This morning, the "Lineamenta" (or draft guidelines) for the Second Special Assembly for the Synod of Bishops of Africa were... Read more
Today in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI opened the cause of Beatification for 149 Spaniards killed during the Spanish Civil War. Read more
Holy See Press Office Director, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, today announced that Benedict XVI will make an apostolic trip to Germany from... Read more
On Sunday, during his Angelus Address, Pope Benedict took a moment to reflect upon the Feast of St. John the... Read more
While American-born Cardinal, Edmund Szoka, will retire as governor of Vatican City this September, he says he is thankful that... Read more
The Vatican Information Service has released today a letter that Benedict XVI has written to the faithful of the archdiocese... Read more
This morning, the Holy Father received prelates from the episcopal conferences of the Baltic States - Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia... Read more
In a communiqué published today, the Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff announced that Pope Benedict XVI will... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI will not attend the international three-day summit of religious leaders that opens in Moscow in early July... Read more
Catholics worldwide are urged to pray for priests today on the World Day of Prayer for Priests. The day was... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI announced two major personnel changes in top Vatican positions today. The Holy Father has accepted resignations from... Read more
This morning, the Holy Father received 100 participants from the annual Meeting of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches (ROACO),... Read more
Today in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI discussed the Apostle, James "the Greater," during his weekly general audience. The... Read more
Yesterday afternoon, Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, secretary for Relations with States, delivered a statement before the first session of the Human... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI asked Sunday that the rights of refugees “always be respected” and encouraged church communities “to respond to... Read more
The Secretary of State, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, confronted speculation by the press about his possible departure and affirmed that he... Read more
The director of the Holy See’s Press Office, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, announced on Saturday during a television interview that he has... Read more
Today in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Mark Benedict Coleridge, current auxiliary of the archdiocese of Melbourne, Australia, as... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged, during his weekly Angelus address, that Sunday marked the celebration of the Solemnity of Corpus Christi... Read more
Joaquin Navarro-Valls, Director of the Press Office of the Holy See released a statement yesterday calling for an end to... Read more