.m. for a 9:00 p.m. departure. That means an arrival in Los Angeles around 5:00...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/0URGeXF2lOg" height="1" width="1"/> World Youth Day Melissa Hartog 2008-07-22T03:12:57-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/07/flight-update.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/HEJGBcgNb_g/stuck-in-sydney.html Well, I thought I'd been released from airport purgatory and gone to "Heaven" when I discovered that not only was I in business class, but I was in the upper "bubble" on the 747 (a place I've never seen before)...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/HEJGBcgNb_g" height="1" width="1"/> World Youth Day Melissa Hartog 2008-07-22T02:03:25-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/07/stuck-in-sydney.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/i4tmbC8c2Jc/speaking-with-m.html While waiting in the Qantas lounge this afternoon, I had the opportunity to speak with Madrid Cardinal Antonio Maria Ruoco Varela. He and a group of priests and bishops from Spain were watching a YouTube video of Spanish pilgrims. Cardinal...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/i4tmbC8c2Jc" height="1" width="1"/> World Youth Day Melissa Hartog 2008-07-21T22:15:19-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/07/speaking-with-m.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/9uro41JJNJE/sydneys-thank-y.html The day that the Pope left, there was a sky-writing plane in the sky over Sydney. As you can see, it spelled out the words "Grazia" - thank you - in the sky. When it was finished spelling the word,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/9uro41JJNJE" height="1" width="1"/> World Youth Day Melissa Hartog 2008-07-21T21:27:11-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/07/sydneys-thank-y.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pope2008/~3/WvsY77zJq6U/for-my-kids.html I caught grief from my children last September when I returned home from Australia with no tales of encounters with Australia's indigenous animals, other than an encounter with a stuffed kangaroo in a Cairns retail store. So, I could hardly...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pope2008/~4/WvsY77zJq6U" height="1" width="1"/> World Youth Day Melissa Hartog 2008-07-21T21:17:24-07:00 http://pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/07/for-my-kids.html