Against Quote by Pope Benedict XVI

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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

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

Joy is the true gift of Christmas.

— Pope Benedict XVI

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

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

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