A new organisation dedicated to fostering a renewed sense of ‘Catholic identity’ based on the vision of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI took flight in Rome last week, marking the 99th birthday of the late German pontiff.
Launched on April 16, the new Benedict XVI Society describes itself as having a ‘transformative mission’, looking to ‘renew and strengthen Catholic identity through education, formation and global evangelisation rooted in the theological vision of Pope Benedict XVI’.
Marking the Society’s public beginnings, a Mass was offered in the Vatican by one of Benedict’s close friends – Cardinal Kurt Koch – before invited guests attended a conference at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, where key themes of Benedict’s legacy and the Society’s aims were discussed.
