Tuesday 16 March 2010

Pope Benedict XVI is hailing the "abundant fruits" of the initiative launched by his predecessor 25 years ago: an "annual meeting of believing young people," coming together to "discover the beauty of the Church."

Tuesday 16 March 2010

One of the needed ingredients to consolidating peace in Sudan is initterreligious dialogue that fosters respect and understanding, especially with Muslims, says Pope Benedict XVI.

Monday 1 March 2010

Pope Benedict XVI is calling on the Iraqi government to do all they can to stop the recent killing spree of Christians in the northern city of Mosul.

Before praying the midday Angelus with those gathered in St. Peter's Square, the Pope called the recent killings of Christians as "tragic news," and that it filled him with "deep sadness."

Wednesday 17 February 2010

During a meeting with the bishops of Ireland regarding the sexual abuse crisis there, Pope Benedict XVI urged the prelates to set aside Lent as a time to pray for the Church in their nation.

Monday 15 February 2010

Pope Benedict XVI is affirming that bioethics, with all of the scientific developments it takes into account, needs the principles of natural law so as to uphold human dignity.

Monday 15 February 2010
The pastoral care of the sick and infirm is a priceless gift the church offers to those who suffer, to their families and to the world, Pope Benedict XVI said.

Monday 15 February 2010

Pope Benedict XVI is affirming that Jesus satisfies man's "thirst for justice," through his Divine love rather than political revolution.

The Pope stated this yesterday in a public address before he prayed the midday Angelus with the pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square.

Tuesday 9 February 2010

The Holy Father met with members of the Pontifical Council for the Family on Monday to mark the start of their 19th Plenary Assembly.  In his address, he stressed the importance of providing for the rights of children, including an intact family with a mother and father.

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Pope Benedict XVI is encouraging Catholics, especially priests, to use media technologies to reach new audiences with the message of God’s love.

Friday 5 February 2010

In a letter to the Archbishop of Vancouver, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his happiness for the occasion of the 21st Winter Olympic Games and the 10th Paralympic Winter Games to be celebrated between February and March.

Thursday 4 February 2010

Pope Benedict XVI today pointed to the testimony of martyrs and invited youth to open their hearts to the "heroism of sanctity."

Tuesday 2 February 2010

Today the Vatican announced Pope Benedict XVI's intentions for the month of February. They include prayers for scholars in their search for the truth and that the Church embraces her missionary identity in faithful pursuit of Christ.

Tuesday 2 February 2010

Pope Benedict XVI once again commented on the theme of Anglican-Catholic relations, this time as he met with Welsh and English bishops at the Vatican on Monday. During their meeting Pope Benedict XVI confirmed the importance of his recent Apostolic Constitution "Anglicanorum Coetibus."

Monday 1 February 2010

Pope Benedict XVI is inviting members of the Pontifical Academies to give "adequate" and "creative" answers to the problems posed by contemporary culture, always taking recourse to "the riches of the Christian tradition."

Friday 29 January 2010

On Feb. 4, Pope Benedict XVI will release his official message for Lent.  The title of his 2010 message for the Lenten season is "The Righteousness of God has been manifested through Faith in Christ."

Thursday 28 January 2010

Pope Benedict concluded his Wednesday General Audience by acknowledging that today is “Holocaust Remembrance Day” and praying that God would illuminate people’s hearts and minds so that “such tragedies never happen again.”

Pope Benedict XVI is affirming that the Church will not abandon the Haitian people and will do everything possible to contribute to the country's reconstruction after the Jan. 12 earthquake.

Friday 22 January 2010

Pope Benedict developed his catechesis at the general audience on Wednesday 20 January around the theme of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.  The Pope spoke of the importance of "visible unity between Christians," inviting the faithful to invoke the Lord's assistance to "develop fraternal relations and promote dialogue."

Tuesday 19 January 2010

Pope Benedict XVI is exhorting Christians to be sensitive to the plight of migrants and refugees as the spirit of the Gospel requires, recalling that the Infant Jesus himself was once a refugee.

Monday 18 January 2010

After praying the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI remembered those affected by the earthquake in Haiti.  He prayed that patroness of Haiti, the Virgin Mary, protect and assist them so that they might "find aid and comfort."

