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Our Participation in the Passion of Christ

On this very special day on which we recall the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes, let us too raise to the Lord, in her own words, the hymn of joy and gratitude: “And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation” (Lk …
Pope St. John Paul II - 31, March 2023

Crowning and Complement of the Immaculate Conception

It is therefore, a pleasure for us, a full century having passed since the Pontiff of immortal memory, Pius IX, solemnly proclaimed this singular privilege of the Virgin Mother of God [the Immaculate Conception], to summarize the whole doctrinal position and conclude in these words of the same Pontiff, asserting …
Pope Pius XII - 31, July 2024

How Should the Bible Be Interpreted?

The interpretation of Sacred Scripture is of paramount importance to the Christian Faith and the life of the Church. “Indeed, in the Sacred Books,” as the Council rightly reminded us, “the Father who is in Heaven lovingly comes to meet His children and converses with them […].” The way in …
Pontifical Magisterium  - 31, August 2025

Learning From the Teaching of St. Thomas Aquinas

Today I would like to complete, with a third instalment, my Catecheses on St. Thomas Aquinas. Even more than 700 years after his death we can learn much from him. My Predecessor, Pope Paul VI, also said this, in a Discourse he gave at Fossanova on 14 September 1974, on …
Pope Benedict XVI - 31, August 2010

The Redemptive Power of Suffering

Suffering, an inescapable burden of human existence but also a factor of possible personal growth, is “censored”, rejected as useless, indeed opposed as an evil, always and in every way to be avoided. […] More than anything else, it is the problem of suffering which challenges faith and puts it …
Pontifical Magisterium  - 31, July 2025

Defender and Interpreter of the Franciscan Charism

Today I would like to talk about St. Bonaventure of Bagnoregio. […] St. Bonaventure, in all likelihood born in 1217, died in 1274. Thus he lived in the 13th century, an epoch in which the Christian faith which had deeply penetrated the culture and society of Europe inspired imperishable works …
Pope Benedict XVI - 30, June 2024

The Most Important Mission

We are all concerned for the good of the people we love, especially our children, teenagers and young people. Therefore, we cannot fail to be solicitous for the formation of the new generations, for their ability to orientate themselves in life and discern good from evil, for their not only …
Pontifical Magisterium  - 30, June 2025

The Sublime Glory of God Shines

“You are my son, this day I have begotten you” – with this passage from Psalm 2, the Church begins the Liturgy of this holy night. She knows that this passage originally formed part of the coronation rite of the kings of Israel. The king, who in himself is a …
Pope Benedict XVI - 30, November 2024

“Prophet” of the Sacred Image

“I will sing praise to Thee in the sight of His Angels” (Ps 137:1). At this liturgical encounter we wish to pay homage to a man who was given the name Angelico. And his life – in profound harmony with the name given to him – was an extraordinary “song” …
Pope St. John Paul II - 31, July 2023

The Central Duty of the Priest

The Church becomes visible in many ways: in charitable action, in mission projects, in the personal apostolate that every Christian must carry out in his own walk of life. However the place in which she is fully experienced as Church is in the Liturgy; it is the act in which …
Pontifical Magisterium  - 30, November 2025

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