I think in particular of our need to speak to the hearts of young people, who, despite their constant exposure to messages… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The human being of all times prays because he cannot fail to wonder about the meaning of his life, which remains obscure… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Monsters, among other brutes, are the ones without guilt feelings. Perhaps Hitler did not have any, or Himmler, or Stalin. Maybe Mafia… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
God is our Father and loves us, even when his silence remains incomprehensible. — 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
With the Eucharist, therefore, heaven comes down to earth, the tomorrow of God descends into the present and it is as if… — 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
The promotion of human rights remains the most effective strategy for eliminating inequalities between countries and social groups, and for increasing security. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The deepest poverty is the inability of joy, the tediousness of a life considered absurd and contradictory. This poverty is widespread today,… — 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