Friday 18 December 2009

Pope Benedict XVI today urged political leaders to advance binding international accords to protect the environment.

The degradation of the environment is a pressing moral problem that threatens peace and human life itself, Pope Benedict XVI said.

Thursday 17 December 2009

A 12th-century scholar has a lesson for today on what makes for fair and equal treatment in law, Pope Benedict XVI says. During the general audience on 16 December, the Pope proposed the teaching of John of Salisbury, an English theologian and philosopher who served as bishop of Chartres, France, from 1176 until he died in 1180.

Tuesday 15 December 2009

There are no ethical arguments to defend the production and use of anti-personnel landmines, especially given that most victims are innocent civilians, a statement written on Pope Benedict XVI's behalf is reiterating.

Monday 14 December 2009

Pope Benedict XVI is expressing sorrow over the murder of four missionaries in Africa this week.

Wednesday 9 December 2009

Communities in Brazil still need to get past the divisions caused by Marxist liberation theology, Pope Benedict XVI says.

Wednesday 9 December 2009

Pope Benedict XVI says there is a toxicity just as dangerous as air pollution, and it is the pollution of the spirit, which leads to gloominess and the tendency to see persons as mere bodies.

Friday 4 December 2009

The experience of sickness and suffering can become a school of hope, maturity and union with Christ, and benefit the whole Church, Pope Benedict XVI says in his message for the 18th World Day of the Sick.

Thursday 3 December 2009

Scientific success should not blind humanity to God, Pope Benedict XVI said in a message marking an event for the Year of Astronomy.

Monday 30 November 2009

Pope Benedict XVI is praying for an end to the AIDS epidemic.

The Pope affirmed this on Sunday 29 November before praying the Angelus at midday with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square, noting that World AIDS Day will be observed Thursday.

Friday 27 November 2009

The European Union has compelled the British government to remove religious freedom exemptions from an anti-discrimination bill. The move will forbid church bodies from declining to employ homosexual staff. The National Secular Society had argued that the exemptions went further than was permitted under an EU directive and created “illegal discrimination against homosexuals,” the Observer reports.

Monday 23 November 2009

Christ is a King who dominates with love, who does not impose himself but rather respects human freedom, Pope Benedict XVI is affirming.

Tuesday 17 November 2009

On Monday Pope Benedict XVI addressed a gathering at the World Summit on Food Security in Rome, calling hunger “the most cruel and concrete sign of poverty” and stating that “the Catholic Church will always be concerned for efforts to defeat hunger.”

Tuesday 17 November 2009

At the conclusion of their visit to Rome, Pope Benedict addressed members of Brazil’s National Conference of Bishops, inviting them to continue their evangelisation efforts and emphasising that the well-formed conscience brings about the absolute good of humanity.

Tuesday 10 November 2009

Pope Benedict XVI touched on the importance of the Sacrament of Baptism on Sunday, saying that “living our Baptism means remaining firmly united to the Church, even when we see her face darkened by certain shadows and stains.”

Friday 6 November 2009

Pope Benedict XVI celebrated a Mass yesterday for the souls of the cardinals and bishops who have died over the past year.  In his homily, the Holy Father described death as “an enigma charged with anxiety,” and noted the importance of faith, hope and mercy in times “of human sadness and distress.”

Monday 2 November 2009

Pope Benedict's general prayer intention for November is: "That all the men and women in the world, especially those who have responsibilities in the field of politics and economics, may never fail in their commitment to safeguard creation".

Monday 2 November 2009

Modernity would benefit from the sense of awe that inspired the fathers of modern science, says Pope Benedict XVI.

The Pope affirmed this Friday when he addressed a group celebrating the International Year of Astronomy with a two-day congress.

Monday 2 November 2009

To the faithful gathered on Sunday in St Peter’s Square for the Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI presented the communion of saints, a “beautiful and comforting” reality that says “we are never alone.”  In particular he held up the ancient cult of martyrs in the early Church, and in this Year for Priests, “the saintly priests, both those canonised…and those many more that are known to the Lord.”

