“My brother and I were both altar boys, we both served Mass. It was soon clear to us, first to me and then to him, that our life would be at the service of the Church” – Msgr Georg Ratzinger

The miracle relates to the healing of a baby in the womb whose life, and that of her mother's, were under threat.

“More than in the Vatican Gardens, with their beauty, your goodness is the place where I dwell: I feel protected” Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI tells Pope Francis.

“We need to be aware of our sins and have the courage to drop the stones that we aim at others and think about the wrong we do”.

“Church renewal is coming primarily through an emphasis on collegiality and the restoration of the synodal process to what it was intended to be in Vatican II" - Austen Ivereigh.

Ireland should consider re-appointing a resident ambassador to the Vatican Deputy Michael McNamara suggests.