Pope beatifies Cardinal Newman
In the central liturgical moment of his four-day trip to Great Britain, Pope Benedict XVI beatified Cardinal John Henry Newman and said his vision of religion's vital role in society should serve as a model today.
Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, SJ, A great Jesuit, a renowned Biblical scholar, a former archbishop of Milan, a widely read spiritual master, a popular retreat master, and a one-time possible pope, has died at age 85.