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Latest from the Pope

Pope Benedicts Message for World Youth Day 2008

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/messages/youth/documents/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20070720_youth_en.html


Angelus for Sunday July 22nd 07

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/angelus/2007/documents/hf_ben-xvi_ang_20070722_en.html


Papal Homily for Sts Peter and Paul

http://www.zenit.org/article-20193?l=english



Latest from the Holy Father

On the Heart of Christian Life

http://www.zenit.org/article-20132?l=english


Papal Address at Vatican Library

http://www.zenit.org/article-20119?l=english


Pope's Letter on Florentine Saint

http://www.zenit.org/article-20108?l=english

Summorum Pontificum

The English Translation is available at the following link:

http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2007/07/apostolic-letter-summorum-pontificum-of.html


The Popes Letter to the Bishops regarding Summorum Pontificum can be found here:

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/letters/2007/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20070707_lettera-vescovi_en.html

Latest from the Pope

Pope Benedict's Motu Proprio "Summorum Pontificum" on the Latin Mass is expected to be released this Saturday July 7th.  The document should  be available at the following address for Motu Proprio's.  (We will update the site once the document is officially released) 

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/motu_proprio/index_en.htm


Papal Address to Orthodox Archbishop of Cyprus

http://www.zenit.org/article-20052?l=english


Common Declaration of Pope and Chrysostomos II

http://www.zenit.org/article-20050?l=english


This weeks Papal Audience reflected on St Basil

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/audiences/2007/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20070704_en.html



The Angelus for Sunday July 1st 07

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/angelus/2007/documents/hf_ben-xvi_ang_20070701_en.html


Homily for the Feast of Peter and Paul

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/homilies/2007/documents/hf_ben-xvi_hom_20070629_pallio_en.html

Latest Papal Documents

Pope Benedict's Letter to Chinese Catholics

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/letters/2007/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20070527_china_en.html

Explanatory Note regarding The Letter To Chinese Catholics

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/letters/2007/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20070527_china-note_en.html


Papal Audience for Wednesday June 27th 07

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/audiences/2007/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20070627_en.html


Motu Proprio for the Norms for the Election of Supreme Pontiff

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/motu_proprio/documents/hf_ben-xvi_motu-proprio_20070611_de-electione_lt.html


Address To The Participants In The First European Meeting of University Lecturers

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2007/june/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20070623_european-univ_en.html


Papal Audience for Wednesday June 20th 07




Athanasius of Alexandria was the topic of Pope Benedict's weekly audience today.
Athanasius was widely known in both the Eastern and Western Churches.  He is well
known for his defense of the belief in the full divinity and oneness of Christ with the Father.
He was one of the great models of Christian leaders in the Egyptian Church

Read the full text Here

On Peace, a Call From Assisi

Here is the link for the text of Pope Benedict's address following the Angelus given yesterday at the Basilica of St Francis.

http://www.zenit.org/article-19897?l=english

Papal Visit to Assisi




Pope Benedict will be traveling to Assisi Sunday June 17th 07 for a Pastoral visit.
Once published you may read the texts at the following url:

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/travels/2007/index_assisi_en.htm

Translation of Pope Benedict's Homily for the Feast of Corpus Christi is finally Available!!

As has become custom within this papacy we seem to have some delays in the availability of the translation of Pope Benedict's documents.  Let us pray for the Curia that the Lord will help those who seem to have difficulty providing accurate and timely translations.

To read the Holy Father's Homily for Corpus Christi  visit the link below.

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/homilies/2007/documents/hf_ben-xvi_hom_20070607_corpus-christi_en.html 

Papal Audience for June 13th 07

Eusebius of Caesarea.

Today's audience Pope Benedict reflected upon Eusebius of Caesarea one of the early Church writers, whose most noted work was 'Ecclesiastical History', a compilation of documents pertaining to life in the early Church.

Read the Full text here