St. Monica an example to Christian parents, says Pope

August 31, 2009

In his Sunday Angelus address, delivered at Castel Gandolfo, Pope Benedict recalled the example of St. Monica and other saintly parents who helped lead their children to holiness. The Pontiff also noted that Pope John Paul II’s 1981 apostolic exhortation Familiaris consortio can help Christian families seek sanctity in our own time. After the Angelus, Pope Benedict drew attention to September 1, the “Day of Safeguarding Creation” in Italy, and urged industrialized nations to “cooperate responsibly for the future of the planet.”

 

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Further information:

• Angelus address (August 30, 2009)
• Pope Benedict XVI Recites Angelus at Castel Gandolfo (Vatican Radio)
• St. Monica Led Son to God, Says Pope (Zenit)
• Pontiff: Italy's Green Day "Significant" (Zenit)
• Familiaris consortio