Tag: Benedict XVI
The Bible is the star of Bethlehem for today
Vatican City, Jan 6, 2011 / 02:35 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- As the magi saw God’s path by following the light of the star, Christians today find their way by the light of sacred Scriptures, Pope Benedict XVI told a large crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square today. The Pope made his remarks following the celebration… Read More ›
Jesus’ birth declares God is not distant
Vatican City, Dec 25, 2010 / 12:55 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- God is not distant. He became a man, Pope Benedict declared today to people around the world. The Pope prayed that Jesus’ birth, and the love of God that it made apparent to the world, would bring peace, real freedom to the oppressed, and strength… Read More ›
Christmas a time to seek purification, walk toward Christ, says Pope
Vatican City, Dec 22, 2010 / 01:17 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Jesus’ birth invites all people to transform their hearts through his infinite goodness and mercy, Pope Benedict XVI said in his weekly general audience, Dec. 22. In his last Wednesday audience before Christmas, there was a jovial mood in the Vatican’s Pope Paul VII Hall… Read More ›
The word of God and the means of social communication
Linked to the relationship between the word of God and culture is the need for a careful and intelligent use of the communications media, both old and new. The Synod Fathers called for a proper knowledge of these media; they noted their rapid development and different levels of interaction, and asked for greater efforts to… Read More ›
The prayerful reading of sacred Scripture and “lectio divina”
… The word of God is at the basis of all authentic Christian spirituality. The Synod Fathers thus took up the words of the Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum: “Let the faithful go gladly to the sacred text itself, whether in the sacred liturgy, which is full of the divine words, or in devout reading, or… Read More ›
Pope calls for Church to rediscover the Word of God
Vatican City, Nov 11, 2010 / 08:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI has issued a lofty and impassioned plea for everyone in the Church to rediscover the Bible and to grow in “an ever greater love of the Word of God.” “We must never forget that all authentic and living Christian spirituality is based… Read More ›
As bishops convert, Vatican moving on plan to welcome Anglicans
Vatican City, Nov 10, 2010 / 04:06 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Just weeks after a papal pilgrimage to England, the announcement that five Anglican bishops plan to resign by year’s end and join the Catholic Church is setting wheels in motion at the Vatican. The Nov. 8 announcement seems to have caught Vatican officials by surprise…. Read More ›
No one excluded from Jesus’ mercy
Vatican City, Oct 31, 2010 / 11:57 am (CNA/EWTN News).- God “sees a soul to save” in everyone, the Pope said before praying the Angelus on Sunday. The Lord’s mercy, he taught, takes nothing away from the gravity of sins, but always seeks to save the sinner. Pilgrims enjoyed a break from a morning of… Read More ›
All Saints: “A Family United by Profound Bonds of Spiritual Solidarity”
Today, we are celebrating the Solemnity of All Saints, allowing us to experience the joy of being part of the large family of God’s friends or, as St Paul writes, to “share the lot of the saints in light” (Col 1: 12). The Liturgy re-proposes the expression, full of wonder, of the Apostle John: “See… Read More ›
Pope says Church’s mission a duty of every Catholic
Vatican City, Oct 19, 2010 / 01:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI said that World Mission Sunday is an opportunity for Catholics to to reflect on the Church’s mission to bring Christ’s message and love to “every people, culture, race and nationality.” Authentic Christian mission recognizes that God’s love cross all geographical borders and… Read More ›