Vatican News
New book of Pope Benedict's WYD speeches unveiled
In the Vatican press office earlier today, Cardinal Camillo Ruini, president of the Italian Episcopal Conference, and Archbishop Stanislaw Rylko,... Read more
Eucharist as sign of unity: best way to unite Catholics is faithfulness to Church teaching, says Cardinal Sodano
Today in Rome, world prelates are continuing to meet for the 11th General Synod of Bishops. Among the more heated... Read more
Faith and action: Eucharist should encourage faithful to build just culture, say bishops
As questions of dropping numbers of church-goers, waning interest in confession, and lack of quality catechesis continue to be debated... Read more
Cardinal Herranz: Faithful deserve access to confession, Blessed Sacrament, reverent liturgy
Speaking to the 11th General Synod of Bishops yesterday afternoon at the Vatican, Cardinal Julian Herranz, President of the Pontifical... Read more
Pope Benedict: newly Blessed von Galen saw with light of faith when intelligent world went blind
On Sunday, before leading the weekly Angelus prayer, Pope Benedict visited the relics of the newly blessed Servant of God,... Read more
Bishops urge concrete action to increase respect, understanding of Eucharist: seminary formation, penance, reverent posture
As over 200 bishops continue to meet in Rome for the 11th General Synod of Bishops, heavy emphasis has been... Read more
Cardinal says that intercommunion is not ecumenical starting point, but end result of unity
The issue of intercommunion has been one of ongoing discussion throughout the course thus far of the General Synod of... Read more
Bishop warns on the effects of secularization in Catholic minds.
Bishop Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P, Bishop of Angers (France), warned this Monday during the Synod of Bishops, that secularism has affected... Read more
Pope invites Israeli president to Vatican, first such visit in 2,000 years
In a historic move that marks a new era in Catholic-Jewish relations, Israeli President Moshe Katsav will visit the Vatican... Read more
Catholic politicians and communion: Cardinal says that Gospel, Church Magesterium must be accepted to receive
Speaking this morning to 245 gathered prelates at the 11th General Synod of Bishops, Cardinal Alfonzo Lopez Trujillo, President of... Read more
Proper celebration of liturgy sends faithful away strengthened, nourished, ready to Evangelize, say bishops
245 prelates from around the world began their eighth session of the 11th General Synod of Bishops this morning at... Read more
Maronite Rite Cardinal defends, praises celibate priesthood, but admits can create other serious problems
Speaking to the 11th General Synod Fathers, gathered for their eighth meeting this morning at the Vatican, Cardinal Nasrallah Pierre... Read more
Holy see vows for long term response for youth, at UN General Assembly
Continuing on the debates of the 60th General Assembly, the Delegation of the Holy, represented by Mr Francisco Dionísio, addressed... Read more
British cardinal says discussions on Eucharist should focus on communion
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Catholic Archbishop of London, told the synod of bishops meeting this month that, when speaking about Eucharist,... Read more
Eucharist is antidote for culture of death, say bishops
As the 11th General Synod of bishops continued their fourth day of meetings yesterday in Rome, the idea of the... Read more
Bishops debate proper respect for Eucharist
243 bishops assembled this morning for the 6th meeting of the 11th General Synod of Bishops being held this week... Read more
Married men to be ordained? Not a solution says Cardinal Simonis
Some prelates expressed grave concern over a lack of priests in their various parts of the world, resulting in a... Read more
Bishops call for increased respect for sacredness of Eucharist: reception in the mouth, focus on preparing with confession
As bishops today, met for the Forth General Congregation of the 11th Synod of Bishops, the issue of the sacredness... Read more
Pope says liturgy is place where God and man meet, encourages rejection of modern forms of idolatry
As Pope Benedict continued his weekly catechesis on the Psalms earlier today, he told a crowd of nearly 50,000 that,... Read more
Vatican, Czech agreement moves closer to ratification, seeks to reform religious freedom laws, solve questions of siezed Catholic property
The Vatican has announced that Cyril Svoboda, foreign minister of the Czech Republic, visited with Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, the Holy... Read more
