Vatican News
Bishops of Oceania note increase in vocations
The Special Council for Oceania of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops has issued a statement at the... Read more
Pope’s meeting with evangelicals is an important step, says Cardinal Kasper
A meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and German Protestant ministers in Regensburg, scheduled for his upcoming trip to his homeland,... Read more
Pope visits Veronica’s Veil, tells crowd to search for the face of Christ in their lives
Pope Benedict XVI made a private visit, today, to the popularly venerated Veil of Veronica. Veronica’s Veil is, according to... Read more
Vatican says farewell to Christmas pop concert
The traditional Vatican Christmas Concert performed every year at the Paul VI Auditorium, will be transferred to a location in... Read more
Vatican announces Pope’s official entourage for upcoming trip
Holy See has indicated the twenty nine people who will form the Pope’s official entourage on his upcoming trip to... Read more
Pope says St. Mathew provides a witness to the mercy of God
Pope Benedict XVI traveled from his summer residence at Castelgandolfo, back to the Vatican to conduct his weekly General Audience... Read more
Appointment for Italian Archdiocese end rumors of immediate changes in the Curia
Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco to be the new Archbishop of Genoa (Italy) today, replacing Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone... Read more
Vatican: ‘Breakthrough technique’ in embryonic research does not satisfy moral test
A U.S.-based research company claims it has developed a new method to create embryonic stem cells in developing cures for... Read more
Pope: Only the Lamb can reveal the ultimate meaning of history in God’s eternal plan
Pope Benedict XVI urged Christians to be a people of hope and trust in the coming of God’s Kingdom in... Read more
Celebration of the Liturgy provides hope, says Holy Father’s message to conference
The Holy See made public today a letter written by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, in the name of Pope Benedict XVI,... Read more
Argentinean priest-astronomer named new director of Vatican Observatory
On Saturday Pope Benedict XVI named Argentinean Jesuit Father Jose Gabriel Funes new director of the Vatican Observatory. Read more
Pope Benedict sends message of solidarity to Iraqi Catholics following abduction of priest
Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Secretary of State of the Holy See, issued a letter to the leader of the Chaldean Catholic... Read more
American priest named nuncio of South Africa, Namibia
Pope Benedict XVI has named Msgr. James Patrick Green apostolic nuncio of South Africa and Namibia and apostolic delegate of... Read more
Catholicism offers positive view of human development, Pope says
Catholicism has positive ideas of offer about life, family and human development, which must be made known with courage and... Read more
Pope Benedict says westerners experiencing realization that there is something “more” to life
After years of creating a world with no room for God, people in the west may be experiencing a, “quest... Read more
Holy See intercedes on behalf of Indonesian Catholics sentenced to death
Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Secretary of State of the Holy See, has penned a letter in the name of Pope Benedict... Read more
Pope Benedict sends personal envoy to Lebanon
The Holy See announced today that Pope Benedict XVI is sending a special personal envoy to Lebanon. The Holy Father... Read more
John’s teaching on love is an invitation, but also unsettling in its demands, Pope says
Pope Benedict returned to the Vatican briefly today, from his summer residence at Castelgandolfo, in order to conduct his weekly... Read more
Archbishop Amato says Gospel message still good news which must be spread
Archbishop Angelo Amato, Secretary of the Catholic Church’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said in an interview last... Read more
Pope reiterates comments of predecessors, prays for peace in the Middle East
At the conclusion of his weekly general audience, today, Pope Benedict prayed again for an end to the conflicts in... Read more
