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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We have all been touched by the case of little Tommaso. Let us pray for him and all victims of violence.
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You are going to be a great artist.
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We can be sure our beloved pope is standing today at the window of the father's house, that he sees us and blesses us.
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John Paul II died as he always lived, animated by the indomitable courage of faith, abandoning himself to God and entrusting himself to holy Mary.
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John Paul died as he lived, moved by an indomitable courage of faith.
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We too are called to be attentive to the needs of our suffering brothers and sisters as part of our Lenten observance.
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Today I have the joy of presiding for the first time over a canonization rite.
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for the great gift of these heroic witnesses.
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I am not alone. I do not have to carry alone what in truth I could never carry alone.
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The Holy Father, with his words and his works, has given us great things; but no less important is the lesson he gave us from the chair of suffering and silence.
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The entire city of Rome has gathered symbolically for this moving moment of reflection and prayer.
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A good confession before Easter remains an obligation that should be fully valued and gives us the opportunity to start anew.
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And it was from this desire to serve the church in the most useful and efficient way that the vow of special obedience to the pope was born.
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The loving eyes of God look on the human being, considered full and complete at its beginning.