Vatican News
The story behind the white and yellow colors of the Vatican flag
L’Osservatore Romano published an article last week explaining how Pope Pius VII decided in 1808 that the Vatican colors would... Read more
Pope to leave for World Youth Day on Saturday
Shepherd One, Pope Benedict XVI’s airplane will take off from Rome on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. bearing the Holy Father... Read more
U.S. Catholics top list of contributors to Peter's Pence
The Council of Cardinals that studies the Vatican's organizational and economic matters announced this Wednesday that the income generated worldwide... Read more
Vatican announces deficit for 2007
The Council of Cardinals that studies the Vatican's organizational and economic problems announced that the Holy See has reported a... Read more
Pope appoints new secretary for the CDF
The Vatican announced this morning that the Pope has appointed Fr. Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer S.J. as the new secretary... Read more
Pope Benedict appoints Salesian as prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
Today Archbishop Angelo Amato was appointed by the Holy Father as prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. The... Read more
Immediate and effective action is needed in response to food crisis, Holy See says
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations in New York, spoke on the current food... Read more
Pope reads the Bible on TV 'to reach hearts and minds of today,' Vatican official says
The president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, said this week that the marathon reading of the Bible... Read more
Vatican says approval of Anglican women bishops presents ‘further obstacle’ to dialogue
The Church of England voted on Monday evening to move ahead with the ordination of women as bishops. The outcome... Read more
Benedict XVI recalls his experience of the joy of God
On Saturday morning at Castel Gandolfo, the Holy Father received a group of pilgrims from Regensburg, Germany and spoke to... Read more
Pope urges G8: Focus on helping the 'weakest and poorest peoples'
Just after completing the angelus prayer on Sunday, Pope Benedict issued an “urgent appeal” to the Group of Eight industrialized... Read more
Holy Father calls the faithful to pray for the 23rd World Youth Day
Before the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, July 6 in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Benedict XVI requested prayers for his... Read more
Pope Benedict’s visit to France confirmed by the Vatican
The Vatican released Pope Benedict XVI’s official schedule today for the visit he will make to France in September to... Read more
Pope welcomes governor of the Solomon Islands
Today at Castelgandolfo, the Holy Father received the Governor General of the Solomon Islands, Sir Nathaniel Rahumaea Waena. In the... Read more
Fr. Damien, parents of St. Therese advance toward sainthood, Vatican announces
The head of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, met with Pope Benedict today... Read more
Satisfaction and hope in the Vatican as Betancourt and 14 hostages are rescued
The director of the Vatican’s Press Office, Father Federico Lombardi, expressed the joy of the Holy See upon learning of... Read more
Pope begins series of reflections on St. Paul for the saint's Jubilee Year
Last Sunday, the Solemnity of the Apostles Peter and Paul, marked the beginning of a year dedicated to the figure... Read more
Pope chooses ‘Combating poverty. Building peace’ as theme for World Day of Peace
The Holy See’s Press Office revealed today that Pope Benedict has chosen the theme, "Combating poverty. Building peace" for the... Read more
Benedict will pray for increase in service and World Youth Day in July
The Holy See’s Press Office made known on Friday the prayer intentions of Pope Benedict for the month of July... Read more
Orthodox join Catholics in celebrating Year of St. Paul
Patriarch Bartholomew I, the ecumenical patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church, arrived in Rome on Saturday to open the celebration... Read more
