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Saints
Eusebius, the anti-Arian Model Bishop
Saint Eusebius of Vercelli
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
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...
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Pope Benedict and Mary of Magdala
BENEDICT XVI
ANGELUS
Castel Gandolfo
Sunday, 22 July 2012
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The Word of God this Sunday presents us once again with a fundamental, ever fascinating theme of the Bible; it reminds us that God is the...
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The Last Easter Vigil Homily of Pope Benedict XVI
EASTER VIGIL
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
Saint Peter's Basilica
Holy Saturday, 7 April 2012
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Easter is the feast of the new creation. Jesus is risen and dies no more. He has opened the...
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Pope Benedict and Saint Thomas
Pope Benedict XVI, in his series on great figures in the Church's history, dedicated no less than three addresses to the life and thought of the great Saint Thomas Aquinas, back in June of...
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Pope Benedict’s Final Christmas Urbi et Orbi
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
ON THE OCCASION OF CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
TO THE ROMAN CURIA
Clementine Hall
Friday, 21 December 2012
Dear Cardinals,
Brother Bishops and Priests,
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
It is with great joy that I meet you today,...
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Pope Benedict’s Final Advent Angelus
(What follows is Pope Benedict XVI's last Advent Angelus address as Pope, in 2012. A couple of months later, in February, 2013, he would resign, in what to some are mysterious circumstances, the Benedict...
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General Audience on Saint Robert Bellarmine
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Saint Robert Bellarmine
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Born on 4 October 1542 in Montepulciano near Siena, he was the nephew, on his mother’s side, of Pope Marcellus II....
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Pope Benedict and Saint Thomas – Part I
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 2 June 2010
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Saint Thomas Aquinas
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
After several Catecheses on the priesthood and on my latest Journeys, today we return to our main theme: meditation on some of...
