Dear young people, do not be satisfied with anything less than Truth and Love, do not be content with anything less than… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Consecrated life means going to the very root of the love of Jesus Christ with an undivided heart and putting nothing ahead… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
I encourage all of you to discover ever more fully in the Eucharist, the sacrament of Christ's sacrificial love, the inspiration and… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Thank you from the heart to all those who in various ways are near me or follow me spiritually with affection and… — 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
Love has a particular trait: far from being indulgent or fickle, it has a task or purpose to fulfil: to abide. By… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
God loves us; we need only to summon up the humility to allow ourselves to be loved. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“Eusebius strongly challenges believers of all times on their approach to the events of history and of the Church in particular. He… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Today we have to learn all over again that love for the sinner and love for the person who has been harmed… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
It is when we attempt to avoid suffering by withdrawing from anything that might involve hurt, when we try to spare ourselves… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Love alone makes us happy, because we live in relation, and we live to love and to be loved. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
To the extent that we nourish ourselves on Christ and are in love with him, we feel within us the incentive to… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Love is not greedy or self-seeking, but pure, faithful and genuinely free, open to others, respectful of their dignity, seeking their good,… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Anyone who knows he is loved is in turn prompted to love. It is the Lord himself, who loved us first, who… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
If we allow the love of Christ to change our heart, then we can change the world. This is the secret of… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Love in truth-caritas in veritate-is a great challenge for the Church in a world that is becoming progressively and pervasively globalized. The… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Prudence does not mean failing to accept responsibilities and postponing decisions; it means being committed to making joint decisions after pondering responsibly… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“In his self-offering on the Cross, Jesus, as it were, brings all the sin of the world deep within the love of… — 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
