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Learning From the Teaching of St. Thomas Aquinas

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 Church’s Greatest Treasure

The Church’s Greatest Treasure

Surpassing all fullness of generosity, exceeding all measure of love, [Jesus Christ] offered Himself as food. O singular and marvellous generosity, where the giver comes as a gift, and what is given is wholly identical to the giver! He therefore gave Himself as food to us, so that man, who …
Editorial team - 01, June 2026

Does the Pope’s Power Have Limits?

Does the Pope’s Power Have Limits?

[Our] first safety is to guard the rule of the right faith and to deviate in no wise from the ordinances of the Fathers; because we cannot pass over the statement of our Lord Jesus Christ who said: “Thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church”… …
Editorial team - 01, February 2026

What Should a Catholic Mother Be Like?

What Should a Catholic Mother Be Like?

The Old Testament and Jewish tradition attest to a high regard for the moral dignity of women, which is expressed particularly in an attitude of trust in the Lord, in prayer for the gift of motherhood, and in supplications to God for the salvation of Israel from the attacks of …
Editorial team - 01, April 2026

A Certain Infinite Dignity of Mary

A Certain Infinite Dignity of Mary

The Mother of the Redeemer has a precise place in the plan of salvation. […] She is present even “before the creation of the world,” as the one whom the Father “has chosen” as Mother of His Son in the Incarnation. And, what is more, together with the Father, the …
Editorial team - 01, May 2026

He Wishes to Be Our Friend!

He Wishes to Be Our Friend!

What is friendship? Idem velle, idem nolle – wanting the same things, rejecting the same things: this was how it was expressed in antiquity. Friendship is a communion of thinking and willing. The Lord says the same thing to us most insistently: “I know my own and my own know …
Editorial team - 01, July 2026

Ever-New Light

Ever-New Light

The Church is present in the world as a sign of unity for the entire human family. She recognizes today’s questions and challenges as the current setting in which to carry out her particular vocation of listening, dialogue and service, and of being responsive to everything concerning the lives of …
Editorial team - 01, August 2026

Martyrs of Yesterday, Today and Every Age…

Martyrs of Yesterday, Today and Every Age…

The monuments and ruins of ancient Rome speak to humanity of the sufferings and persecutions endured with fortitude by our forebears in the faith, the Christians of the first generations. These ancient remains remind us how true are the words of Tertullian who wrote: “sanguis martyrum semen christianorum” — the …
Editorial team - 01, September 2026

Sons and Friends of God

Sons and Friends of God

The book of Genesis reveals to us not only the natural order of existence, but at the same time, right from the beginning, the supernatural order of grace. […] Man is called to familiarity with God, to intimacy and friendship with Him. God wants to be close to him. He …
Editorial team - 01, March 2026

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