Tuesday 27 October 2009

Pope Benedict XVI is encouraging the Church in Africa to have courage and embark on a new evangelisation of the continent.

Tuesday 27 October 2009

There is a double danger when speaking of social issues, says Pope Benedict XVI. The first is to focus too much on politics; the second is to be unrealistic. The Pope said this Saturday at a luncheon held Saturday in the atrium of the Paul VI Hall with those who participated in the in the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops.

Monday 26 October 2009

Pope Benedict XVI’s homily for the close of the Synod of Bishops for African concluded the Lord of history does not tire of renewing oppressed humanity since the time of Moses. “Rise up, African continent, the land which received the Savior when as a child he had to flee with Joseph and Mary to Egypt so as to save his life from the persecution of King Herod,” Pope Benedict proclaimed.

Thursday 1 October 2009

Caritas Australia’s local partner agencies Karina and CRS have sent teams specialising in Disaster Response to the heavily affected areas in West Sumatra after a devastating magnitude 7.6 earthquake hit Padang, West Sumatra on Wednesday afternoon.

Thursday 1 October 2009

During the month of October, Pope Benedict XVI will pray that Sunday is properly celebrated by Christians as the day of Jesus' Resurrection and that they will eagerly embrace their responsibility to share the faith.

Monday 28 September 2009

Pope Benedict XVI says neither the poor nor future generations should pay the price for current waste of shared resources, and he urged governments to take responsibility for the environment.

St. Anselm is one of the eminent personalities of the Middle Ages, but his teaching continues to be pertinent today, 900 years after his death, according to Pope Benedict XVI.

22 September 2009
Being available for his people should not bring a bishop to diminish his availability for the Lord, says Pope Benedict XVI.

Wednesday 23 September 2009

At the conclusion of today's general audience, Pope Benedict XVI recalled the example of St. Pio of Pietrelcina as the Church celebrates his feast day and encouraged Catholics to follow his example of "generous service to God and neighbor."

Friday 18 September 2009

In an audience on 17 September with bishops visiting from Brazil, Pope Benedict XVI advised them on how to respond to the lack of priests, emphasising that the shortage cannot be solved by having lay people substitute for the clergy.

Wednesday 16 September 2009

When one's love for others is so great that he or she can respond to hatred with love and forgiveness, God is truly present in that person's heart, Pope Benedict XVI said.

Monday 14 September 2009

Pope Benedict XVI told the 4,000 people gathered for the recitation of the Angelus prayer in the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo they must be inspired by Sunday’s Gospel and learn from the Blessed Virgin Mary to witness to their Christian faith.

Thursday 10 September 2009

One who does not love the cross of Christ does not love Christ, says Pope Benedict XVI, citing St. Peter Damian.

The Pope recalled this saying of the the 11th century saint when he continued his reflection on great figures of the Church during his general audience catechesis on Wednesday.

Friday 4 September 2009

Pope Benedict XVI has urged a symposium bringing together Orthodox and Catholic theologians to study St. Augustine to discover points of convergence between the two traditions.

Wednesday 2 September 2009

Pope Benedict XVI will be praying in a particular way in September for the evangelisation of the Word of God.

Tuesday 1 September 2009

Christians become missionaries only if they know God and if his will causes them joy, says Pope Benedict XVI.

Monday 31 August  2009

Ahead of Italy's Day for the Protection of Creation, Pope Benedict XVI is urging people to commit themselves to safeguarding the environment.

Monday 31 August 2009

During a reflection on St. Monica, the mother of St. Augustine, Pope Benedict XVI praised Christian parents and the role they play in helping their children in discovering God's will for them in their lives.

Thursday 27 August 2009

Wednesday's general audience was held at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, where Pope Benedict XVI spoke about the precious gift of Creation, emphasising that humanity's treatment of the environment impacts “integral human development.”

Tuesday 25 August 2009

It's not easy being a Christian today, just as it wasn't in Christ's time, since the Lord asks believers to swim against the current in following his teachings, says Benedict XVI.

Tuesday 18 August 2009

Here is a translation of the address Pope Benedict XVI gave Sunday 16 August before praying the midday Angelus with crowds gathered at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy.

