We celebrate [Easter] because now, thanks to the risen Lord, it is definitively established that reason is stronger than unreason, truth stronger… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The story of Mary of Magdalene reminds us all of a fundamental truth...A disciple of Christ is one who, in the experience… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“Death, which, by its very nature, is the end, the destruction of every communication, is changed by him into an act of… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Today we bury his remains in the earth as a seed of immortality. Our hearts are full of sadness, yet at the… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Let us put our hands today again at (God's) disposition and pray that he takes our hands to guide us. Let his… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The Cross is the approbation of our existence, not in words, but in an act so completely radical that it caused God… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
It is a symbol evoking a reality that touches the depths of the person ... the light of goodness that vanquishes evil,… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Terrorist activity is continually recurring in various parts of the world, sowing death and destruction and plunging many of our brothers and… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia. There may be legitimate diversity of opinion even among… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“Eternal Life" is life itself, real life, which can also be lived in the present age and is no longer challenged by… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The fact that the Lord can work and act even with insufficient means consoles me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The essence of Christianity...is an ever-new encounter with... the God who speaks to us, who approaches us and who befriends us! — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
If you abide in the love of Christ, rooted in the faith, you will encounter, even amid setbacks and suffering, the source of true… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Continue to witness to the Gospel every day and commit yourselves generously in the next missionary initiatives in the Diocese of Rome. — Pope Benedict XVI 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 is a… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
If we look to the saints, this great luminous wake with which God has passed through history, we truly see that here is a… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“Joseph Ratzinger never developed his own theological system. As a theologian he took on what was there, discerned its essentials, situated it in relation… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ does not teach us a spirituality “of closed eyes”, but one of “alertness”, one which entails an absolute duty to take notice… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Material possessions, in themselves, are good. We would not survive for long without money, clothing and shelter. We must eat in order to stay… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
One of the promising indications of a renewal in the Church's missionary consciousness in recent decades, has been the growing desire of many lay… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
God loves us despite our shortcomings and sins, and his love gives meaning to our lives and to the life of the world. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
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