Benedict XVI

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265th Pope of the Catholic Church

Beginning Pontificate	19,24.IV.2005
End Pontificate	28.II.2013
Secular Name	Joseph Ratzinger
Birth	Marktl am Inn (Bavaria)
Website	http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/index.htm

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BENEDICT XVI

Homilies 2008

31 December 2008, Vespers and Te Deum

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24 December 2008: Christmas - Midnight Mass

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30 November 2008: Pastoral Visit to the Basilica of St Lawrence Outside the Walls on the occasion of the 1750th anniversary of the martyrdom of St Lawrence

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29 November 2008: Celebration of First Vespers of the First Sunday of Advent

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3 November 2008: Mass in suffrage for Cardinals and Bishops who have died in the past year

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26 October 2008: Cappella Papale for the conclusion of the 12th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

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19 October 2008: Holy Mass in the square in front of the Pontifical Shrine of Pompeii

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12 October 2008: Cappella Papale for the Canonization of Gaetano Errico, Mary Bernard Bütler, Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception and Narcisa de Jesús Martillo Morán

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5 October 2008: Cappella Papale for the Opening of the 12th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Basilica of St Paul Outside-the-Walls

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9 October 2008: Cappella Papale for the late Pope Pius XII on the 50th anniversary of his death

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21 September 2008: Holy Mass and Dedication of the Altar in the Cathedral of Albano

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15 September 2008: Eucharistic Celebration for the sick in the Esplanade in front of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary in Lourdes

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14 September 2008: Eucharistic Celebration on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes

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13 September 2008: Torchlight procession at Rosary Square in Lourdes

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13 September 2008: Eucharistic Celebration on the Esplanade des Invalides (Paris)

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12 September 2008: Celebration of Vespers with priests, religious, seminarians and deacons gathered at Notre-Dame Cathedral (Paris)

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10 September 2008: Funeral Mass for Cardinal Antonio Innocenti

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7 September 2008: Eucharistic Celebration in the esplanade in front of the Shrine of Our Lady of Bonaria, Cagliari

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15 August 2008: Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Mass at the Parish of Saint Thomas of Villanova in Castel Gandolfo

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20 July 2008: Holy Mass for the 23rd World Youth Day at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney

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19 July 2008: Holy Mass with the Australian Bishops, seminarians and novices (with the Consecration of the new altar) at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney

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29 June 2008: Eucharistic Concelebration on the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul

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28 June 2008: First Vespers of the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, on the occasion of the opening of the Pauline Year (Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls)

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22 June 2008: Homily delivered via satellite on the occasion of the closing Mass of the 49th International Eucharistic Congress in Québec (Canada)

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15 June 2008: Eucharistic Celebration at Saint Apollinaris Wharf at the Port of Brindisi

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14 June 2008: Eucharistic Celebration in the square in front of the Shrine of Santa Maria "de finibus terrae" in Santa Maria di Leuca

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23 May 2008: Eucharistic Celebration in suffrage of Cardinal Bernardin Gantin

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22 May 2008: Solemnity of the Sacred Body and Blood of Christ - Mass and Eucharistic Procession

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18 May 2008: Eucharistic Concelebration in Piazza della Vittoria, Genoa

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17 May 2008: Eucharistic Concelebration in Piazza del Popolo, Savona

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11 May 2008: Eucharistic Celebration on the Solemnity of Pentecost

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27 April 2008: Holy Mass with Priestly Ordinations

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23 April 2008: Funeral Mass for Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo

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20 April 2008: Homily during the celebration of Holy Mass at New York's Yankee Stadium

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19 April 2008: Homily during the celebration of a Votive Mass for the Universal Church with priests, men and women religious in St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York

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17 April 2008: Holy Mass at the Washington Nationals Stadium in Washington D.C.

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7 April 2008: Liturgy of the Word on the occasion of the memory of the witnesses to the faith who died during the 20th and 21st century held in the Basilica of St Bartholomew on Tiber Island

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2 April 2008: Third Anniversary of the death of the Servant of God Supreme Pontiff John Paul II

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22 March 2008: Easter Vigil

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20 March 2008: Mass of the Lord's Supper

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20 March 2008: Chrism Mass

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17 March 2008: Holy Mass of suffrage for H.E. Msgr. Paulos Faraj Rahho, Archbishop of Mossul of the Chaldeans

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16 March 2008: Palm Sunday - 23rd World Youth Day

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13 March 2008: Penitential Celebration with the Youth of the Diocese of Rome in preparation for the 23rd World Youth Day

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9 March 2008: Holy Mass marking the 25th anniversary of the San Lorenzo International Youth Center

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24 February 2008: Pastoral visit to the Parish of 'Santa Maria Liberatrice' at Monte Testaccio in Rome

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6 February 2008: "Statio" and Penitential Procession from the Basilica of St. Anselm to the Basilica of St Sabina - Holy Mass, Blessing and Imposition of the Ashes

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1st February 2008: Liturgy of Vespers on the occasion of the visit to the Roman Major Seminary on the Feast of Our Lady of Trust

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25 January 2008: First Vespers for the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

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13 January 2008: Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

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6 January 2008: Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord

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1st January 2008: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

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The Holy See

Homilies 2008