Vatican News
In true democracies, says Pope, religious freedom can, must exist
In a meeting today with Luis Felipe Bravo Mena, Mexico's new ambassador to the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI stressed the... Read more
Pope tells Mexican bishops: minister to everyone, the faithful and the searching; give greatest attention to priests
Earlier this morning, Pope Benedict held audience with visiting Mexican bishops, in Rome for their "ad limina" visits, and reminded... Read more
Ending nuclear weapon testing should be aim of every state, says Vatican's U.N. representative
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Vatican's permanent observer to the United Nations is currently in New York for the U.N. conference:... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI will talk about John Paul II in first televised interview
Pope Benedict XVI decided to grant his first televised interview, in which he will talk about his predecessor Pope John... Read more
Closeness of God with Old Testament Israel points to coming Christ, His presence to the world, says Pope
Speaking to some 26,000 pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for today's general audience, Pope Benedict demonstrated how God's closeness... Read more
Pope Benedict: sports, properly practiced, can build respect, loyalty and solidarity between people and cultures
Among the nearly 26,000 pilgrims present for the Pope's general audience today in St. Peter's Square were representatives from the... Read more
Holy See rejects accusations of harboring Croatian war criminal
the spokesman for the Holy See, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, and the Croatian Episcopal Conference both rejected the accusations of the Chief... Read more
US government says pope immune from lawsuit
The US government, through the Assistant Attorney General Peter Keisler, has told a Texas court that Pope Benedict XVI should... Read more
Vatican to open museums, catacombs, share Christian history in celebration of European Heritage Day
The Vatican announced today that it will once again take part in the annual "European Heritage Day", on September 25th,... Read more
Papal envoy notes gestures of “great humanity” in wake of Katrina
The President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, Archbishop Paul Cordes, returned to Rome this week after visiting the areas... Read more
Vatican names Mons. Urosa new Archbishop of Caracas
The Holy See Press Room informed that Pope Benedict named Mons. Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino as the new Archbishop of... Read more
Grace of the Eucharist is secret to holy priests, says Pope
Before his noontime Angelus prayer at the papal Castelgandolfo summer residence yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI said that the key to... Read more
Pope challenges new bishops to humbly trust God, be 'teachers of the faith'
Earlier today, Pope Benedict XVI met with a group of recently ordained bishops who have just completed a period of... Read more
Vatican official calls for renewal of U.N., supports 'Peacebuilding Commission'
On Friday, the final day of a high-level United Nations summit held in New York, Vatican Cardinal Secretary of State... Read more
Pope Benedict: Church is fed on Holy Scriptures, faithful must learn to study and announce it's message
Meeting with Biblical scholars at his Castelgandolfo summer residence earlier today, Pope Benedict said that the Church must live off... Read more
Pope denounces attacks in Iraq
Pope Benedict XVI energetically denounced the latest attacks in Iraq, which have left more than 100 dead, and he expressed... Read more
Vatican backs goals and objectives of the summit, Cardinal Sodano to United Nations
Secretary of State, Cardinal Angelo Sodano gave his speech earlier today to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN).... Read more
Chief rabbis meet pope, urge promotion of Nostra Aetate
Israel's two chief rabbis met Pope Benedict XVI today to mark the 40th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, a document which... Read more
Pope calls Catholics to mend split between faith and daily life, 'a serious error of our age'
Earlier today, Pope Benedict XVI met with visiting Mexican bishops and challenged them to help change their country's social structure,... Read more
Old Testament Temple points toward Christ, symbolizes God's presence with His people, says Pope
In his general audience today, held at St. Peter's Square, Pope Benedict XVI told gathered pilgrims that the relationship between... Read more
