Vacation time offers the unique opportunity to pause before the thought-provoking spectacles of nature, a wonderful "book" within reach of everyone, adults… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Deeply saddened by the news of the terrorist attacks in central London, the Holy Father offers his fervent prayers for the victims… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The primary contribution that the Church offers to the development of mankind and peoples does not consist merely in material means or… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The celebration of Lent, in the context of the Year of Faith, offers us a valuable opportunity to meditate on the relationship… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Love has a particular trait: it has a task or purpose to fulfill - to abide. By its nature, love is enduring.… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The proclamation and witness of the Gospel are the first service that Christians can offer every person and the whole human race,… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
That the different Christian confessions, aware of the need for a new evangelisation in this period of profound transformations, may be committed… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The proclamation of the Gospel remains the primary service that the Church owes to humanity, to offer the salvation of Christ to… — 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
That the entire People of God, to whom Christ entrusted the mandate to go and preach the Gospel to every creature, may… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The Catholic community must offer support to those women who may find it difficult to accept a child, above all when they… — 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
