Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI's Urbi et Orbi Blessing

Urbi et Orbi, literally "to the City [of Rome] and to the World," was a standard opening of Roman proclamations. Nowadays the term is used to denote a papal address and Apostolic Blessing that is addressed to the City of Rome and to the entire world.

The blessing takes place at each Easter and Christmas celebration in Rome from the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica. Part of the urbi et orbi blessing is the remission of all temporal punishment due to sin through a plenary indulgence attached to the Papal blessing.

The blessings at Christmas and Easter are broadcast throughout the world by the European Broadcasting Union. The remission and forgiveness of sins is not only granted to the people in St. Peter's Square but also to Catholics watching the ceremony on television and listening on radio. Before this blessing the Pope gives an address to the crowd and to the world, with seasonal greetings in many of the major world languages.

Urbi et orbi is also used at St. Peter's at the Papal inauguration and, on very rare occasions, as the blessing of pilgrims and during the Holy Year (Jubilee).

The main phrase of the blessing ends Et benedictio Dei omnipotentis, Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti descendat super vos et maneat semper (And may the blessing of Almighty God, + the Father, + the Son, and + the Holy Spirit, descend on you and remain with you always).

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[MARTINKUK1]

Urbi et Orbi - to the city and to the world is the blessing that every Pope gives twice a year + once in a lifetime: the day he is elected + every Christmas and Easter. Though the video is not very good quality, thanks anyway

[Sheti]

Hi, is not so easy to record with a 12/18X zoom by free hands.. :))

[sailorwinxgirl]

I first thought urbi et orbi where cartoon figures or something, shame on me

[TheVittoricci]

Coraggio a tutti quelli che ha l'assenza di una persona amata e che sono triste ma Dio è la prendete la forza nella vostra Disperazione e voi diventerete Forte ascoltate questi canti che vi danno anche pace ed amore Gioioso Natale Écoutez sullo stesso sito Gazza Gesù Riccivittorio o Inno Glorioso ha il Santo Antoine di Padova - riccicittorio Un grande Grazie che Dio Protège videtti a voi tu

[fountain1102]

Kaskade,

Roberto's used to be wonderful. Very near St. Peter's, about two blocks or so, on a side street paralled to Via Conciliazione. I've been there quite a few times.

[Kaskade2009]

hi....I am planning to go to Rome in Janurary and was wondering if there was any restaurants that anyone could reccommend (whoever has been to Rome) that are popular, within the area of SAN PIETRO....Thank u

[DannyCFC]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who takes a snapshot by mistake! Good video, well done keeping it steady! Why do people wander around like that?!!!

[abbabanana]

i think its a pretty good video...cause if you have been to the vatican, you know just hoe far away the Pope is from the audience, therefore is hard to get a steady and clear pic/video!!