At the end of the Angelus prayer after celebrating Mass in Loreto with 250,000 faithful, mostly members of the lay... Read more
The Vatican released the schedule of the Holy father’s pilgrimage to the Marian shrine of Loreto this Sunday, September 5.... Read more
During an audience this morning with bishops from Boston and Hartford, the Holy Father encouraged Catholics in the U.S. to ... Read more
"It is with great sadness and concern," he said, "that I receive the grave news about the terrorist attacks in... Read more
Focusing on the second part of Psalm 113 in today's general audience, in the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican,... Read more
The Holy Father's general prayer intention is: "That old people may be considered an asset for the spiritual and human... Read more
During the Angelus yesterday, Pope John Paul II called on all Christians to be ready to bear witness to the... Read more
Pope John Paul II paid tribute to the martyrs of the faith and to the thousands of Christians around the... Read more
The Holy See Press Office released today Pope John Paul II’s message to youth for World Youth Day 2005, which... Read more
Pope John Paul II expressed his grief over the double-air disaster, which took place in Russia Aug. 24 and left... Read more
Pope John Paul issued a telegram, expressing his sorrow over the death of a Spanish cardinal. Marcelo Cardinal González Martín,... Read more
At a special Liturgy of the Word this morning, Pope John Paul he is pleased and grateful to see the... Read more
The Eucharist leads the faithful to holiness and is the secret to the New Evangelization, said Angelo Cardinal Sodano, the... Read more
In the few days before the Vatican’s icon of Our Lady of Kazan will make its way to Russia and... Read more
The Apostolic Nuncio in Iraq, Archbishop Fernando Filoni, expressed this week his concern at the growing exodus of Christians fleeing... Read more
The official Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, called the recent trip by Pope John Paul II to the Marian shrine of... Read more
Pope John Paul II is scheduled to celebrate mass and beatify three people in Loreto, home to the renowned shrine,... Read more
Several entities have asked the Holy See if it would be possible for it to intervene in the suspension of... Read more
The Vatican has offered to mediate between the Iraqi and American troops and the fundamentalist supporters of Muslim cleric Moqtada... Read more
In less than 24 hours the Holy Father will visit the Marian shrine at Lourdes for the second time of... Read more