(06 Jan 09 - RV) Pope Benedict XVI appealed again on this feast of the Epiphany for peace in the Holy Land, and also for the protection of children, whose rights and human dignity are violated every day in many parts of the world.Chris Altieri has this report… ...»
(04 Jan 08 - RV) Pope Benedict appealed for peace in Gaza on Sunday during his Angelus address, saying war and hatred are not the solution to any problem. We have this report... ...»
(03 Jan 08 - RV) Pope Benedict XVI today made several important appointments to the world episcopacy and to curial positions. Chris Altieri reports… ...»
(01 Jan 09 - RV) Pope Benedict marked World Day for Peace and the feast of Mary Mother of God Thursday appealing for a reworking of the global financial system and a spiritual and moral revolution that puts solidarity for the poor in pride of place.
In ten thousand they had marched for peace from the centre of Rome to St Peter’s square under the banner of St. Egidio. In ...»
(01 Jan 09 - RV) In his homily during Mass for the feast of Mary Mother of God, Pope Benedict concluded ; “Violence and hate and distrust too are forms of poverty – perhaps the most tremendous – that must be fought”. From the depths of his heart and from the altar of St Peter’s Basilica he appealed not to let hate and violence have the upper hand in the Gaza Strip, ...»
(06 Jan 09 - RV) Each year at Christmas, we ask prominent Church leaders from around the world to share with us a message to mark the season. This ...»
(05 Jan 09 - RV) Burundi and Uganda have said they want their troops serving in the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia to be allowed to take ...»
(05 Jan 09 - RV) Sri Lankan troops captured a strategic Tamil Tiger-held town today and moved closer toa key rebel base in their offensive aimed at ...»
(05 Jan 09 - RV) Each year at Christmas, we ask prominent Church leaders from around the world to share with us a message to mark the season. This ...»
(03 Jan 09 - RV) Each year at Christmas, we ask prominent Church leaders from around the world to share with us a message to mark the season. This ...»
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today we commence the Christmas Novena of Advent by contemplating the fulfilment of the ancient prophecies in the coming of the Son of God, born of the Virgin Mary in the stable of Bethlehem. Christmas speaks to ...»
Dear Brothers and Sisters, As we continue our catechesis on the writings of Saint Paul, I wish today to consider some of the ways in which this great Apostle contributes to our understanding of the Church’s sacramental life. Baptism, ...»
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our continuing catechesis on Saint Paul, we now consider the Apostle’s teaching on the relation between Adam, the first man, and Christ, the second Adam (cf. 1 Cor 15:22.45; Rom 5:12-21). ...»
In our continuing catechesis on Saint Paul, we now consider his teaching on our justification. Paul’s experience of the Risen Lord on the road to Damascus led him to see that it is only by faith in Christ, and not by any merit of our own, ...»
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our continuing catechesis on Saint Paul, we now turn from his proclamation of Christ’s death and resurrection to his teaching on the Lord’s second coming. For Paul, the Lord’s return at the end of ...»
In our continuing catechesis on the teaching of Saint Paul, we now turn to his proclamation of the resurrection. In preaching Jesus Christ risen from the dead, Paul was concerned to “hand on” what he himself had “received” ...»
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our continuing catechesis on Saint Paul, we now consider the central place of the Cross of Jesus Christ in his preaching. Paul’s encounter with the glorified Lord on the way to Damascus convinced him that ...»
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our continuing catechesis on Saint Paul, we now consider the centrality of Jesus Christ in his teaching. Paul preaches Christ as the crucified and glorified Lord, alive and present within the Church. He proclaims ...»
