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

Speeches 2009 May

Vigil for the conclusion of the Marian month of May (May 30, 2009)

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Meeting with the children of the Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood (May 30, 2009)

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To the new Ambassador of Benin to the Holy See (May 29, 2009)

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To the new Ambassador of Burkina Faso to the Holy See (May 29, 2009)

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To the new Ambassador of the Republic of India to the Holy See (May 29, 2009)

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To the new Ambassador of Mongolia to the Holy See (May 29, 2009)

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To the new Ambassador of the Republic of Namibia to the Holy See (May 29, 2009)

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To the new Ambassador of New Zealand to the Holy See (May 29, 2009)

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To the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to the Holy See (May 29, 2009)

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To the new Ambassador of South Africa to the Holy See (May 29, 2009)

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To new Ambassadors accredited to the Holy See (May 29, 2009)

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To the General Assembly of the Italian Episcopal Conference (May 28, 2009)

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Inauguration of the Ecclesial Convention of the Diocese of Rome at the Basilica of Saint John Lateran (May 26, 2009)

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To the community of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (May 23, 2009)

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To the President of the Republic of Bulgaria (May 22, 2009)

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To the President of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (May 22, 2009)

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To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Peru on their ad Limina visit (May 18, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Interview of the Holy Father during the flight back from the Holy Land (May 15, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Departure ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv (May 15, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Visit to the Armenian patriarchal church of St. James in Jerusalem (May 15, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Visit to the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem (May 15, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Ecumenical meeting in the Throne Hall of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem (May 15, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Meeting with the religious leaders of Galilee in the Auditorium of the Shrine of the Annunciation in Nazareth (May 14, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Farewell ceremony in the courtyard of the Presidential Palace (May 13, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Visit to the Refugee Camp Al Aida' in Bethlehem (May 13, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Visit to the Caritas Baby Hospital in Bethlehem (May 13, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Welcoming ceremony in the square in front of the presidential palace, in Bethlehem (May 13, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Short visit to the Co-Cathedral of the Latins in Jerusalem (May 12, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Courtesy visit to the two Chief Rabbis of Jerusalem at Hechal Shlomo Center in Jerusalem (May 12, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Prayer at the Western Wall (May 12, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Courtesy visit to the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem at the Mount of the Temple (May 12, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Meeting with organizations involved in interreligious dialogue at the Auditorium of Notre Dame Center in Jerusalem (May 11, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Signature during the visit to Yad Vashem Memorial in Jerusalem (May 11, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Visit to Yad Vashem Memorial in Jerusalem (May 11, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Courtesy visit to the President of the State of Israel at the presidential palace in Jerusalem (May 11, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Welcoming ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport of Tel Aviv (May 11, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Farewell ceremony at Queen Alia International Airport of Amman (May 11, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Blessing of the foundation stones of the Latin and Greek Melkite churches at Bethany beyond the Jordan (May 10, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Meeting with Muslim religious leaders, members of the Diplomatic Corps and Rectors of universities in Jordan in front of the mosque al-Hussein bin Talal in Amman (May 9, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Blessing of the foundation stone of Madaba University of the Latin Patriarchate (May 9, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Visit to the ancient Basilica of the Memorial of Moses at Mount Nebo (May 9, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Visit to the Regina Pacis Center of Amman (May 8, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Welcoming ceremony at Queen Alia International Airport of Amman (May 8, 2009)

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Interview of the Holy Father during the flight to the Holy Land (May 8, 2009)

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To the Swiss Guard recruits and their relatives on the occasion of the swearing-in ceremony (May 7, 2009)

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To participants in the fifteenth Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences (May 4, 2009)

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To members of the Papal Foundation (May 2, 2009)

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The Holy See

Speeches 2009 May