Starting today, leaders from the Vatican and the patriarch of Moscow are meeting together in for an historic joint conference... Read more
Pope Benedict has sent his personal condolences, by way of Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano, for the victims of... Read more
Speaking to a crowd of some 52,000 people in St. Peter‘s Square today, Pope Benedict XVI explained that through apostolic... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI has expressed his personal condolences at the death of Cardinal Raul Francisco Primatesta, Archbishop emeritus of Cordoba,... Read more
Earlier today, the Holy See’s Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences concluded its 12th Plenary Session, discussing “Vanishing Youth? Solidarity with... Read more
The Vatican has announced Pope Benedict XVI’s prayer intentions for the month of May. Both his prayer and mission intentions... Read more
The president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, has reaffirmed the Church’s rejection off any... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI has expressed his sadness and prayers for victims of an insurgent attack Thursday in Nassiriya, Iraq, which... Read more
In a message sent to members of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, currently gathered to discuss "Vanishing Youth? Solidarity... Read more
The Pontifical Academy for the Social Sciences has announced it will host a gathering of experts April 28 to May... Read more
As the world watches the Catholic Church in its process for the beatification of John Paul II, the Vatican has... Read more
Last week, on the anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI election to the papacy, a significant agreement was reached in the... Read more
Meeting with members of the Pontifical Biblical Commission earlier today, Pope Benedict XVI expounded on the nature of humanity which,... Read more
Today, Pope Benedict XVI recalled the 20th anniversary of the worst nuclear disaster in human history, saying that the 1986... Read more
Speaking on Vatican Radio, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care, announced that his dicastery... Read more
Speaking to a crowd of over 50,000 gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI used the occasion of his... Read more
The Italian Bishops Conference announced today that Pope Benedict is planning on visiting the city of Verona in northern Italy... Read more
The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Msgr. Elio Sgreccia, responded to statements by Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, published... Read more
Meeting with leaders of the Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits, Pope Benedict affirmed the genuine cultural need... Read more
Meeting with a group of prelates from the Catholic Bishops Conference of Ghana, Pope Benedict XVI said today that despite... Read more