Pope Benedict
Pope Benedict
Benedict has been the regnal name of fifteen Roman Catholic popes. The name is derived from the Latin benedictus, meaning "blessed"...
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The very same pastoral sensibility in the face of real situations must end up safeguarding the truth and applying the necessary rules to safeguard it.
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Thank you for your service of 500 years!
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You should bring joy, not expensive gifts that cost time and money.
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The modern age is often seen as an awakening of reason from its slumbers, humanity's enlightenment after an age of darkness.
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This great pope has left us an immense heritage. John Paul II was living these very hours, in this very room, the last stage of his pilgrimage on earth, a pilgrimage of faith, love and hope, which left a profound mark on the history of the Church and of humanity.
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This all requires further agreements, so in that sense these are preliminary discussions. But it seems if God permits, in June of next year I will be able to come to Poland.
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We hope you will have a peaceful time.
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Wake up, O men and women of the third millennium!
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I have to announce that on March 24 I will hold a consistory, for which I will nominate the new members of the College of Cardinals.
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In today's world, God is absent. People need anesthesia to live. They live in a dark world.
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In the mirror of the cross we have seen all the suffering of humanity today. We saw the suffering of abandoned, abused children ... threats against families, the division in the world in the pride of the rich and the misery of all those who suffer hunger and thirst.
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How could one imagine the government of the church without this contribution? It is a determining factor without which the church could not survive.
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In fact, they come from every part of the world and carry out diverse duties in service to the people of God.
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In Iraq, may peace finally prevail over the tragic violence that continues mercilessly to claim victims.