Papal Visit
Here you can find primary and secondary resources to explore and reflect on Pope Benedict's ministry as leader of the global Church.
These include an animation "Fullness of Life", a powerpoint "If the Church were 100 people" and "Pope for a Day" one-hour activity. Some resources from this page were used at Pope Benedict XVI’s 'Big Assembly' for young people and children during his visit to the UK.
'We all travelled together and we've had a great time. Our schools are watching this live on TV! We can't wait to return and tell them what we heard, what we saw and that we met the Pope.'- Children from schools in Northampton diocese
3500 children and young people from schools across England, Wales and Scotland gathered together at St Mary's University College in Twickenham to meet Pope Benedict and listened to his message.
To get a glimpse of the excitement of the day, and hear from some of the young people present, download this powerpoint.
Hyde Park Films
View the inspiring films celebrating the Catholic community that were shown at the Papal Vigil at Hyde Park: The heart that sees, The heart that serves and The heart that seeks justice.
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On this page you can also find primary and secondary resources to explore and reflect on Pope Benedict's ministry as leader of the global Church.
Some resources from this page were used at Pope Benedict XVI’s 'Big Assembly' for young people and children during his visit to the UK, and there are extra films and presentations available below to help your class explore the themes further.
The Global Church
Why is Pope Benedict's visit such a big event? If the Church were a hundred people, how would that look? How many Catholics are there worldwide, and what kind of a force for change does that represent? Explore all these issues and more, in our powerpoint presentation, 'Global Church' , which can be used for upper primary and secondary classes.
Use our 'Pope for a day' activities, together with the films below, to explore global issues in the context of the papal message.
Download these activities to use with the film clips below.
Extra resources to help young people explore the themes and messages of Pope Benedict's visit.
Extra resources to use with primary classes, helping children explore the themes and messages of Pope Benedict's visit.
