Pope Benedict XVI

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 27 October 2010   Saint Bridget of Sweden Dear Brothers and Sisters, On the eve of the Great Jubilee in anticipation of the Year 2000 the Venerable Servant of God John Paul II...

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...

(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. They can...

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...

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...

(Saint Irenaeus of Lyons, whose feast we celebrate on this 28th of June, if it were not suppressed this year by Sunday, just before Saints Peter and Paul, was declared a Doctor of the...

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...