Pope Benedict and Saint Ambrose
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 24 October 2007
Saint Ambrose of Milan
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Holy Bishop Ambrose - about whom I shall speak to you...
Where Might we Find Another Ambrose?
The great bishop and doctor Ambrose (340 - 397) is known for many things, not least his role in the conversion of the great...
Would the Real Saint Nicholas Please Stand Up?
Saint Nicholas of Myra (+343) has gone down in legend in more ways than one. His general story follows below, but through the years...
Pope Benedict and Saint John Damascene
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
John Damascene
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today I should like to speak about John Damascene, a personage of prime...
John of Damascus, Defender of Icons and the Last of the Eastern Fathers
Was there ever a golden age of Catholic and Islamic relations? The evidence for such is slim, with the two religions seemingly incompatible and...
Edmund Campion’s English Optimism
Today we celebrate Saint Edmund Campion – see Avellina Ballestri’s fine recounting of his glorious life from the archives - one of the most...
Saint Andrew the Protoclete
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Wednesday, 14 June 2006
Andrew, the Protoclete
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In the last two catecheses we spoke about the figure of St Peter. Now,...
Andrew, An Apostle for All Ages
A blessed feast of Saint Andrew to all our readers! Today, the last day of November, we celebrate the first Apostle called, along with...
Catherine Labouré and the Miraculous Medal
November 27th is the anniversary of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Saint Catherine Labouré, a Visitation Sister, during her evening meditation....
Catherine’s Pure Philosophy
In one of those ironies of God's history - choosing what seems weak to confound the apparently strong - the patron saint of philosophers...