By Vatican News -- Pope renews invitation to pray for Benedict XVI in these difficult hours In a response to questions from journalists, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, on Friday confirmed that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's health condition remains stable at this time. He added that yesterday evening Benedict XVI was able to have a good rest, and earlier in the afternoon he participated in the celebration of Mass in his room. In related news, at 5:30 pm Rome time on today, Mass will be celebrated at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, remembering in prayer Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and his health. Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, Vicar of the Diocese of Rome, will preside over the celebration.

The Diocese of Rome has encouraged "parish communities, chaplaincies, religious men and women, all the faithful of the diocese and all the men and women of good will who live in Rome," to gather in prayer for Benedict XVI, "remembering with gratitude the road travelled together with our bishop emeritus," and accompanying him now "in this time of suffering and hardship, praying to the Lord that He may console him and sustain him in his witness of love for the Church until the end."

By Lisa Zengarini -- Cardinal De Donatis presides over special Mass for Benedict XVI --

As cardinals, bishops, bishops’ conferences and faithful around the world continue to offer prayers for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the Cardinal Vicar General for the Diocese of Rome, Angelo De Donatis, on Friday presided over a special evening Mass for him in St John's Basilica in the Lateran.

Affection and gratitude

Cardinal De Donatis introduced his homily by expressing the prayerful “affection” and “gratitude” of the entire Church of Rome to the Pope Emeritus, who - he noted - loved his Diocese “so much and served (it) with unselfish love.” Reflecting on today’s Gospel of the Solemnity of the Holy Family, the Archpriest St John's Basilica highlighted the likeness between the “trusting abandonment” to God of Benedict XVI whose baptismal name is Joseph, to that of St. Joseph when fleeing Herod with Mary and Baby Jesus.

by Patrick Hauf foxnews.com -- The mother of Hunter Biden's 4-year-old daughter requested in court to change the last name of her child so she can "benefit from carrying the Biden family name." Lunden Roberts, a former exotic dancer, made the request through her lawyer Tuesday in a case where Hunter asked to lower his child support payments. Roberts' lawyer asked the court to dismiss this request due to Hunter's "long, and lengthy, history of attempting to avoid discovery by filing endless and recurrent motions for protective orders." She countered with a request that their daughter, Navy, takes the Biden last name. "To the extent this [estrangement] is misconduct or neglect, it can be rectified by changing her last name to Biden so that she may undeniably be known to the world as the child of the defendant and member of the prestigious Biden family," her lawyer wrote, according to documents first reported by the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and reviewed by the New York Post.

Hunter initially claimed he had no recollection of meeting Roberts, but he was later ordered to pay child support in 2020 after a DNA test proved he is the father of Navy. Roberts' lawyer argued that the Biden last name would benefit Navy because it is "now synonymous with being well educated, successful, financially acute, and politically powerful." The lawyer also asked for information on the federal tax fraud investigation into Hunter, for which Roberts reportedly testified. Roberts previously worked at a strip club in Washington, D.C. She claims neither Hunter nor his father, the president, have met the child.

by catholicherald.co.uk — Diane Montagna — New details about Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s condition have emerged following Pope Francis’s request yesterday for …

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