Before it's too late, we need to make courageous choices that will recreate a strong alliance between man and Earth. We need… — Pope Benedict XVI Alliances Copy Share Image
The Church does not invent sins but recognizes the will of God and has to declare it. Of course, the great thing..… — Pope Benedict XVI Church Copy Share Image
Our Christian conviction is that Christ is also the messiah of Israel. Certainly it is in the hands of God how and… — Pope Benedict XVI Christ Copy Share Image
“The mature fruit of mystagogy is an awareness that one's life is being progressively transformed by the holy mysteries being celebrated. The… — Pope Benedict XVI Bearing witness Copy Share Image
...The baptized in their sense of mission, through prayer, the witness of life and Christian commitment in all its forms, so that… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
It is important always to know that the first word, the true initiative, the true activity comes from God and only by… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Rock... is the expression of elemental passions... In the ecstasy of having all their defenses torn down, the participants sink, as it… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Faith was intended precisely for the simple, but the quest for certainty and simplicity becomes dangerous when it leads to fanaticism and… — Pope Benedict XVI Adventure Copy Share Image
The "door of faith" (Acts 14:27) is always open for us, ushering us into the life of communion with God and offering… — Pope Benedict XVI Christian inspirational Copy Share Image
Concern for the fate of the great rivers of the earth must lead us to reflect soberly on the model of development… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
In the current economic situation, the temptation for the more dynamic economies is that of chasing after advantageous alliances that, nevertheless, can… — Pope Benedict XVI Alliances Copy Share Image
Each of you has a personal vocation which He has given you for your own joy and sanctity. When a person is… — Pope Benedict XVI Coming home Copy Share Image
“It is perhaps permissible here to draw attention to a distinction made by Martin Heidegger, who speaks of the duality of calculating… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Authentic love is obviously something good... When we love, we become most fully ourselves, most fully human... People often think they are… — Pope Benedict XVI Approach Copy Share Image
Their example gives witness to the fact that baptism commits Christians to participate boldly in the spread of the Kingdom of God,… — Pope Benedict XVI Baptism Copy Share Image
“My dear young friends, I want to invite you to "dare to love". Do not desire anything less for your life than… — Pope Benedict XVI Brothers and sisters Copy Share Image
In a world where there is so much noise, so much bewilderment, there is a need for silent adoration of Jesus concealed… — Pope Benedict XVI Adoration Copy Share Image
People from the world's richest countries should be prepared to accept the burden of debt reduction for heavily indebted poor countries, and… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
In the pierced heart of the Crucified, God's own heart is opened up - here we see who God is and what… — Pope Benedict XVI Christian inspirational Copy Share Image
The need to proclaim Christ boldly and courageously is a continuing priority for the Church; indeed it is a solemn duty laid… — Pope Benedict XVI Apostles Copy Share Image
Love looks to the eternal. Love is indeed "ecstasy," not in the sense of a moment of intoxication, but rather as a… — Pope Benedict XVI Authentic self Copy Share Image
The relationship between individuals or communities and the environment ultimately stems from their relationship with God. When ‘man turns his back on… — Pope Benedict XVI Community Copy Share Image
This clash is an absurdity because on one hand there is much scientific proof in favor of evolution, which appears as a… — Pope Benedict XVI Absurdity Copy Share Image
A Catholic would be guilty of formal cooperation in evil, and so unworthy to present himself for Holy Communion, if he were… — Pope Benedict XVI Abortion Copy Share Image
Advent's intention is to awaken the most profound and basic emotional memory within us, namely, the memory of the God who became… — Pope Benedict XVI Advent Copy Share Image
Today the great gift of God's Creation is exposed to serious dangers and lifestyles which can degrade it. Environmental pollution is making… — Pope Benedict XVI Care Copy Share Image
One doesn't begin to be a Christian because of an ethical decision or a great idea, but rather because of an encounter… — Pope Benedict XVI Christian Copy Share Image
Having a clear faith, based on the creed of the church is often labeled today as fundamentalism. Whereas relativism, which is letting… — Pope Benedict XVI Attitude Copy Share Image
Jesus’ example of fidelity to prayer challenges us to examine the time and effort we devote to our own prayer. While prayer… — Pope Benedict XVI Art Copy Share Image
To make the sign of the cross is to pronounce a visible and public yes to him who died for us and… — Pope Benedict XVI Cross Copy Share Image
A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Grace, lavished upon us by God and communicated through the Mystery of the Incarnate Word, is an absolutely free gift with which… — Pope Benedict XVI Christian inspirational Copy Share Image
The Gospel purifies and renews: it bears fruit wherever the community of believers hears and welcomes the grace of God in truth… — Pope Benedict XVI Bears Copy Share Image
“It has been asserted that our century is characterized by an entirely new phenomenon: the appearance of people incapable of relating to… — Pope Benedict XVI God Copy Share Image
Advent, this powerful liturgical season that we are beginning, invites us to pause in silence to understand a presence. It is an… — Pope Benedict XVI Advent Copy Share Image
The sharing of goods and resources, from which authentic development proceeds, is not guaranteed by merely technical progress and relationships of utility,… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The fact that the church is convinced of not having the right to confer priestly ordination on women is now considered by… — Pope Benedict XVI Church Copy Share Image
If we let Christ into our lives, we lose nothing, nothing, absolutely nothing of what makes life free, beautiful, and great. No!… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The Cardinals have elected me, a simple and humble labourer in the vineyard of the Lord. The fact that the Lord knows… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Help each other to live and to grow in the Christian faith so as to be valiant witnesses of the Lord. Be… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
