(03 Mar 10 - RV) An invitation to conversion was at the heart of Pope Benedict's Sunday Angelus in St Peter's Square.
At midday today, following his morning visit to the Roman parish of St. John of the Cross, the Holy Father appeared at the window of his study in order to pray the Angelus with ...»
(08 Mar 10 - RV) The Bishops of Sudan began a series of meetings with Pope Benedict XVI and curia prefects today, the first day of their Ad Limina Visit. Mgr. Roko Taban Mousa is Apostolic Administrator of the diocese of Malakal. He spoke to us to tell us why this visit is of particular importance to the bishops of the country... ...»
(6 Mar 10 - RV) Pope Benedict said that volunteerism is not just a stop-gap measure in society, and that love of neighbour cannot be delegated to the state. He was speaking during a meeting with Italy’s Department of Civil Protection, which organizes volunteers to work during natural disasters and other emergencies... ...»
(5 March 10-RV) Pope Benedict XVI offered prayers today for the victims of devastating floods in Uganda, as he met with a group of bishops from the central African nation at the end of their Ad Limina visit.
Before beginning his remarks to them, the Holy Father mentioned the recent ...»
(6 Mar 10 - RV) Pope Benedict XVI earlier today met with the final two bishops from Uganda who are in Rome on their ad limina visit. We spoke to the President of the Uganda Bishop’s Conference, the Bishop of Lugazi, Matthias Ssekamanya. He gave us his impressions of their ad limina visit... ...»
(09 Mar 10 - RV) The U.S. government and international human rights groups called today for Nigeria to investigate and prosecute those responsible ...»
(09 Mar 10 - RV) An 800 km march across Tamil Nadu India, concluded last week with the arrest and subsequent release of the Bishops of Tamil Nadu. We ...»
(08 Mar 10 - RV) Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of at least four Spanish cities yesterday to protest a new law that allows abortions ...»
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our catecheses on the Christian culture of the Middle Ages, we now turn to Saint Bonaventure, an early follower of Saint Francis of Assisi and a distinguished theologian and teacher in the University of Paris. There ...»
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today, Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of the Church’s Lenten journey towards Easter. Lent reminds us, as Saint Paul exhorts, “not to accept the grace of God in vain” (cf. 2 Cor 6:1), but to ...»
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Continuing our catechesis on medieval Christian culture, we now turn to Saint Anthony of Padua, a contemporary of Saint Francis who helped lay the foundations of the Franciscan theological and spiritual tradition. Born ...»
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today I wish to speak of the great contribution made by Saint Dominic to the renewal of the Church in the Middle Ages. As a priest of the Spanish diocese of Osma, he was sent on missions throughout Europe, which drew ...»
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Continuing our catechesis on the Christian culture of the Middle Ages, we now turn to Saint Francis of Assisi, one of the greatest figures of the Church’s history. The story of Saint Francis’ life and ...»
Today’s Audience takes place during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, when the Lord’s followers are asked to reflect on the tragedy of their divisions and to pray with him “that they may ...»
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our catechesis on medieval Christian culture, we now consider the movement of ecclesial reform promoted by the two great Mendicant Orders. In every age the saints are the true reformers of the Church’s life. ...»
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our catechesis on the Christian culture of the Middle Ages, we now turn to Peter Lombard, an outstanding theologian of the twelfth century. Peter taught at the celebrated school of Notre Dame, and died as Bishop of ...»
