This is the meaning of the Child’s name, the name which, by God’s will, Mary and Joseph gave Him: He is named Jesus, which means “Saviour” (cf. Mt 1:21; Lk ...
Read More »The Horizon of God
Dear friends, on days that are busy and full of problems, but also on days of rest and relaxation, the Lord asks us not to forget that if it is ...
Read More »Primary Educators
As it is the parents who have given life to their children, on them lies the gravest obligation of educating their family. They must therefore be recognized as being primarily ...
Read More »Education in the Faith
It is no exaggeration to say that providing young people with a sound education in the faith represents the most urgent internal challenge facing the Catholic community in your country. ...
Read More »Pope Benedict XVI Urbi et Orbi Message
May the jubilant voice of the Church reach all of you with the words which the ancient hymn puts on the lips of MaryMagdalene, the first to encounter the risen ...
Read More »Pope Benedict XVI to American Bishops
As Blessed John Paul II observed, the future of humanity passes by way of the family (cf. Familiaris Consortio, 85). Indeed, “the good that the Church and society as a ...
Read More »World Day of Prayer for Vocations
The source of every perfect gift is God who is Love – Deus caritas est: “Whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him” (1 Jn 4:16). Sacred ...
Read More »Pope Benedict to the U.S. Bishops
One of the most memorable aspects of my Pastoral Visit to the United States was the opportunity it afforded me to reflect on America’s historical experience of religious freedom, and ...
Read More »Pope Benedict XVI on Marriage and Family
How is it possible to communicate the beauty of marriage to the people of today? Today, to many young people and even to some who are not so young, definitiveness ...
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