Conclave to elect 266th Pope to begin March 12

Mar 7, 2013 | faith

It had been nearly 600 years since a successor of St. Peter resigned from his post. After months of reflection and prayer, Pope Benedict XVI became the third pope in the last 1,000 years to resign from the Chair of Peter. The Feb. 11 announcement that shook the world...

Benedict, the papacy and the conclave

Mar 6, 2013 | faith

MARCH 6, 2013 — Patrick Novecosky, editor of this blog and editor-in-chief of Legatus magazine, was a guest on Iowa Catholic Radio in Des Moines, Iowa, this morning. He appeared on the Catholic Radio Iowa Morning Show with Jeanne Wells and Dowling Catholic Hall of...

Well done, good and faithful servant

Feb 26, 2013 | faith

My hat’s off to him. Pope Benedict XVI sure knows how to make headlines. His Feb. 11 announcement that he would step down as the Church’s 265th successor of St. Peter was heard around the world. The Pope’s decision took many by surprise — including New York Cardinal...

The end of an era: Pope Benedict XVI steps down

Feb 13, 2013 | faith

FEBRUARY 13, 2013 — Patrick Novecosky, editor of this blog and editor-in-chief of Legatus magazine, was a guest on KWKY Radio in Des Moines, Iowa, this morning. He appeared on the Catholic Radio Iowa Morning Show with Jeanne Wells and Dowling Catholic Hall of Famer...