Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI welcomes church movements to Rome at Pentecost, encouraging them to be “light in a bewildered world.”

Pointing to peace: Pope Benedict’s visit to the Holy Land addressed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, nurtured local Catholics and skirted an interfaith controversy.

Anxious, hopeful anticipation: this was how people in the U.S. awaited Pope Benedict XVI for a week in April. They found him a compassionate listener who wanted to truly understand their problems and needs, whether it was education, fear of terrorism, issues surrounding poverty, youth and families, materialism or moral relativism...

In his first trip to the U.S., Benedict XVI’s open and sincere encounter with our multicultural society was a profound and affectionate exchange...

Insight from Pope Benedict at Chiara Lubich’s death and funeral, describing her as a “woman of intrepid faith, messenger of hope and peace”

"The world is in urgent need of Catholics who work to protect the environment," Pope Benedict XVI said at a meeting with 500,000 young people in Loreto, Italy.

Pope Benedict XVI, addressing participants at the assembly of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications in March, offered his views about the media today.

“Every home can become a small church." Pope Benedict comments on the role of families and the lay faithful in keeping the faith alive and spreading.

Some 80 scholars and experts from 20 countries participated in the International Conference on Climate Change and Development organized by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace in Rome. Pope Benedict XVI spoke of a lifestyle that respects the environment and the needs of all around the world.

Pope Benedict XVI on the 41st World Communications Day invites us to reflect on the formation of children and on the less obvious but no less important aspect, the formation of the media.