Tuesday 18 August 2009

Here is a Vatican translation of the address Pope Benedict XVI gave 5 August at his Summer Residence in Castel Gandolfo, during which commented on the Holy Curé d'Ars, St John Vianney.

Monday 3 August 2009

The Vatican has published Pope Benedict’s prayer intentions for August.  The Pope will be praying for refugees and for those who are persecuted in Christ’s name.

Friday 31 JULY 2009

The address Pope Benedict XVI gave 24 July during vespers, which he celebrated with the faithful of Aosta, Italy, in the city's Cathedral.

Wednesday 29 July 2009

"Caritas in Veritate" is directed to believers and nonbelievers alike, since it is based on natural law, the Pope's secretary of state affirmed yesterday to the Italian Senate.

Monday 27 July 2009

Noting the liturgical feast day of Jesus' grandparents, Pope Benedict XVI yesterday gave a special greeting and blessing to all the grandparents of the world.

Sunday 19 July 2009

Pope Benedict XVI is affirming that even in the midst of economic difficulty, strength comes from living Gospel values such as respect for human life and the family.

Tuesday July 14, 2009

Here is a Vatican translation of the homily Pope Benedict XVI gave 28 June at the celebration of first vespers for the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, held at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls to mark the conclusion of the Pauline Year.

Sunday 12 July 2009

Although the Church may not have all the technical solutions to the problems afflicting the world today, it is an expert in humanity and offers to all mankind teachings of truth, justice and love, says Benedict XVI.

Wednesday 8 July 2009

This morning in Rome, the Pope interrupted his series of teachings on the saints to explain the essential thoughts contained in his new social encyclical, published yesterday.

Pope Benedict XVI has delivered his encyclical “Caritas in veritate,” drawing heavily on Pope Paul VI's vision of real human development, which insists upon progress in the moral and spiritual realms, in addition to the material.

Tuesday 7 July 2009

Pope Benedict XVI dedicated his reflections before Sunday's Angelus prayer to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus. Recalling that the first Sunday of July was in the past dedicated to the devotion of the Most Precious Blood of Christ, he spoke of the Blood of Christ as a "source of hope in a world torn apart by violence and hatred."

Monday 6 July 2009

Pope Benedict XVI is exhorting world leaders to look at the economic crisis as a reason to continue sending aid to underdeveloped nations, not as an excuse to stop.

Monday 6 July 2009

A bomb was detonated near the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in the town of Cotabato City on Sunday, killing at least five people and wounding some 34 others. After praying the Angelus at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his "deep rejection" of the attack and prayed for the victims.

Thursday 2 July 2009

Pope Benedict XVI will be praying in July for the Christians in the Middle East.

Monday 29 June 2009

The upcoming social encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI "Caritas in veritate" - Charity in truth - will bear the date of the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, 29 June, but will likely become public on 6 or 7 July, the Italian daily Corriere della Sera said on Saturday.

Monday 22 June 2009

Pope Benedict XVI is affirming that suffering cannot be understood on a human level, but requires faith in God, who alone has the power to remove it. The Pope said this yesterday in a meeting with directors, employees and patients at the Italian hospital established by Padre Pio, the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, the "Home to Relieve Suffering."

Monday 22 June 2009

Pope Benedict XVI is assuring youth, especially the unemployed, that the Church will not abandon them. He is asking them in turn to not abandon the Church.

Tuesday 16 June 2009

Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday that his next encyclical, which "will soon be published," will outline the work Christians must do in order to bring about "truly free" human coexistence.

In his Sunday Angelus address to 15,000 pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI spoke about Corpus Christi, the Body of Christ, as a manifestation of God and proof that God is love.

Thursday 11 June 2009

Pope Benedict XVI is warning of a "serpentine secularisation" that penetrates the Church and is manifested in "formal and empty Eucharistic worship."

Wednesday 10 June 2009

Since faith and reason come from the same source -- divine wisdom -- authority should never contradict truth, according to Pope Benedict XVI.

Tuesday 2 June 2009

Pope Benedict XVI will offer his prayers this month for the poor not to be forgotten in the economic crisis as well as for Christians living in the violence-scarred regions of the world.

