Footage of Holy Father on Vacation

Some rare footage of Benedict XVI during his current vacation in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome, courtesy of Rome Reports.

During his summer holiday which ends next week, the Holy Father has been working on the third volume of his book, Jesus of Nazareth. The next volume will be dedicated to the ‘Gospel Infancy Narratives’. The manuscript for the second volume on the Passion and Resurrection has been completed and is currently with translators.

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis