(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...
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Wednesday, 21 June 2006
James, the Greater
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
We are continuing the series of portraits of the Apostles chosen directly by Jesus during his earthly life. We have spoken of St Peter...
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...
(In light of the today's feast of Saint Bonaventure, here are some thoughts on the great Franciscan cardinal, scholastic, doctor of the Church and mystic from Pope Benedict XVI, whose doctorate followed the thought...
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Saint Bonaventure (3)
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
This morning, continuingĀ 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
Ā Vatican Basilica
ToĀ 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...