Pope Benedict XVI

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 17 March 2010 Saint Bonaventure (3) Dear Brothers and Sisters, This morning, continuing last Wednesday's reflection, I would like to study with you some other aspects of the doctrine of St Bonaventure of...

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Paul VI Audience Hall Wednesday, 10 March 2010  Vatican Basilica To participants in the Pilgrimage of the Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation Dear Brothers and Sisters, I am glad to receive you in this Basilica and to address my...

(The young Josef Ratzinger completed his doctorate on the thought of Saint Bonaventure, and his devotion is evinced by his giving not just one, but three full addresses on the great Franciscan. So these...

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE St Peter's Square Wednesday, 9 April 2008 Saint Benedict of Norcia Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today, I would like to speak about Benedict, the Founder of Western Monasticism and also the Patron of my Pontificate. I...

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 27 September 2006 Thomas the twin Dear Brothers and Sisters, Continuing our encounters with the Twelve Apostles chosen directly by Jesus, today we will focus our attention on Thomas. Ever present in...

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Wednesday, 17 November 2010  Saint Juliana of Cornillon Dear Brothers and Sisters, This morning too I would like to introduce a female figure to you. She is little known but the Church is deeply indebted...

(Today, the penultimate day of May, is the memorial of Saint Joan of Arc, and I thought readers would enjoy this address from Pope Benedict XVI on the remarkable teenage saint, put to death...

(Here is Pope Benedict's homily for April 5th, 2012, for the Mass of the Last Supper...one year before he made his own 'exodus' from the papacy, and, now, into eternity. We continue to pray...