Tuesday 26 May 2009

Pope Benedict XVI is affirming his support for the Catholics in China and is calling them to renewed fidelity to Christ and communion with the Successor of Peter.

Monday 11 May 2009

Pope Benedict XVI has embarked on an historic pilgrimage to the Holy Land from 8-15 May 2009.

Thursday 7 May 2009

Pope Benedict XVI yesterday offered a special message to residents of Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Territories in preparation for his pilgrimage there that starts Friday.

Thursday 7 May 2009

Life is a value that shows the wisdom and love of God, and every doctor in the world should be at the service of life, says Benedict XVI.

Thursday 7 May 2009

Days before he heads to the Holy Land, Pope Benedict XVI taught the crowd of 20,000 at his weekly General Audience about the reason that Christians venerate images. Drawing from St. John Damascene, he explained the theology behind the use of material objects and the difference between adoration and veneration.

Wednesday 29 April 2009

Touring the earthquake-damaged Abruzzo region of Italy on Tuesday, Pope Benedict XVI met with rescue workers and those impacted by the quake.  During an address to the victims, he assured them of his solidarity and encouraged them saying, “L'Aquila, though wounded, will arise once more."

Wednesday 29 April 2009

Learning religion at school is far from an interference in one's freedom, and is rather an example of mutual respect, says Pope Benedict XVI.

Tuesday 14 April 2009

Thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday to hear Pope Benedict XVI’s Easter message and Urbi et Orbi (to the city and to the world) blessing. During his address, the Holy Father reminded the faithful that Jesus’ death and resurrection gives hope to the world.

Tuesday 14 April 2009

Thousands of the faithful gathered in the Colleseum on 10 April for the Good Friday Way of the Cross ceremony led by Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil, who reflected on the trials of Christians in India and elsewhere. Afterwards, Pope Benedict delivered an address, encouraging everyone to look on the face of Jesus, who changed the world by his death.

Thursday 9 April 2009

Pope Benedict XVI reflected on the Easter triduum at the general audience yesterday, which he called the "fulcrum of the entire liturgical year."

Tuesday 31 March 2009

Pope Benedict XVI encouraged the community of a poor immigrant parish in Rome to have faith that even though God can't be seen, he is near to those in need.

Monday 30 March 2009

With thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Angelus prayer on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the joy of the African Church he experienced during his recent trip to Cameroon and Angola. He expressed his thanks to God and to the Church in Africa, noting the fruitfulness of the work of missionaries who live in those lands.

Friday 20 March 2009

Pope Benedict XVI is encouraging bishops to work together to proclaim the Gospel to everyone, keeping a paternal closeness with their priests, forming the laity and caring for the poor.

Wednesday 18 March 2009

Pope Benedict XVI received a special welcome from Muslim and Protestant leaders as he arrived at the international airport of Yaoundé-Nsimalen, Cameroon yesterday.

Wednesday 18 March 2009

Making his first trip to Africa, Pope Benedict XVI said the Catholic Church can help bring answers to the continent's chronic problems, including poverty, AIDS and tribalism.

Tuesday 17 March 2009

Pope Benedict XVI has declared a year of the priest in an effort to encourage "spiritual perfection" in priests.

The Pope will open the special year with a vespers service at the Vatican June 19 -- the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the day for the sanctification of priests. He will close the celebrations during a World Meeting of Priests in St. Peter's Square June 19, 2010.

Friday 13 March 2009

A letter from Pope Benedict XVI to the bishops of the world, in which he explains the reasons he chose to lift the excommunications of the four bishops illicitly ordained by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, including Bishop Richard Williamson, was officially made public yesterday in Rome.

Thursday 12 March 2009

Pope Benedict XVI is expressing his hope that the slaying of three people in Northern Ireland will not hamper the peace process under way there.

Tuesday 10 March 2009

Pope Benedict XVI is encouraging pastors to catechize parishioners about the depth of the liturgy and the meaning of the sacraments as encounters with God.

Pope Benedict XVI is encouraging pastors to help people see that the faith is not something of the past, but can show them today how be fully alive.

Wednesday 4 March 2009

Pope Benedict XVI has affirmed that in the midst of the economic crisis, "priority should be given to workers and their families."

