Vatican News
Monastic life should remind Christians to place nothing before love of God, Pope says
Pope Benedict XVI today told members of the Vatican Congregation dedicated to helping consecrated religious that monastic life must challenge... Read more
Pope Benedict explains St. Paul’s teaching on justification to thousands
On Wednesday morning, Pope Benedict XVI continued his weekly teachings on St. Paul while speaking to the thousands of pilgrims... Read more
Science without ethics 'out of bounds,' says Vatican official
In an article published by the L’Osservatore Romano, the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Archbishop Rino Fisichella, said... Read more
Pope Benedict reflects on health care for God’s ‘objects of special love’
While meeting with participants from the 23rd International Conference of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care, the Holy Father underscored... Read more
The laity must bring the faith to youth, especially those entering politics
The pontifical council charged with helping care for the laity met with Pope Benedict on Saturday and received the challenge... Read more
Benedict XVI appoints delegates to visit gatherings in Mexico and Germany
On Saturday, the Holy Father appointed Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone as pontifical legate to the World Meeting of Families in Mexico... Read more
Christians have a responsibility to uphold the Kingdom of God, teaches the Holy Father
Presiding over the recitation of the Sunday Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI recalled the Sunday readings which invite the faithful to... Read more
Get rid of your 'false hang-ups' and be disciples of Christ, cardinal says
The president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, Cardinal Stanyslaw Rylko, said this week, “The time has come to... Read more
Global crisis causing delay in release of new social encyclical
Although Cardinal Renato Martino previously said that the social encyclical Pope Benedict XVI has been writing would be published in December, major changes... Read more
Without the coming of Christ, the world will not be just or renewed, Pope teaches
In the presence of thousands at St. Peter's Square, Pope Benedict XVI continued his weekly teachings on St. Paul, speaking... Read more
Vatican cardinal says Obama embryonic stem cell policy change ‘good for nothing’
Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan has responded to reports that President-elect Obama will reverse a federal ban on human embryonic stem... Read more
Vatican hosts conference on protecting children from diseases
Helping children in danger from disease and exploitation was the focus of a press conference held by Cardinal Javier Lozano... Read more
Vatican analyst delivers harsh criticism of Cardinal Martini's anti-Benedict XVI book
Vatican analyst Sandro Magister of the Italian web magazine L’Espresso will publish an extensive critique on Wednesday of the controversial... Read more
Assassination attempt made John Paul II more devoted to Fatima, Cardinal Dziwisz recalls
John Paul II’s former secretary, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz of Krakow, said last week that the late Pontiff become more devoted... Read more
Pope Benedict recalls Pius XII’s teachings and impact on the Church
On Saturday, Pope Benedict met with participants in a congress titled, “The Heritage of Pius XII's Magisterium and Vatican Council... Read more
Pope marks Feast of Dedication of Lateran Basilica
Presiding over the recitation of the Sunday Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI commemorated the Feast of the Dedication of Rome’s Lateran... Read more
Vatican says objection to Education for Citizenship not only 'opportune' but 'necessary'
The prefect for the Congregation for Catholic Education, Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, has said conscientious objection by parents and students to... Read more
Pius XII’s canonization is exclusive competence of the Holy See, says Cardinal Bertone
On Thursday at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, gave a speech at... Read more
Pope condemns organ transplant abuses as ‘abominable’
The Holy Father praised the generosity involved in the donation of organs or tissues and condemned the abuses in the... Read more
Europe must not forget the lessons of oppression, Pope cautions
A younger generations of Europeans that never experienced totalitarian regimes risks losing the lesson their parents learned under persecution: God... Read more
