Vatican News
Catholics are all missionaries, reminds priest heading papal mission society
Ahead of World Mission Sunday, the priest heading a papal society for the spread of the faith has said all... Read more
Court denies Vatican bank’s efforts to reclaim millions
An appeal from the Holy See's "bank" to recover millions of dollars frozen by Italian authorities in September has been... Read more
Vatican synod sees growing concern over Islam
The need for more interfaith dialogue and greater Christian-Muslim understanding has been a key theme in the month-long meeting of... Read more
New cardinal, 82, says his research in bioethics to continue
Bishop Elio Sgreccia, the 82-year old former head of the Pontifical Academy of Life, expressed surprise at being named a... Read more
Pope says Elizabeth of Hungary a model for those in authority
In his weekly general audience Oct. 20, the Pope said that St. Elizabeth of Hungary, a daughter of royalty, should... Read more
Pope announces names of 24 new cardinals for a November consistory
Pope Benedict XVI named two dozen new cardinals, including two from the United States: Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, a top... Read more
Pope says Church’s mission a duty of every Catholic
Pope Benedict XVI said that World Mission Sunday is an opportunity for Catholics to to reflect on the Church's mission... Read more
Pope urges greater cooperation for development in Colombia, El Salvador
In meetings with the new ambassadors to the Vatican from Colombia and El Salvador, Pope Benedict XVI urged their governments... Read more
In personal letter to seminarians, Pope says priesthood is ‘great and pure’
In an often personal letter to the world’s seminarians, Pope Benedict XVI said the recently surfaced scandals of priest sexual... Read more
Vatican paper lauds 'Simpsons' for realistic portrait of faith
L’Osservatore Romano marked the 20th anniversary of “The Simpsons” in its Oct. 17 edition by lauding the popular television show... Read more
Australians in Rome cheer canonization of ‘outback saint’ Mary MacKillop
After Pope Benedict's Sunday declaration of the six newest saints, some of the loudest cheers in St. Peter's Square came... Read more
Benedict XVI: Six newest saints show faith can still be found
Pope Benedict celebrated Sunday’s canonization Mass of the six newest saints in the Church as a “feast of holiness.” Alluding... Read more
Saint Luke, physician who chronicled Christ's life, to be celebrated October 18
On October 18, Catholics and other Christians around the world will celebrate the feast of St. Luke, the physician and... Read more
Pope kept Chilean miners’ flag in apartment as reminder of their plight
The Holy Father displayed in his home a signed flag from the 33 Chilean miners as a reminder to pray... Read more
International pilgrims fill Rome for canonizations of six new saints
With the approach of the Oct. 17 canonizations of six saints, excitement is rising in the streets of Rome. Often... Read more
Church ever united against hunger, Pope tells FAO chief
International cooperation is needed in the fight to achieve "authentic human development" and eliminate hunger in the world, Pope Benedict... Read more
Leader of Jerusalem Catholics optimistic about peace
Despite more than six decades of conflict in the Holy Land, the leader of Jerusalem’s Catholic community, Patriarch Fouad Twal,... Read more
Pope urges Italian Catholics to enter politics without inferiority complexes
Pope Benedict XVI has called Catholics in Italy back to the Church's "inheritance of values" to face the future creatively.... Read more
Vatican official calls for 'pastoral conversion' on new media
The Church must intensify its presence in today’s "digital culture," Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for... Read more
Synod side notes: Calls made for 'priests without borders,' and more respect for patriarchs
Any gathering of the world’s bishops is bound to produce a number of interesting sidebar conversations and proposals. And the... Read more
