L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO: “Message for the Congress of Asian Catholic Laity ‘Asia is thirsting for Jesus Christ’”
The Holy Father sent a Message to Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko, President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, on the occasion of the Congress of Asian Catholic Laity on Proclaiming Jesus Christ in Asia Today. The event is being held in Seoul from 31 August to 5 September in collaboration with the Lay Commission of [...]
Pope prays for Mary’s intercession against ‘absurd logic’ of violence
Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Aug 22, 2010 – Benedict XVI made a special plea to Mary for her intercession for peace in the world on Sunday, the Feast of the Queenship of Mary. Explaining her role as Queen of the world and her participation in her Son’s mystery, he asked for the Blessed Virgin’s help to [...]
CNA: “Pope speaks of Christian promise of eternal life in heaven”
Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Aug 15, 2010 (CNA).- The destination of Mary assumed is a reality founded on the love of God, taught the Pope on Sunday. The Christian promise of heaven, he said, brings great joy and encourages believers to work for the construction of the “world of God.”
L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO: “Help priests to serve Christ and the Church “
To communicate fearlessly to their peers the gift of friendship with the Lord was Benedict XVI’s invitation to more than 55,000 people, mainly young altar servers, who filled St Peter’s Square at the General Audience on Wednesday, 4 August. The Holy Father came into Rome from Castel Gandolfo for the first General Audience after the [...]
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, [...]
The saint’s ‘wise heart’ rejects dependence on transient things, Pope teaches
Vatican City, Aug 1, 2010 / 10:23 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The person who trusts in the Lord and does not give in to a fear of adversity or death shares “a wise heart” with the saints, Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday. Remembering the saints’ examples of trust in God, the Holy Father taught that any [...]
Catholic Online: “Pope asks Christians to Stay: Peace in Middle East requires Respect for Religious Freedom “
VATICAN CITY (AsiaNews) – Respect for religious freedom and the rights of individual, families and communities can bring peace and justice to the Holy Land and throughout the Middle East. Benedict XVI repeated this today as he also renewed his appeal for Christians in the region, to whom he expressed his solidarity, asking them to [...]
CNA: “Pope reflects on beauty of radical acceptance of God’s call”
Vatican City, Jun 27, 2010 (CNA/EWTN News).- Before reciting the Angelus prayer from the window of his apartment in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, Pope Benedict XVI spoke today about “radical” responses to divine vocations. Referring to Sunday’s readings he took up the theme of Christ’s call to us and “its demands.”
Pope’s previous writings focus on World Cup, reports LOR
Vatican City, Jun 21, 2010 / 10:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- L’Osservatore Romano published an article last week titled, “When Ratzinger wrote about soccer,” focusing on the reflection the former cardinal and present-day Pontiff included in a 1985 book titled, “Suchen was droben ist” (Seek That Which Is Above).



