The oil of consolation and the wine of hope
On 11 February 2013, Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation from the papacy. The full text is reprinted here.
Dear Brothers,
I have convoked you to...
Pope John Paul II and Saint Philip Neri
(At the very beginning of his pontificate, Pope Saint John Paul II made a pilgrimage to the church of Santa Maria in Vallicella, commonly...
Benedict and Philip the Apostle
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 6 September 2006
Philip the Apostle
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
While we continue to outline the features of the various Apostles, as...
Saint Paulinus of Trier, Orthodoxy in Teaching and Church Unity
This last day of August is the liturgical feast of a great German saint, Saint Paulinus of Trier. Trier, previously known TrĂšves and Triers,...
Three Popes’ Messages On the Immaculate Conception at the Spanish Steps
It has been a long-standing papal tradition that Popes pay homage to the Immaculate Conception at the foot of the Marian column close to...
St. John de Matha, the Forgotten Friar
Every year on December 17 the church intones the âO antiphonsâ the joyous canticles in anticipation of the coming of Christ. But on the...
Blessed Louis-Zepherin, a Model Bishop for Canada
Today in Canada we celebrate Blessed Louis-Zepherin Moreau, (1824 - 1901) an exemplary bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe in Quebec. Born rather sickly and undersized to...
Saint Agnes of Montepulciano
Saint Agnes of Montepulciano (+1317) is one of the 'incorruptibles'. She was born in the picturesque cliff-top Italian city on January 28th, 1268, the...
Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
Six years ago, Â on the 160th anniversary of the first apparition of Lourdes, on February 11th, Robert Cardinal Sarah, then-head of the Congregation for...
Canonizing Sister Faustina and Divine Mercy
HOMILY OF THE HOLY FATHERÂ
MASS IN ST PETER'S SQUARE FOR THE CANONIZATION
OF SR MARY FAUSTINA KOWALSKA
Sunday, 30 April 2000
1. "Confitemini Domino quoniam bonus, quoniam in...
