L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO: “The use of goods and the logic of love”

At noon on Sunday, 8 August, the Feast of St Dominic Guzmán, the Pope spoke to the faithful gathered in the courtyard of the Papal Summer Residence in Castel Gandolfo. The Pope commented on the Gospel from that morning’s Liturgy and its message of hope. He then led the recitation of the Angelus. The following [...]


L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO: “Nothing lasts forever “

At noon on Sunday, 1 August, the Holy Father introduced the recitation of the Angelus with the faithful at the Papal Summer Residence in Castel Gandolfo with a Reflection on some of the Saints commemorated in these days and on the Parable of the Rich Fool. The following is a translation of the Pope’s Reflection, [...]


Angelus: Pope said the World Youth Day makes us all children of the One Father Who is in Heaven

VATICAN CITY, 27 JUL 2008 (VIS) – At midday today, Benedict XVI appeared at the balcony overlooking the inner courtyard of the Apostolic Palace at Castelgandolfo, to pray the Angelus with the faithful and pilgrims gathered there. The Pope spoke of his recent trip to Australia to preside at the 23rd World Youth Day where, [...]


“I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice…”

(L’Osservatore Romano) Pope reflected on Hosea’s prophecy before Angelus prayer on June, 8th. Here is it, translated from the original in italian “Dear Brothers and Sisters, At the centre of the liturgy of the Word for this Sunday there is a saying of the Prophet Hosea to which Jesus refers in the Gospel:  “I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge [...]