Pope Declines Speech at Rome University

From: NPR Morning Edition | Date: January 18, 2008| Author: STEVE INSKEEP | Copyright information


NPR Morning Edition

01-18-2008

Pope Declines Speech at Rome University

Host: STEVE INSKEEP
Time 11:00-12:00 PM

Play Audio


STEVE INSKEEP, host:

Looks like the pope got the last word in a battle with professors and students at Rome University. Pope Benedict XVI was supposed to appear at the university yesterday but he cancelled when he heard students were planning to protest. Some students and ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

Pope Benedict praised as candid, but visit's impact unclear
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) ; NEW YORK -- Pope Benedict XVI's U.S. visit left behind the impression of a compassionate and candid leader who has made a successful transition from professor to pope. But it's uncertain whether the pontiff's six-day pilgrimage, which ended Sunday, will make a lasting imprint on a country he
Pope Benedict was attacking the West, not Islam
The Spectator ; When he delivered his lecture on 'Faith, Reason and the University' in Regensburg last week, Pope Benedict XVI said some provocative and contentious things. His comment on Islam was only one of them, and was by no means the most significant; but quoting the judgment of the Byzantine emperor Manuel
Thank you, Pope Benedict; What people of faith can unite on.(OPED)
The Washington Times ; Byline: Pastor John Hagee, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES During his recent visit to the United States, Pope Benedict XVI not only conducted mass and met with the Catholic faithful, but he made a series of public statements about the role that our Judeo-Christian faith can play during these
YOUR VIEWS: POPE BENEDICT.(FORUM)(Letter to the editor)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) ; CORRECTION: A letter to the editor July 2 misattributed a quote. It was Ralph Waldo Emerson who said: What you do speaks so loudly I cannot hear what you say. . (correction published 7-27-06) How has Pope Benedict's first year gone? Readers shared their thoughts: Too many nominal Catholics Thank
Pope Benedict in the lion's den; A teacher to unwilling students across the world.(OPED)
The Washington Times ; Byline: Tony Blankley, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Pope Benedict XVI's trip to Turkey was characterized by the Associated Press thusly (in one of their increasingly rare exercises in objective journalism): Benedict's journey is extraordinarily sensitive, a closely watched pilgrimage full of symbolisms
From God's rottweiler to 'my German Shepherd' - the transformation of Pope Benedict
The Sunday Telegraph London ; THE POPE'S fearsome reputation as a defender of Roman Catholic orthodoxy earned him the nickname of "God's rottweiler But now, the first papal fan club aims to show the Bavarian-born Pope Benedict's softer side - with a range of car bumper stickers emblazoned with "I H my German Shepherd The Pope
Pope Benedict and Muslim hostility.(LETTERS)
The Washington Times ; Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES I wish to commend Pope Benedict XVI for having the courage to express what modern man rarely has in practice the foresight to acknowledge, namely that violence is incompatible with the nature of God and the nature of the soul ( Muslim nations denounce pope over remarks,
Playful remarks show lighter side of Pope Benedict
The Record (Bergen County, NJ) ; ... Benedict -- Joked that election made him feel 'dizzy' By NICOLE WINFIELD, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Date: 04-26-2005, Tuesday Section: NEWS Edtion: All Editions VATICAN CITY - He kissed babies, blessed people in wheelchairs and joked that he felt like a guillotine ...
The Second Anniversary of the Pontificate of His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI.(Opinion & Editorial)
Manila Bulletin ; WITH around 500,000 filling St. Peter's Square, the 265th Pontiff of the Catholic Church, His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, was installed two years ago today. Following tradition, the new Pope was conferred the Fisherman's Ring and a woolen pallium or shawl, both symbols of papal authority. Wearing
ALL Trusts Pope Benedict XVI to Guide Catholic Church in Building Culture of Life
U.S. Newswire ; ... April 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Judie Brown, president of American Life League, issued the following statement in response to the news of the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI, the new Holy Father of the Catholic Church: "Today is a day ...