Rudolf Gehrig of EWTN Vatican sat down with Archbishop Georg Gänswein during the “Benedict XVI Forum.”

He asked the Archbishop, “Why was it so important for you to come here to Altötting for the Benedict Forum?”

“Your question surprises me!” Mons. Gänswein replied.

It was no surprise that Archbishop Georg Gänswein was happy to come to Germany to participate in the second "Benedict XVI Forum.”

Gänswein in His Own Words

Archbishop Georg Gänswein was Pope Benedict XVI's private secretary for 19 years. Hardly anyone came as close to the Pope from Germany as he did. At the “Benedict XVI Forum” in Altötting, Bavaria, Gänswein spoke with Andreas Thonhauser, the EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief.

From Rome to the World: Evangelization Rooted in Truth and Beauty

Rome holds a central place in illuminating the Catholic principles of Truth and Beauty, serving as a historical and spiritual epicenter for the faith. The city guides all who visit toward the ultimate truth and beauty, as best expressed by the psalmist in Psalm 27:4: "All I ask and this I seek is to dwell in the house of the Lord, and to gaze at His Beauty for ever and ever!"