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Pope Benedict XVI spoke on Saturday to the Patriarchs and Major Archbishop of the Eastern Catholic Churches in a meeting at Castel Gandolfo. The Pope announced a special meeting of the Synod of Bishops to discuss the Church in the Middle East. He noted that this meeting will strengthen the communion of these churches with the Successor of Peter, and he also emphasized the special role of the Eastern Catholic Church in ecumenical and interreligious dialogue. He said the Universal Church can learn from the experience the Eastern Churches have gathered since the first Christian millennium. Pope Benedict ended his remarks by making a special appeal for peace in the Middle East.

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In his Regina Coeli address in St Peters Square on Pentecost Sunday, Pope Benedict spoke of the Holy Spirit as being the soul of the Church. He said that without the Holy Spirit the Church would have been reduced to a large historical movement, perhaps a humanitarian kind of agency. The church in reality, the Holy Father went on to say, is continually moulded and driven by the Spirit of God. It is a living body, whose vitality is the fruit of the invisible divine Spirit. After inviting everyone to learn from the example of Mary, Marvellous icon of the Church, the Pope expressed his delight at an initiative of solidarity by the San Lorenzo International Youth Centre in Rome which involves car ...

A procession took place on Saturday in the Vatican Gardens marking an end to the Marian month of May. The Rosary was recited from the church of the St Stephen of the Abyssinians to the Cave of Lourdes. A sea of lights welcomed the arrival of Pope Benedict, after the short liturgy of the Word, recited by the Vicar General of Vatican City, Cardinal Angelo Comastri. In his meditation the Pope stressed the relationship between Mary and the Holy Spirit, pointing to the coincidence of the conclusion of this Marian month and the eve of Pentecost. Mary, said the Holy Father, had a privileged and unbreakable relationship with the Holy Spirit and was together with the disciples in the Cenecle awaiting its arri ...

Pope Benedict on Sunday presided over a mass marking the feast of Pentecost during which he reflected on both spiritual and biological pollution saying, What air is for biological life, the Holy Spirit is for spiritual life; and just as an atmospheric pollution exists that poisons the environment and living organisms, there is also a pollution of the heart and the spirit that mortifies and poisons spiritual existence. He went on to say that the two images used to describe the importance of this feast are that of the storm and the fire. The Pope explained that the fire was the Holy Spirit which was brought to earth by Jesus. The way to receive this fire continued Pope Benedict was through the ...

Pope Benedict XVI met on Monday with the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko. They discussed the present international situation, as well as the relations between the Holy See and Ukraine. A communiqué also said the two sides are dedicated to finding a just solution to outstanding issues between the Holy See and Ukraine. They also spoke of the contributions the Catholic Church has made to the Ukrainian society, as well as the importance of ecumenical dialogue. After the meeting Pope Benedict gave President Yushchenko a papal medallion and a reproduction of an ancient image of St. Peters. The President gave the Pope a large marble bust of the Holy Father.

In his Regina Coeli address in St Peters Square on Pentecost Sunday, Pope Benedict spoke of the Holy Spirit as being the soul of the Church. He said that without the Holy Spirit the Church would have been reduced to a large historical movement, perhaps a humanitarian kind of agency. The church in reality, the Holy Father went on to say, is continually moulded and driven by the Spirit of God. It is a living body, whose vitality is the fruit of the invisible divine Spirit. After inviting everyone to learn from the example of Mary, Marvellous icon of the Church, the Pope expressed his delight at an initiative of solidarity by the San Lorenzo International Youth Centre in Rome which involves car ...

Pope Benedict on Sunday presided over a mass marking the feast of Pentecost during which he reflected on both spiritual and biological pollution saying, What air is for biological life, the Holy Spirit is for spiritual life; and just as an atmospheric pollution exists that poisons the environment and living organisms, there is also a pollution of the heart and the spirit that mortifies and poisons spiritual existence. He went on to say that the two images used to describe the importance of this feast are that of the storm and the fire. The Pope explained that the fire was the Holy Spirit which was brought to earth by Jesus. The way to receive this fire continued Pope Benedict was through the ...

