Vatican News
Pope Benedict XVI to visit Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal in 2010
The Press Office of the Holy See announced Thursday that Pope Benedict XVI will make a pastoral trip to Portugal... Read more
U.S. Vatican Embassy and Caritas to host conference on children with HIV/AIDS
The U.S. Embassy to the Holy See and Caritas International will host a day-long conference on October 14 concerning the... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI given copy of new Japanese Catholic Encyclopedia
At the conclusion of this week’s Wednesday general audience, Pope Benedict XVI was given a copy of the four volume... Read more
Follow Padre Pio’s example of service to God and neighbor, Pope urges
At the conclusion of today’s general audience, Pope Benedict XVI recalled the example of St. Pio of Pietrelcina as the... Read more
Supreme Knight appointed to board of Vatican bank
The Commission of Cardinals which oversees the activities of the Vatican's bank, formally called the Institute for the Works of Religion... Read more
Pope encourages Christians to love the truth and thirst for God
Pope Benedict XVI traveled by helicopter from Castel Gandolfo to Rome for Wednesday’s general audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI... Read more
Atlanta archbishop appointed to Synod for Africa
The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta as a member of the forthcoming Special Assembly for Africa... Read more
Families must be protagonists of evangelization, says Vatican official
The president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, has encouraged an ever more “intimate union between... Read more
Bishops receive advice from Pope on caring for priests
As he does every year, the Holy Father hosted a congress for all the bishops who were consecrated this past... Read more
Promoters of peace must contemplate true wisdom, instructs Holy Father
Before Sunday’s Angelus prayer in the courtyard of Castel Gandolfo’s apostolic palace, Pope Benedict XVI turned to the day’s reading... Read more
Benedict XVI greets Jews and announces visit to Rome synagogue
In a telegram sent on the occasion of the Jewish feasts of Yom Kippur and Sukkot, Pope Benedict XVI prayed... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI blesses new headquarters of Vatican Observatory
On Wednesday Pope Benedict XVI visited and blessed the new headquarters of the Vatican Observatory, which moved from the Pontifical... Read more
Benedict XVI praying for six Italian soldiers killed in Kabul
Six Italian soliders were killed on Thursday in Kabul when a car bomb was detonated near their armored vehicles. Upon... Read more
Belief in aliens not necessarily against the faith, Vatican official says
Father Jose Gabriel Funes, director of the Vatican Observatory, said this week there is no opposition between belief in the... Read more
Priests cannot be replaced by the laity, Pope Benedict explains
In an audience this morning with bishops visiting from Brazil, Pope Benedict XVI advised them on how to respond to... Read more
Vatican official warns priests against relativism in ministry
The secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy, Archbishop Mauro Piacenza, said this week the proclamation of the word of... Read more
Christians need more than book knowledge to grow spiritually, Pope teaches
This morning in the Paul VI Hall, Pope Benedict XVI spoke about the importance of Symeon the New Theologian’s teachings... Read more
Orthodox visit to Rome showcases improving relations
The Russian Orthodox and the Roman Catholic Churches have improved relations under Pope Benedict XVI, and in a sign of... Read more
Pope reflects on Jesus' example of service as he consecrates new bishops
A rare event took place at St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday when Pope Benedict XVI consecrated five priests as bishops who... Read more
Love is the path that leads to life, Pope Benedict says
Pope Benedict XVI told the 4,000 people gathered for the recitation of the Angelus prayer in the courtyard of the... Read more
