Vatican News
True culture of peace is born of charity, says Cardinal Bertone
Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, said last week the true culture of peace is born out of the... Read more
Be faithful witnesses to Christ amidst trials, Pope tells Vietnamese bishops
Pope Benedict XVI received bishops on Saturday from the Episcopal Conference of Vietnam who have just completed their "ad limina"... Read more
Pope Benedict praying for injured and dead in train explosion
Upon learning that a freight train derailed and exploded Monday night in northern Italy, Pope Benedict expressed his sorrow and... Read more
Pope reminds new archbishops of their role as shepherds
On yesterday's Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Pope Benedict XVI bestowed the pallium, a narrow circular woolen band signifying authority, upon... Read more
No room for pedophiles in priestly ministry, says Cardinal Hummes
The prefect for the Congregation for the Clergy, Cardinal Claudio Hummes, said last week pedophilia is a “terrible crime” that... Read more
Pope Benedict sums up Pauline Year as Year for Priests begins
On Sunday Pope Benedict XVI addressed thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the recitation of the Angelus... Read more
Italian newspaper reveals key paragraphs from Pope's upcoming social encyclical
The upcoming social encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI "Caritas in veritate" - Charity in truth - will bear the date... Read more
Cardinal Montezemolo reflects on closing of Pauline Year
Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, archpriest of the papal basilica of St. Paul's Outside-the-Walls in Rome, held a briefing... Read more
Vatican newspaper comments on popular impact of Michael Jackson's death
"But, will he actually be dead?" asks the headline of L'Osservatore Romano, the day after Michael Jackson died of a... Read more
Benedict XVI restates appeal for end to Holy Land conflict
At a Thursday meeting of organizations dedicated to providing aid to the Eastern Churches, Pope Benedict XVI reiterated his call... Read more
Vatican announces Pope 'available' for Obama visit
The director of the Vatican press office, Fr. Federico Lombardi, has confirmed that the Pope is available to meet with... Read more
Pope Benedict explains why he created Year for Priests
During Wednesday's general audience address to 30,000 people in St. Peter's Square, Pope Benedict XVI focused his remarks on why... Read more
As Year for Priests begins, Pope prepares to close Pauline Year
Right now the Church is in a period of liturgical overlap, with the Year for Priests having begun last Friday... Read more
Only Christ can transform evil of suffering, Pope tells hospital patients
During his trip to San Giovanni Rotondo yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI visited patients and staff at a hospital founded by... Read more
Pope alone will make final decision on Pius XII cause, Fr. Lombardi states
Comments made last week by the priest charged with heading up Pope Pius XII's cause for beatification have caused the... Read more
Love Mary as Padre Pio did, Pope Benedict urges
During his trip today to the town where St. Padre Pio lived and ministered, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass, visited... Read more
Year for Priests website launched by Congregation for Clergy
As the Year for Priests gets underway, the Congregation for the Clergy has launched a website dedicated to providing clerics... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI inaugurates Year for Priests
Pope Benedict XVI solemnly convoked the Year for Priests at St. Peter's Basilica on Friday evening, the Solemnity of the... Read more
Benedict XVI highlights unity with Syriac Catholic Church
On Friday morning, Pope Benedict XVI received the Patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church at the Vatican. The meeting served... Read more
Priests worldwide receive papal letter on eve of Year for Priests
In preparation for the Year of Priests, Pope Benedict XVI has sent a Letter to the priests of the world,... Read more