Wednesday 4 March 2009

The turning over of an Italian church to the Russian Orthodox patriarchate gives "nostalgia for unity," says Pope Benedict XVI.

Monday 2 March 2009

This next month, Pope Benedict will devote himself to praying that women around the world will be more appreciated and for the Church in China.

Monday 2 March 2009

Pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday to pray the Angelus prayer at noon with Pope Benedict XVI. In his remarks, the Pontiff spoke of the importance of angels and also prayed for those struggling in uncertain financial times.

Tuesday 24 February 2009

Pope Benedict XVI is asking for prayers for a successful fulfillment of his mission as the Bishop of Rome.

The Pope made this request on Sunday, the feast of the Chair of Peter, in an address to those gathered in St. Peter's Square for the Angelus.

Thursday 19 February 2009

Yesterday in St Peter's Square Pope Benedict XVI reflected on the teachings of Saint Bede the Venerable, which provide modern Christians in every state of life with a way to holiness.

Wednesday 17 February 2009

Pope Benedict XVI is recognising Pope Pius XI's work in opposition of Nazism and totalitarianism in the 1930s. The German Pope recalled the papacy of Achille Ratti (1922-1939) in an address Saturday on the 80th anniversary of the creation of Vatican City State.

Wednesday 18 February 2009

The Church doesn't have room for narrow minds and ethnic conflicts, and needs to work toward unity in the face of diversity, says Pope Benedict XVI.

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI FOR LENT 2009
Dear Brothers and Sisters!
At the beginning of Lent, which constitutes an itinerary of more intense spiritual training, the Liturgy sets before us again three penitential practices that are very dear to the biblical and Christian tradition – prayer, almsgiving, fasting – to prepare us to better celebrate Easter and thus experience God’s power that, as we shall hear in the Paschal Vigil, “dispels all evil, washes guilt away, restores lost innocence, brings mourners joy, casts out hatred, brings us peace and humbles earthly pride” (Paschal Præconium).

Monday 2 February 2009

Christ knew that to fulfill his mission he had to suffer and die on the cross. For this reason, he took great strides to keep his identity hidden, says Pope Benedict XVI.

Friday 30 January 2009

Pope Benedict XVI  gathered the Roman Rota at the Vatican yesterday to mark the end of the judicial year and to speak about marriage annulments involving mental incapacity.

Tuesday 20 January 2009

Pope Benedict XVI encouraged thousands of families in Mexico and around the world to mobilise themselves to promote a culture and politics of the family.

Monday 19 January 2009

Pope Benedict XVI has issued a plea for an end to the fighting in the Gaza Strip and offered his prayers for those working for peace. Although Israel declared a cease-fire early on Sunday morning, Hamas has pledged to continue its resistance.

Wednesday 7 January 2008

Pope Benedict XVI appealed for the protection of children, especially those "denied a serene childhood," on a feast day that in many countries is a celebration the youngest members of society.

Monday 5 January 2009

Pope Benedict XVI is inviting Christians to "be not afraid," despite economic shadows hanging over 2009.

Friday 12 December 2008

Monday 8 December 2008

Friday 5 December 2008

Monday 1 December 2008

We may not take time for God, but he takes time for us, says Pope Benedict XVI.

Tuesday 25 November 2008

Monday 10 November 2008

Wednesday 5 November 2008

Friday 31 October 2008

Tuesday 28 October 2008

Friday 17 October 2008

Monday 6 October 2008

Friday 19 September 2008

Tuesday 16 September 2008

Tuesday 16 September 2008

Monday 1 September 2008

Monday 1 September 2008

Monday 25 August 2008

Monday 25 August 2008

Recent tensions on the international scene are a cause for lively concern, says Pope Benedict XVI. The Pope affirmed this yesterday after he prayed the midday Angelus with crowds gathered at the summer papal residence at Castel Gandolfo.

Monday 18 August 2008

Speaking before the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI recounted the Sunday readings and emphasised the universality of the Church’s mission. He called for the end of racism and encouraged people to reflect on hospitality as a “sign and instrument of communion among human beings” of every race and culture.

Thursday 21 August 2008

Friday 22 August 2008