Pope Benedict XVI, is our current successor to St. Peter and consequently the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. It was on St. Peter that Christ founded His Church (Matthew 16:18), and the Holy Father has led us into a deeper love for Christ. For more information including homilies, letters, and much more, visit the Vatican by clicking on the picture above.
2009 Anno Domini:
- Wears a fiddleback to the Mass on the Epiphany (January 2009)
- Holy Communion to be Given Only to the Kneeling (April 2009)
- Corpus Christi (June 2009)
- Meets with the President of Malta (June 2009)
- Sacred Heart Feastday (June 2009)
- Mass before the Relics of St. Padre Pio (June 2009)
- Vespers for Sts. Peter and Paul (June 2009)
- Presentation of the Pallium to 34 new Archbishops (June 2009)
- Vespers in the Restored Pauline Chapel (July 2009)
- Meets President Obama and the First Lady (July 2009)
- Priests are to be Witnesses of Love (August 2009)
2008 Anno Domini:
- Baptism of the Lord Ad Orientem in the Sistine Chapel (Jan 2008)
- Homily on 20th Century Martyrs (April 2008)
- Mass on 3rd Anniversary of John Paul ll's Death (April 2008)
- Wears Pascal Mozzetta (April 2008)
- 50th Anniversary of Pope Pius XII's Death (October 2008)
2007 Anno Domini:
- 3,000,000 visit him in 2007
- First Vespers for Advent (December 2007)
- Urges Eucharistic Adoration (June 2007)
- Recognizes Franz Jaegerstaetter as a Martyr (June 2007)
- Pope Benedict XVI canonizes four saints (June 2007)
- 21 men ordained in the Legionaries of Christ (April 2007)
- Prays before the remains of St. Augustine (April 2007)
- Benedict XVI writes on evolution (April 2007)
- Easter Urbi et Orbi Address (April 2007)
- Holy Week (April 2007)
- Mass for Palm Sunday (April 2007)
- "Hell Exists" (Mar 2007)
- Benedict XVI Extols Sacrament of Penance (Feb 2007)
- Mass for World Day of the Sick (Feb 2007)
- Address for World Youth Day 2007 (Feb 2007)
- Pope Benedict XVI: Tighten up Annulment Criteria (Jan 2007)
- The Blessing of Lambs (Jan 2007)
2006 Anno Domini:
- He gives his Urbi et Orbi Address (Dec 2006)
- Celebrates Midnight Mass (Dec 2006)
- He reminds us that the Nativity of Jesus is real (Dec 2006)
- He visits the Muslim country of Turkey (Nov - Dec 2006)
- Pope Benedict XVI speaks on Cloistered Monasteries (Nov 2006)
- Pope to combat poverty (Nov 2006)
- He reminds the Faithful that mortal sin leads to damnation (Nov 2006)
- All Saints and All Souls Day (Nov 2006)
- Pope Benedict XVI visits Pontifical Lateran University (Oct 2006)
- Prayers needed for the Holy Father (Sept 2006)
- Support for the Holy Father (Sept 2006)
- Starts 6-day trip to Bavaria Germany (Sept 2006)
- Meets and admonishes Canadian bishops (Sept 2006)
- Pope Benedict XVI's message to Canadian Bishops (Sept 2006)
- He visits "Veronica's veil" in Italy (Sept 2006)
- Vatican abolishes Christmas concert (Aug 2006)
- Pope Benedict XVI's Assumption Homily (Aug 2006)
- Pope Benedict XVI is interviewed (Aug 2006)
- He visits a Marian Church and prays for peace (Aug 2006)
- He visits a Swiss monastery and a kennel for St. Bernards (Aug 2006)
- He takes a vacation at the papal summer residence (See Photos)
- The Holy Father goes on a 26 hr. trip to Valencia, Spain (July 2006)
- He meets with President Arroyo of the Philippines (June 2006)
- Corpus Christi (June 2006)
- Pope Benedict XVI: "Priest to be an expert at the spiritual life" (June 2006)
- The Holy Father celebrates Pentecost (June 2006)
- He meets with ecclesial movements on the Vigil of Pentecost (June 2006)
- He ends May, the month of Mary, with a blessing (May 2006)
- Pope Benedict XVI visits Poland
- He meets with Hugo Chavez (May 2006)
- He ordains 15 on World Day of Prayer for Vocations (May 2006)
- 43rd World Day of Prayer for Vocations (May 2006)
- Children are neglected in a loveless society (Apr 2006)
- He calls for beatification standards to be raised (Apr 2006)
- One Year with Benedict XVI (Apr 2006)
- His 79th Birthday and Easter Sunday (Apr 2006)
- Easter Vigil (Apr 2006)
- Good Friday (Apr 2006)
- Continues to stand for pro-life values (Apr 2006)
- Calls for fasting for Iraq (Apr 2006)
- Pope Benedict XVI remembers John Paul ll, one year after his death (Apr 2006)
- Pope Benedict XVI installs the new Cardinals (Mar 2006)
- His Message for the Feast of St. Joseph (Mar 2006)
- The Church and Christ are inseperable (Mar 2006)
- Our Journey in the Shadows (Mar 2006)
- His words on the Human Embryo (Mar 2006)
- Papal title "Patriarch of the West" dropped (Mar 2006)
- Ash Wednesday 2006 Audience Speech (Mar 2006)
- He elevates the first cardinals in his pontificate (Feb 2006)
- He celebrates the Solemnity of the Baptism of Jesus (Jan 2006)
- His first encyclical, "Deus Caritas Est" released (Jan 2006)
- He celebrates the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Jan 2006)
2005 Anno Domini:
- Why do the popes have a theological advisor?
- He says "God loves every embryo" (Dec 2005)
- Christmas Day Address (Dec 2005)
- Christmas 2005, Midnight Mass with Pope Benedict XVI (Dec 2005)
- Pope Benedict opens 43 for Beatification (Dec 2005)
- His words on the Silence of St. Joseph (Dec 2005)
- "Jesus is your true friend" (Oct 2005)
- His First Synod as Pope, the Synod on the Eucharist ends (Oct 2005)
- He visits a children's hospital in Rome
- The faith in two words: Jesus and love (Sept 26, 2005)
- Homily as Cardinal Ratzinger at the Funeral Mass of Pope John Paul ll (Apr 2005)
Quotations:
- Quotation 1
- Quotation 2 from Deus Caritas Est
- Quotation 3 from WYD
- Quotation 4 from a January 2006 address
Papal Trips:
- World Youth Day 2005 in Cologne, Germany - August 2005
- Poland - May 26-28, 2006
- Valencia, Spain - July 8-9, 2006
- Bavaria, Germany - September 9-14, 2006
- Turkey - November 28 - December 1, 2006
- Brazil - May 9-14, 2007
- Austria - September 7-9, 2007
- United States of America/UN - April 15-21, 2008
- World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney, Austria - July 2008
- France - September 12-15, 2008
- Holy Land - May 8-15, 2009
- American Catholic has a page dedicated to further trips.
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