Feb 2, 2012 · Pope Benedict XVI marked the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord with vespers and explained that the presentation of Jesus in the temple reveals Christ as the light of the world.

Jan 16, 2013 · The whole of our life must be oriented to meeting Jesus Christ, to loving him; and, in our life we must allocate a central place to loving our neighbour, that love which, in the light …

Jan 5, 2023 · One day—within the next century—Benedict XVI will be declared a saint. Precisely how soon this will happen is uncertain, and it depends on whether the normal five-year waiting period is retained before his cause can be introduced.

3 days ago · Therefore, he proclaimed precisely in the last Book of the Bible, Revelation: “I am the Alpha and the Omega… the beginning and the end” (Rv 22: 13). “Christ: Alpha and Omega” is the title of the closing paragraph of Part I of the Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes of the Second Vatican Council, promulgated 40 years ago.

Mar 15, 2006 · Following the Catecheses on the Psalms and Canticles of Lauds and of Vespers, I would like to dedicate the upcoming Wednesday Audiences to the mystery of the relationship between Christ and the Church, reflecting upon it from the experience of the Apostles, in light of the duty entrusted to them.

Dec 25, 2010 · God is not distant. He became a man, Pope Benedict declared today to people around the world. The Pope prayed that Jesus’ birth, and the love of God that it made apparent to the world,...

Jan 5, 2023 · This expropriation of the self by offering it to Christ for the salvation of mankind, is the fundamental condition of true commitment to the Gospel'. It is this awareness that has accompanied the Christian, theologian, bishop and Pope Benedict XVI …

Nov 15, 2009 · With thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Sunday Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI focused his address on Sunday’s Mass reading from the Gospel of St. Mark. While creation is...

Dec 31, 2022 · “In our own lives,” Benedict declares, “each one of us must answer, whether he or she wants to or not, the question about being human.” Even after God came down from heaven and gave us the answer, we continue in no small number to cast about for an explanation of …

"But in reality every Christian is called to be a saint, as is every human being!" The Holy Father cited St. Paul's letter to the Ephesians: God has chosen us in Christ "before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him" (Ephes 1:3-4).