100.5 The River » Pope Benedict XVI http://rivergrandrapids.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:45:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 West Michigan Catholics Attend Mass In Honor Of Pope Benedict XVI, Look Towards Future http://rivergrandrapids.com/west-michigan-catholics-attend-mass-in-honor-of-pope-benedict-xvi-look-towards-future/ http://rivergrandrapids.com/west-michigan-catholics-attend-mass-in-honor-of-pope-benedict-xvi-look-towards-future/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:26:16 +0000 Matt Milhouse http://rivergrandrapids.com/?p=145156 Pope Benedict XVI stepped down as leader of the Roman Catholic Church today.

Catholics in West Michigan gathered in Pope Benedict XVI's honor this afternoon as Grand Rapids Diocese Bishop Walter Hurley presided over Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew.

]]> http://rivergrandrapids.com/west-michigan-catholics-attend-mass-in-honor-of-pope-benedict-xvi-look-towards-future/feed/ 0 Franco Origlia, Getty Images Pope Benedict XVI Talks to Astronauts in Space [Video] http://rivergrandrapids.com/pope-benedict-xvi-talks-to-astronauts-in-space-video/ http://rivergrandrapids.com/pope-benedict-xvi-talks-to-astronauts-in-space-video/#comments Sat, 21 May 2011 17:09:01 +0000 Paul Lee http://rivergrandrapids.com/?p=12867 Pope Benedict XVI made a call to the heavens today, but this time it was not a prayer.

For the first time in history a pope spoke live to astronauts in orbit.

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