Weekly Insight
Pope Leo XIV and the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
PAPAL MASS
HOMILY OF POPE LEO XIV
St Peter's Basilica
Monday, 29 June 2026
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Dear brothers and sisters,
Today, in a single Solemnity, we commemorate Saints Peter and Paul, the patron saints of the city and Diocese of Rome....
Palestrina’s Tu Es Petrus
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Pope Benedict and Saints Peter and Paul
FEAST OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL
HOLY MASS FOR THE IMPOSITION OF THE SACRED PALLIUM
ON METROPOLITAN ARCHBISHOPS
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
Vatican Basilica
Friday, 29 June 2012
Your Eminences,
Brother Bishops and Priests,
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
We...
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âWhoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of meâ (Mt. 10:38). ⧟
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Pope Benedict and Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Defender of the Theotokos
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 3 October 2007
Saint Cyril of Alexandria
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today too, continuing our journey following the traces left by the Fathers of the Church, we meet an important figure: St...
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Ecclesia semper reformanda est (attributed to Saint Augustine)
History doesn't repeat itself...it merely rhymes (some say Mark Twain, but definitely Theodor Reik)
In light of the the looming episcopal consecrations of the SSPX, in light of the recent...
The Definitely Not Complacent Flannery O’Connor
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Pope Benedict and the Birth of the Baptist
BENEDICT XVI
ANGELUS
St. Peter's Square
Sunday, 24 June 2012
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today, 24 June, we are celebrating the Solemnity of St John the Baptist. He is the only saint â with the exception of the Virgin...