A procession took place on Saturday in the Vatican Gardens marking an end to the Marian month of May. The Rosary was recited from the church of the St Stephen of the Abyssinians to the Cave of Lourdes. A sea of lights welcomed the arrival of Pope Benedict, after the short liturgy of the Word, recited by the Vicar General of Vatican City, Cardinal Angelo Comastri. In his meditation the Pope stressed the relationship between Mary and the Holy Spirit, pointing to the coincidence of the conclusion of this Marian month and the eve of Pentecost. Mary, said the Holy Father, had a privileged and unbreakable relationship with the Holy Spirit and was together with the disciples in the Cenecle awaiting its arri ...

In the Vatican this morning the President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus was received in private audience by Benedict XVI . The pope welcomed the President in the Clementine Hall. Following this audience the Vatican Press Office officially announced the Holy Father would go on a pastoral visit to the Czech Republic from the 26 to the 28 September, visiting Prague, Brno and Stara Boleslav.

In the Vatican this morning the President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus was received in private audience by Benedict XVI . The pope welcomed the President in the Clementine Hall. Following this audience the Vatican Press Office officially announced the Holy Father would go on a pastoral visit to the Czech Republic from the 26 to the 28 September, visiting Prague, Brno and Stara Boleslav.

The Church is not only a spiritual reality, but she also lives within human history. Benedict XVI highlighted this during the opening speech of the Diocesan Ecclesial Conference on May 26th in the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. The theme of the conference is Ecclesial Membership and Pastoral Responsibility. The conference will be in progress until May 29th.After the Second Vatican Council, which sought a genuine and profound renewal within the continuity of one ecclesial reality, the laity must progress beyond simply collaborating with the clergy to a greater share in the responsibility of the Churchs activity.The Pope noted that many of the Churchs baptized members do not feel a part of th ...

The Church is not only a spiritual reality, but she also lives within human history. Benedict XVI highlighted this during the opening speech of the Diocesan Ecclesial Conference on May 26th in the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. The theme of the conference is Ecclesial Membership and Pastoral Responsibility. The conference will be in progress until May 29th.After the Second Vatican Council, which sought a genuine and profound renewal within the continuity of one ecclesial reality, the laity must progress beyond simply collaborating with the clergy to a greater share in the responsibility of the Churchs activity.The Pope noted that many of the Churchs baptized members do not feel a part of th ...

May the example of Saints Cyril and Methodius inspire Europe to live according to its Christian roots.Benedict XVI underlined this in his address to Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov, who was received in audience on May 22nd, together with representatives of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches for the annual Feast of Saints Cyril and Methodius.The Pope expressed hope that the values of solidarity and justice, of freedom and peace find even greater force and solidity in Christ's eternal teaching, as translated into the lives of His disciples in all times .

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Although walls can easily be built, we all know that they do not last for ever. They can be taken down.During the farewell ceremony in Bethlehem, the Pope once again made a renewed call for openness and generosity of spirit, for an end to intolerance and exclusion. To eliminate divisions, it is above all necessary to remove the walls that we build around our hearts, the barriers that we set up against our neighbors.No matter how intractable and deeply entrenched a conflict may appear to be, Benedict XVI concluded, There are always grounds to hope that it can be resolved, that the patient and persevering efforts of those who work for peace and reconciliation will bear fruit in the end.

Jews, Muslims and Christians alike call this city their spiritual home. How much needs to be done to make it truly a city of peace for all peoples.Benedict XVI reiterated this during the homily of the Mass celebrated on Tuesday, May 12th, in the Valley of Josaphat in front of the Basilica of the Gethsemane and the Mount of Olives.There should be no place within these walls for narrowness, discrimination, violence and injustice. Believers in a God of mercy whether they identify themselves as Jews, Christians or Muslims must be the first to promote this culture of reconciliation and peace, however painstakingly slow the process may be, and however burdensome the weight of past memories.The dep ...

Peace is first of all a divine gift. Those were the words of Pope Benedict XVI in his visit with the President of Israel. The Pope reminded Israel of the just aspiration of the security of every nation and individual but that it must be subjected to the rights of every person embedded in a profound relationship with God who is the source of life and the fundamental unity of the human family.Political, Civil and Religious leaders must focus on realizing the aspirations of liberty and justice of the people entrusted to them. I hear, the Pope said, the cry of those who live in this country who invoke justice, peace, respect for their dignity, security, a daily life free from fear and foreign threats and ...

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