Vatican News
Pope changes things up in Vatican Dicastery
Pope Benedict XVI made major changes in leadership at the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, Thursday, accepting the resignation of... Read more
Pope offers prayers for peace and stability in Korea
Thursday morning at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI received the President of the Republic of Korea, Roh Moo-hyun. The Holy... Read more
Cardinal Bertone to hold summit on Latin American situation
From February 15 to 17, a meeting of Pontifical representatives to Latin America will be held in the Vatican. The... Read more
Vatican Prefect for Clergy reemphasizes the value of priestly celibacy
In an article published this Wednesday by the daily edition of L'Osservatore Romano, Cardinal Claudio Hummes, Prefect of the Congregation... Read more
Benedict receives relatives of Israelis soldiers abducted by Hezbollah and Hamas
At the conclusion of his Wednesday General Audience today, Pope Benedict XVI received the relatives of three soldiers who were... Read more
Christians should announce the Gospel without fear, says Pope Benedict XVI
This morning Pope Benedict XVI received Bishops from the Italian dioceses of the Marche region along with a group of... Read more
Pope Benedict acclaims role of women in Church history
The role of women in the history of the Church was the theme chosen by Benedict XVI for his catechesis... Read more
Spiritual poverty is worse than material poverty, Pope’s message says
To celebrate the presentation of Pope Benedict XVI’s Lenten message, a press conference was held today at the Vatican. Speaking... Read more
The world must rediscover riches of Natural Law, Benedict says
Late yesterday morning, the Holy Father received in audience participants in an international congress on Natural Law, being promoted by... Read more
Pope’s Lenten message: From the side of Christ flows an example of self-giving
In his message to the world’s faithful for Lent of 2007, Pope Benedict XVI emphasized that God’s act of suffering... Read more
Number of world’s Catholics remains steady, number of priests grows slightly
Monday morning, Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. presented the Holy Father with the 2007 edition of the "Annuario... Read more
You are never alone, Pope tells the world’s sick
At the conclusion of the 15th annual World Day of the Sick, Pope Benedict XVI addressed a large group of... Read more
Holy Father reminds the world’s sick to unite their sufferings to the crucified Christ
Greeting the thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on this, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, Pope... Read more
Pope Benedict warns volunteers not to let their work become mere activism
This morning Pope Benedict XVI received, in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, members of the National Italian Confederation of the... Read more
Vatican representative tells UN: rights of workers, families, must precede any sustainable world development
Workers and workers rights must be at the forefront of all sustainable development efforts, urged the Vatican’s permanent observer to... Read more
Pope Benedict lends full support to international project aimed at combating pandemic disease
Speaking today at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI called a new initiative aimed at combating pandemic disease an effort of... Read more
Pope lauds Colombia’s Catholic heritage, challenges country to search for peace, social reforms
In an address given at the Vatican Friday, Pope Benedict applauded efforts of the Central American nation of Colombia toward... Read more
Vatican curtly denies Italian media rumors
In a brief but firm communiqué Thursday morning, Father Federico Lombardi S.J., Director of the Holy See’s Press Office, denied... Read more
Pontiff highlights importance and vitality of new movements and charisms
The Pope today received participants in the annual meeting of bishops, friends of the "Focolare" movement, who are considering the... Read more
Death penalty “difficult to justify” in modern age, Church reaffirms
Made public today was a declaration of the Holy See delivered during the course of a world congress on the... Read more
