Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVIserved as pope of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013. He was elected pope on 19 April 2005, was inaugurated on 24 April 2005 and resigned from the office on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election occurred in a papal conclave following the death of Pope John Paul II...
heart welcome backgrounds
Make sure that every person, of whatever background, can find in you a welcoming heart.
silence adore eucharist
Friends, do not be afraid of silence or stillness. Listen to God. Adore Him in the Eucharist.
heart men world
God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world: peace in the hearts of all men and women and peace among the nations of the Earth.
light feet silence
Guilt must not be allowed to fester in the silence of the soul, poisoning it from within. It needs to be confessed. Through confession we bring it into the light, we place it within Christ's purifying love. In confession, the Lord washes our soiled feet over and over again and prepares us for table fellowship with him.
change reality climate
Can we remain indifferent before the problems associated with such realities as climate change?
choices world building
In an ever more open world, building peace through dialogue is no longer a choice but a necessity!
reflection justice profound
My dear friends, God’s creation is one and it is good. The concerns for nonviolence, sustainable development, justice and peace, and care for our environment are of vital importance for humanity. They cannot, however, be understood apart from a profound reflection on the innate dignity of every human life from conception to natural death: a dignity conferred by God himself and thus inviolable.
fighting humanity poverty
Poverty is a plague against which humanity must fight without cease.
names hatred religion
In a world wounded by conflicts, where violence is justified in God's name, it's important to repeat that religion can never become a vehicle of hatred, it can never be used in God's name to justify violence.
evil answers faces
In the face of horror ... there is no other answer than the cross of Christ: Love that descends to the abyss of evil.
strong commitment choices
Before it's too late, we need to make courageous choices that will recreate a strong alliance between man and Earth. We need a decisive 'yes' to care for creation and a strong commitment to reverse those trends that risk making the situation of decay irreversible.
pain suffering crosses
The cross reminds us that there is no true love without suffering, there is no gift of life without pain.
christian brother heart
The more ardent the love for the Eucharist in the hearts of the Christian people, the more clearly will they recognize the goal of all mission: to bring Christ to others. Not just a theory or a way of life inspired by Christ, but the gift of his very person. Anyone who has not shared the truth of love with his brothers and sisters has not yet given enough.
mean names people
When, for example, in the name of non-discrimination, people try to force the Catholic Church to change her position on homosexuality or the ordination of women, then that means that she is no longer allowed to live out her own identity and that, instead, an abstract, negative religion is being made into a tyrannical standard that everyone must follow. That is then seemingly freedom — for the sole reason that it is liberation from the previous situation.