Two Popes Have Historic Meeting

March 23, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Two Popes Have Historic Meeting CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Pope Francis traveled Saturday to this hill town south of Rome to have lunch with his "brother" and predecessor Benedict XVI, a historic and potentially problematic melding of the papacies that has never before confronted the Catholic Church. The two men dressed in white embraced warmly on the helipad in the gardens of Castel Gandolfo, where Benedict has been living since he stepped down Feb. 28 and became the first pope to resign in 600 years. Continue reading... How Long Will Pope Francis' Honeymoon Last? What Holy Week Has To Do With DOMA Jews Trek To The Desert For Passover Disgraced Cardinal Had Relationship With Accuser: Report Catholic Church Using Anglican Converts To Serve Parishes Obama Makes Pilgrimage To Jesus' Birthplace New Pope's Election May Boost Sainthood Drive For Slain Salvadoran Archbishop Sister Warriors Create A Miracle Sister Warriors Create A Miracle What If The Kids Don't Want Our Church? Pope Promotes Birth Control REV. MICHAEL J. GARANZINI High Hopes for Francis: Education and the Environment We will watch closely as this milestone papacy unfolds, but I am optimistic that Francis will champion the need for access to education that prepares ethical leaders. Continue reading... JIM WALLIS Gordon Cosby: Teaching Us How to Live and How to Die Never have I felt more prayers for me from anyone than I did from Gordon Cosby, especially in the closing years of his life Continue reading... RYAN J. BELL Our God Is Undocumented The practice of hospitality, especially to strangers (the Bible's term for outsiders or people not of your tribe, clan or national group), is one of the most central teachings of the Jewish and Christian scriptures. Continue reading... RABBI JASON MILLER New Haggadah Options in Time for Passover The 21st century has seen a seismic shift from the rather bland (and free) Maxwell House Haggadah to more creative versions. And that transition has afforded many Jewish families some poetic liberties with the seder script. Continue reading... RABBI GEOFFREY A. MITELMAN 'As If': The Two Little Words We Too Often Ignore On Passover, when we act "as if" we ourselves went out from Egypt, we are also leading ourselves to act like people who care deeply about the oppressed, who fight for justice and who extend a hand to those less fortunate. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003