Meeting today with prelates from the Catholic Bishops Conference of Bosnia-Herzegovina in the war-torn former Yugoslavia, Pope Benedict XVI stressed... Read more
The Vatican announced today that next week, Pope Benedict himself will mark the beginning of lent with an Ash Wednesday... Read more
Earlier today at the Vatican Press Office, a veritable who’s who of scientific and ethical experts gathered to discuss the... Read more
On Monday, Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to meet with priests and seminarians from Greece’s Orthodox Christian Church. It is... Read more
The Vatican has announced that the Holy See’s Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples will... Read more
After the general audience today, Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, Benedict XVI announced the names of 15 prelates... Read more
In his weekly Wednesday audience, held earlier today at the Vatican, Pope Benedict used the occasion of today’s Feast of... Read more
Following his Wednesday audience, held earlier today at the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, Pope Benedict XVI called for a renewal... Read more
According to statistics from the 2006 edition of the Annuario Pontificio, the official Vatican yearbook, the world’s Catholic population grew... Read more
In the message, the Holy Father was "Saddened to learn of the tragic consequences of the recent violent protests in... Read more
Earlier today, the Vatican released a letter from Pope Benedict XVI, reflecting on the death--one year ago tomorrow--of Monsignor Luigi... Read more
During a press conference, held earlier today to mark the 75th anniversary of Vatican Radio, officials from the worldwide media... Read more
On Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI met with some 400 permanent deacons from around Rome, telling them that they have a... Read more
On Saturday, the Holy See’s Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano presented Pope Benedict XVI with the Vatican’s annual report... Read more
Reflecting on Jesus’ miracles of physical healing, which are being described in the Sunday Gospel readings during the coming weeks,... Read more
Earlier this morning, Pope Benedict met with prelates from the Catholic Bishops Conference of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau... Read more
Earlier today, Pope Benedict XVI met with Ali Achour, Morocco’s new ambassador to the Holy See, with whom he stressed... Read more
Earlier today at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI met with journalists from the Italian “Civilta Cattolica”, a Jesuit magazine established... Read more
The Vatican and the Catholic Bishops' Synod appointed on February 7, for the first time an Israeli citizen to preside over... Read more
Earlier today, Pope Benedict XVI met with Lebanon’s Prime Minister, Fouad Siniora, to whom he stressed the need for peace... Read more