Pope Benedict XVI

PASTORAL VISIT TO THE BASILICA OF SAINT LAWRENCE OUTSIDE THE WALLS ON THE OCCASION OF THE 1750th ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARTYRDOM OF THE HOLY DEACON HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI First Sunday of Advent, 30 November 2008 Dear brothers...

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Paul VI Audience Hall Wednesday, 3 February 2010   Saint Dominic Guzmán Dear Brothers and Sisters, Last week I presented the luminous figure of Francis of Assisi; today I want to talk about another Saint of the...

(The holiness of the Church - and hence the salvation of the world - depends much upon the holiness of her priests. Hence, these words from Pope Benedict XVI from August 5th, 2009, on...

This morning I invite you to reflect on St Eusebius of Vercelli, the first Bishop of Northern Italy of whom we have reliable information. Born in Sardinia at the beginning of the fourth century,...

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE St. Peter's Square Wednesday, 30 March 2011 Saint Alphonsus Liguori Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today I would like to present to you the figure of a holy Doctor of the Church to whom we are deeply...

(Excerpt from an address given April 22, 2006 ) St Ignatius of Loyola was first and foremost a man of God who in his life put God, his greatest glory and his greatest service, first....

BENEDICT XVI ANGELUS Courtyard of the Papal Residence, Castel Gandolfo Sunday, 18 July 2010   Dear Brothers and Sisters, We are now in the heart of summer, at least in the northern hemisphere. This is the period in which schools...

On this day in 2009, at the end of his Angelus message, Pope Benedict had these brief words to say on Saints Joachim and Anne: A second point for reflection comes from today's liturgical commemoration...