On Monday evening, Pope Benedict XVI met with Mohammed Hosni Mubarak, president of the Arab Republic of Egypt, with whom... Read more
Earlier today, Archbishop John P. Foley, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications opened his council’s plenary assembly, which... Read more
Cardinal Ignace Moussa I Daoud, the Vatican’s prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches has sent a letter to... Read more
On Saturday, just after Pope Benedict XVI and the Roman Curia had completed their annual Lenten spiritual exercises, the Holy... Read more
On Saturday morning, Pope Benedict XVI met with delegates taking part in an international congress marking the 40th anniversary of... Read more
On Saturday evening, Pope Benedict XVI met with some 7,000 European and African University students, whom he urged toward greater... Read more
During his weekly Angelus prayer on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI told a group of thousands, gathered below his study window... Read more
By accepting one Cardinal’s resignation and bringing four major dicasteries under two authorities, Pope Benedict has wasted no time starting... Read more
As leaders of new Catholic Communities and lay Movements meet in Bogotá, Colombia this week, Pope Benedict XVI has sent... Read more
Tomorrow at the Vatican, some 7,000 university students from around Europe and Africa are scheduled to meet with Pope Benedict... Read more
During his Lenten meditations for the Roman Curia this week, Cardinal Marco Ce, who is preaching the retreat for Pope... Read more
Catholic leaders from across Latin America are descending on Bogotá, Columbia this week for the first meeting to discuss Ecclesial... Read more
Through a letter sent to the Bishop of San Cristóbal de las Casas (México), Bishop. Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel, the Holy... Read more
Earlier today in Rome, representatives from the Catholic Church in Africa met to plan the second ever Bishop’s Synod on... Read more
Officials at the Vatican are celebrating 500 years of protection by the Swiss Guard with a new exhibition commemorating the... Read more
“Indeed,” he pointed out, “human beings, irrespective of the conditions in which they live and of the capacities they are... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI has added his voice to Italian religious and civil leaders in calling for the immediate release of... Read more
Participants at a high-level Catholic-Jewish meeting said they would like to involve Islam in a dialogue to help promote world... Read more
On Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI met with 8,000 members of Italy’s Christian Union of Entrepreneurs and Managers (UCID), with whom... Read more
Before praying his Sunday Angelus before a large crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI told listeners... Read more