FAREWELL CEREMONY ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI International Airport of Porto Mr President, Distinguished Authorities, Dear Brother Bishops, Dear Friends, At the conclusion of my visit, my heart is filled with vivid memories of a great many moments from my pilgrimage to Portugal. I shall long remember the heartfelt and affectionate welcome that you accorded me, the warmth and spontaneity with which bonds of communion were established with the groups that I was able to encounter, the hard work that went into the preparation and realization of the pastoral programme. Continue Reading..After remarks from President Cavaco, Pope Benedict said goodbye to the Bishops of Portugal as well as various Portuguese dignitaries. If you missed this morning's live coverage of the Pope's final Mass and farewell ceremony, it will air once again on Salt + Light Television, Friday evening, May 14th, at 8pm ET/5pm PT. Salt + Light would like to acknowledge Father John Bertao, of the Archdiocese of Toronto, for being our guest throughout our live coverage and providing our viewers with commentary that gave us valuable insight into the Holy Father's journey. We would also like to thank Catholic News Service Rome Bureau Chief John Thavis for providing us with on-the ground reports from Portugal as he traveled with the Vatican Press Corp throughout this visit. Thank you for watching Salt + Light's coverage of Pope Benedict XVI's Apostolic Visit to Portugal. We'll see you again in less than a month when the Holy Father visits Cyprus from June 4th to 6th! Visit our website in the coming weeks for broadcast details. - CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via Catholic Press Photo
In this month of June, the Holy Father invites us to pray that the world might grow in compassion, that each one of us might find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus, and from his Heart, learn to have compassion on the world.
Gianpaolo gives us a behind the scenes look at his upcoming Behold segment on the York University Catholic Chaplaincy.
On Sunday, June 8, 2025, Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for the Jubilee of Movements, Associations, and New Communities and spoke about how the Holy Spirit helps the apostles overcome "their fear, shatters their inner chains, heals their wounds, anoints them with strength and grants them the courage to go out to all and to proclaim God’s mighty works."
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents, and the Elderly and referred to Pope Francis and mentioned spouses who have been beatified and canonized, like the parents of St. Therese of the Child Jesus.
Pope Leo XIV chose his name primarily to highlight his most recent namesake Leo XIII, whose "historic encyclical Rerum Novarum addressed the social question" to the challenges of his time. What concerns does the encyclical address? How does it speak to its time? And what has been its legacy 134 years later?