In Jesus Christ, God took on a human face and became our friend and brother. — Pope Benedict XVI Brother Copy Share Image
Do not be afraid to say 'yes' to Jesus: to find your joy in doing His will — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
We are no longer able to hear God - There are too many frequencies filling our ears. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The horizon of love is truly boundless: it is the whole world! — Pope Benedict XVI Boundless Copy Share Image
Only from God does true revolution come... the definitive way to change the world. — Pope Benedict XVI Change the world Copy Share Image
Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings of a democracy cannot be purely and simply applied to the Church. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
In Latin America in general, it's very important that Christianity not be simply a thing of reason, but also of the heart. — Pope Benedict XVI America Copy Share Image
Sometimes we are looked upon as people who speak only of prohibitions. Nothing could be further from the truth! — Pope Benedict XVI People Copy Share Image
It is important always to remember that virtual contact cannot and must not take the place of direct human contact with people… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Selfishness and fear are at the root of (pro-abortion) legislation...We in the Church have a great struggle to defend life...life is a… — Pope Benedict XVI Abortion Copy Share Image
“The Christian confession is not a neutral proposition; it is prayer, only yielding its meaning within prayer.” — Pope Benedict XVI Confession 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 Beauty Copy Share Image
I am convinced that music really is the universal language of beauty which can bring together all people of good will on… — Pope Benedict XVI Beauty Copy Share Image
Our faith is well founded; but it is necessary that this faith become part of our lives. A great effort must therefore… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Do not believe that living together before marriage guarantees the future. By burning certain stages, you risk burning love itself. Time needs… — Pope Benedict XVI Before marriage Copy Share Image
Men and women cannot rest content with a superficial and unquestioning exchange of skeptical opinions and experiences of life - all of… — Pope Benedict XVI Christian inspirational Copy Share Image
Dear young people, the happiness you are seeking, the happiness you have a right to enjoy has a name and a face:… — Pope Benedict XVI Catholic Copy Share Image
In the month of October, the universal Church highlights her missionary vocation. Guided by the Holy Spirit she knows she is called… — Pope Benedict XVI Christianity 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 Betrayal Copy Share Image
In the world in which we live, it is almost a necessity to be able to regain one's strength of body and… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Society today is being fragmented by a way of thinking that is inherently short-sighted because it disregards the full horizon of truth… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“This did not have to be the case, because the faith was, from its very beginnings, greater, broader, and deeper. Even today… — Pope Benedict XVI Faith 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
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 America Copy Share Image
“Are we not perhaps all afraid in some way? If we let Christ enter fully into our lives, if we open ourselves… — Pope Benedict XVI Beauty Copy Share Image
“The following motto is written on the invitation to your first mass: ‘We don’t rule over your faith, we serve your joy.’… — Pope Benedict XVI Faith Copy Share Image
“The places of pilgrimage have marked a kind of geography of faith in our country, that is, they make visible, almost tangible,… — Pope Benedict XVI Faith Copy Share Image
Lent is like a long 'retreat' during which we can turn back into ourselves and listen to the voice of God, in… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
We can not communicate with the Lord if we do not communicate with each other. If we want to present ourselves to… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
We can learn from him that suffering and the gift of himself is an essential gift we need in our time. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
If we have love for our neighbor, we will find the face of Christ in the poor, the weak, the sick and… — Pope Benedict XVI Love Copy Share Image
Ultimately, in the battle against lies and violence, truth and love have no other weapon than the witness of suffering. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Thanks to being profoundly rooted in Christ, he was able to bear a burden which transcends merely human abilities. — Pope Benedict XVI Ability Copy Share Image
The extermination of millions of unborn children, in the name of the fight against poverty, actually constitutes the destruction of the poorest… — Pope Benedict XVI Children Copy Share Image
I, retired in prayer, will always be with you, and together we will move ahead with the Lord in certainty. The Lord… — Pope Benedict XVI Certainty Copy Share Image
Grant that we may be one flock and one shepherd. Do not allow your net to be torn, help us to be… — Pope Benedict XVI Catholic Copy Share Image
Discovering the beauty and joy of faith is a path that every new generation must take on its own. — Pope Benedict XVI Beauty Copy Share Image
