Pope Benedict
Pope Benedict
Benedict has been the regnal name of fifteen Roman Catholic popes. The name is derived from the Latin benedictus, meaning "blessed"...
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I am touched by this important appeal and I invite you to join it for peace in that troubled nation.
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On March 24 I will hold a consistory, for which I will nominate the new members of the College of Cardinals.
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Leprosy is a symptom of a more serious and vaster ill, which is poverty. For this reason, following in the wake of my predecessors, I renew the appeal to leaders of nations so that they will unite their efforts to overcome the grave imbalances that still penalize a large part of humanity.
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No pope ever left us as many texts as he did; no pope in the past was able to visit all the world like he did and to speak directly to men of all continents. But in the end, he was struck by the path of suffering and silence.
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Let us pray that the Holy Spirit illuminates, inspires and guides the work of the synod and pushes us to charity, agreement and the service of the truth.
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Lent is, in the end, through alms giving, the occasion for sincere sharing of gifts received with one's brothers and for attention to the needs of the poorest and abandoned ones.
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Those who were able to get close to him could almost touch with their hand his sound and solid faith.
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True love does not eliminate legitimate differences, but harmonizes them in a superior unity, which is not imposed from the outside, but gives shape to the whole from inside.
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Do not fear; put your trust in him. The life-giving power of his light is an incentive for building a new world order based on just ethical and economic relationships.
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It is very important that the ruling come in a reasonable amount of time.
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We hope you will have a peaceful time.
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Wake up, O men and women of the third millennium!
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Whenever totalitarian ideology crushes man underfoot, all humanity is seriously threatened.
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Where the Church is, there is the Spirit of God. And there the Spirit is, there is the Church and all grace.