In an interview with the Italian daily “Avvenire,” Dr. Rodolfo Proietti, director of emergency services at Gemelli Hospital, reported that... Read more
Yesterday, a message from the Holy Father was read at the funeral of Sister Lucia, the last survivor of the... Read more
According to the Portuguese Catholic news agency, Ecclesia, Bishop Albino Cleto of Coimbra, Portugal, revealed this week that Sister Lucia,... Read more
The Vatican has announced that the conclusion to a report on Globalization published last year is due to be presented... Read more
Yesterday, the Holy Father and the Roman curia entered into their annual Lenten retreat, which will last through the week. Read more
Yesterday, the Holy Father made his first public appearance since being released from Rome’s Gemelli hospital. He appeared at the... Read more
Yesterday evening, at 6pm, the Holy Father and the papal household, entered into their annual spiritual retreat on the theme,... Read more
On Saturday, the Vatican made public a message of thanks from the Holy Father given to Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan,... Read more
The theme of a letter released Saturday from Pope John Paul II to the bishops of France concerned relations between... Read more
The Pope is back home at the Vatican today after his release Thursday evening from the Gemelli hospital in Rome. Read more
Just back from the hospital after his recent bout with the flu, Pope John Paul II yesterday appointed Andre Vingt-Trois,... Read more
The Vatican made public a letter from the Pope today announcing the theme for the 2005 Brazilian Lenten Fraternity Campaign,... Read more
Looking cheerful and imparting blessings to those who lined the streets of Rome to see him, Pope John Paul II... Read more
Joaquin Navarro-Valls, director of the Holy See Press Office, announced this morning that, "It is expected that the Holy Father's... Read more
According to the Holy See Press Office, “this morning the Holy Father presided at the concelebration of Ash Wednesday Mass... Read more
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has denounced the book “Jesus: Symbol of God” by American Jesuit Fr.... Read more
This morning at 10:30, Cardinal James Francis Stafford, major penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary, presided at Ash Wednesday Mass in... Read more
This morning, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry, opened the traditional preceding meetings... Read more
The Vatican, this morning announced the presentation of a new instructional document to be used by Diocesan and Interdiocesan tribunals... Read more
During her first official diplomatic trip, new United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited yesterday with Vatican Secretary of... Read more