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4 days ago · The first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI, titled Deus Caritas Est, that is, “God Is Love,” ends with the late pope calling on Mary, the Mother of the Lord, to show us as the Church how to live God’s love in the world:
5 days ago · by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI | May 15, 2024 | Faith & Life, May, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. “All that we build during our lives can prove to be mere straw, pure bluster, and it collapses. Yet in the pain of this encounter, when the impurity and sickness of our lives become evident to us, there lies salvation.
1 day ago · Pope Benedict XVI once said: “During these quiet days of summer, let us thank the Lord for the many blessings we have received and draw ever closer to Him in prayer, in fidelity to His commandment of love, and in communion with His Body, the Church.” Here are some ways you can renew your relationships with God, family, and friends this ...
3 days ago · March 13 — About two weeks after Pope Benedict XVI steps down from the papacy, ... Pope Francis greeted the crowd in a wheelchair at the end of his general audience on Aug. 3, 2022.
5 days ago · When speaking to a general audience in 2008, Pope Benedict XVI referred to St. Leo the Great as one of the greatest popes in the history of the Church. “As the nickname soon attributed to him by tradition suggests, he was truly one of the greatest pontiffs to have honored the Roman See and made a very important contribution to ...
3 days ago · Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI spoke four words just before his death, according to his personal secretary. The former pope’s personal secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein told Vatican News that a nurse heard him speak the words, “Lord, I love you!” in Italian at approximately 3 a.m. on Dec. 31.
3 days ago · (14/4/16) In Amoris laetitia, Pope Francis goes back to the teachings of Benedict XVI and broadens them. We offer our readers a list of quotes by Pope Ratzinger included in the recent Apostolic Exhortation, so that everyone can appreciate them.
