Vatican News
Vatican reaches out to travelers, plans for mobile chapels on European highways
The Catholic Church intends to reach out to those who make their living by traveling the roads and highways and... Read more
Christians should not be discouraged in their quest for unity, Pope Benedict says
With the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity beginning on Thursday, Pope Benedict XVI took a break from his series... Read more
Vatican expert previews Pope Benedict XVI’s new book
In an article titled, “The Next Battle For and Against Jesus Will Be Fought by the Book,” Sandro Magister, a... Read more
Migration should also be seen as a resource for world progress, Pope says
Before the thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray the Angelus on the Sunday marking the World... Read more
Cardinal Bertone: 2006 Papal Visits plant fertile seeds for the universal Church
The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, emphasized that Pope Benedict XVI’s major apostolic trips of 2006, “have set... Read more
Latin American Bishops Conference meeting officially discussed at Vatican
The Fifth General Conference of the Bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be held in Aparecida, Brazil... Read more
Pope, Vietnamese Prime Minister to hold meeting, amidst thawing relations
An upcoming meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung Jan. 25 at the Vatican is... Read more
God will call us to account for the good and bad we have done our brothers and sisters, Pope warns
In keeping with an annual tradition, Benedict XVI today received members of the General Inspectorate for Public Security at the... Read more
Pope Benedict asks government officials to pass legislation “of the family and for the family”
This morning Pope Benedict XVI received civic leaders of the areas surrounding the Vatican City State for their traditional exchange... Read more
Social concern can never be separated from announcing the Gospel, Pope says
Returning to a catechesis on the Apostles and early Saints of the Church, Pope Benedict focused his Wednesday General Audience... Read more
Cardinal Re says Vatican was unaware of activities of Archbishop Wielgus
The Holy See was unaware of the true reach of the espionage activity of Archbishop Wielgus until the end of... Read more
Vatican ethicists praise possibilities raised by amniotic stem cell breakthrough
Scientists have potentially found a rich source of stem cells valuable for therapy that could very well end the debate... Read more
Christ’s message is one of hope and light, Pope says on Epiphany
Presiding at Mass for the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI said that there... Read more
Pope Baptizes new babies on Feast of Baptism of the Lord
Celebrating the Baptism of the Lord on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI baptized 13 newborn babies from various countries and remarked... Read more
Cardinal of Congo unexpectedly called to the House of the Father
Cardinal Federic Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, Archbishop of Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), who had been in Brussels to receive medical treatment... Read more
Benedict points out reasons for concern and hope on world’s continents
After discussing various positive and negative occurrences over the past year with the world’s 175 diplomats to the Holy See,... Read more
Pope points to interreligious dialogue and respect for human rights as positives for the new year
During his extensive speech to members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See, Pope Benedict spoke briefly of... Read more
Fides news agency presents report on missionary deaths in 2006
The official news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples issued its annual report on December 30 listing... Read more
The Pope accepts resignation of Archbishop admitted to have collaborated with Polish communism regime
The Press Office of the Holy See has confirmed Pope Benedict XVI’s acceptance of the resignation of Monsignor Stanislaw Wielgus... Read more
Pope notes international challenges for the new year: hunger, arms races, and attacks on human life
Meeting with diplomats from around the world today in the Vatican’s Regal Room, Pope Benedict XVI addressed several of the... Read more
