In his Angelus address today, Pope Benedict called on the faithful to heed Christ’s warning not to become attached to... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI sent a telegram to the Scouts gathered in Chelmsford, England, for their Jamboree celebrating 100 years of... Read more
The head of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Teoctist, died of a heart attack on Monday at the age of... Read more
The General Secretary of the Governorate of the Vatican City State, Bishop Renato Boccardo, said that since its launch, the... Read more
“Just as so many times I have cried with the Iraqi people, on this occasion I rejoiced with them,”, said... Read more
The Holy Father resumed his weekly catechesis today picking up where he left off in early July when he began... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI has called for prayers that the Church “may bear witness to ever greater inner cohesion.” That the... Read more
Fr. Federico Lombardi, the spokesman for the Vatican, has responded to the Taliban’s demand that the Pope condemn the violence... Read more
Upon concluding the recitation of the Angelus this Sunday with a group of pilgrims at the papal summer residence of... Read more
The Pope's private secretary warned against the Islamization of Europe and stressed the need for the continent's Christian roots not... Read more
At the conclusion of the recitation of yesterday’s Angelus at Castelgandolfo, Pope Benedict XVI made a special appeal for the... Read more
In an interview with the Italian daily Il Giornale, Pope Benedict XVI’s personal secretary, Father Georg Ganswein, revealed interesting details... Read more
Yesterday morning, the Pope bid farewell to the civil and military authorities of Lorenzago di Cadore, Italy, where he has... Read more
The Holy Father appointed Bishop Vincent Cadieux O.M.I. of Moosonee, Canada as the bishop of Hearst, Canada. Read more
The debate between creationism and evolution is an “absurdity” since evolution can coexist with faith, said Pope Benedict XVI this... Read more
The second in command of the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, Mr. Liu Bainian, has said that a visit by the... Read more
Salesian Father Giuseppe Costa has been named the new director of the Libreria Editrice Vaticana, the Vatican’s publishing house, replacing... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI expressed his sorrow this week and offered prayers for the victims of the bus accident in France,... Read more
On August 1st thousands of Catholic scouts and guides from all over Europe will mark the 100th anniversary of the... Read more
“Ministry in the care for the elderly” will be the theme of the 22nd International Conference of the Pontifical Council... Read more