On Sunday in St. Peter's Square, in a ceremony attended by 30,000 pilgrims including dozens of members from the royal... Read more
This morning Pope John Paul II received pilgrims who participated yesterday in the beatification of the Servants of God Pierre... Read more
In an audience this morning with 2000 Croatian pilgrims from the archdiocese of Split-Makarska, Pope John Paul II highlighted their... Read more
Cardinal Renato Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, in an address to the 16th Banking Conference... Read more
The Holy Father's general prayer intention for the month of October is: "That, firm in their faith, Christians may be... Read more
Pope John Paul II received Pervez Musharraf, the president of Pakistan, this morning, and encouraged him and his countrymen to... Read more
Pope John Paul II received bishops from Colombia ending their “ad limina” visit this morning and encouraged them to continue... Read more
Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, secretary for the Holy See's Relations with States, laid out the Holy See’s policy on global themes... Read more
In his homily for yesterday evening’s Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Altar of the Chair for the deceased... Read more
Yesterday evening Joaquin Navarro-Valls, director of the Holy See Press Office, following the release of two Italian women who had... Read more
During today’s general audience in Saint Peter’s Square, Pope John Paul II greeted some of his fellow Poles in Rome... Read more
In Pope John Paul II’s Message for the World Day of the Sick to take place on February II, 2005,... Read more
Pope John Paul II has chosen as the theme "The Communications Media: At the Service of Understanding between Peoples," for... Read more
The theme of Pope John Paul II’s Message for the 38th World Day of Peace on January 1, 2005, made... Read more
Anne Catherine Emmerick, whose book “Passion of Our Lord” inspired Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ,” will be beatified... Read more
This morning the Holy Father praised Cardinal Kazimierz Swiatek, Archbishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus, for his testimony of courageous Christian faith... Read more
This morning, on receiving officials of the Department of Prison Administration, the inspector general of chaplains and a number of... Read more
The pontifical representatives from Africa were received on Saturday in Castelgandolfo by Pope John Paul II, who thanked them for... Read more
Pope John Paul II will return to the Vatican on Wednesday, September 29 from Castelgandolfo, thus ending the summer season. Read more
At a conference delivered on September 22, during the 48th Conference of The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA,) the Vatican... Read more