Vatican News
Pope encourages Colombian bishops to keep announcing peace and reconciliation
Pope John Paul II received bishops from Colombia ending their “ad limina” visit this morning and encouraged them to continue... Read more
Vatican Official lays out Holy See’s global policy at UN General Assembly
Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, secretary for the Holy See's Relations with States, laid out the Holy See’s policy on global themes... Read more
Papacy is not about power, but truth and love, Cardinal Ratzinger says
In his homily for yesterday evening’s Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Altar of the Chair for the deceased... Read more
Pope happy with release of two Italian hostages in Iraq
Yesterday evening Joaquin Navarro-Valls, director of the Holy See Press Office, following the release of two Italian women who had... Read more
Pope greets Polish workers' union, wishes solidarity in all Europe
During today’s general audience in Saint Peter’s Square, Pope John Paul II greeted some of his fellow Poles in Rome... Read more
Fighting AIDS in Africa requires truth about sexuality, Pope warns
In Pope John Paul II’s Message for the World Day of the Sick to take place on February II, 2005,... Read more
2005 World Communications Day to focus on Media at service of understanding between peoples
Pope John Paul II has chosen as the theme "The Communications Media: At the Service of Understanding between Peoples," for... Read more
Responding to evil with good, theme for 2005 World Day of Peace, Vatican announces
The theme of Pope John Paul II’s Message for the 38th World Day of Peace on January 1, 2005, made... Read more
Pope to proclaim 5 new blessed, Gibson's inspiration for "The Passion of the Christ"
Anne Catherine Emmerick, whose book “Passion of Our Lord” inspired Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ,” will be beatified... Read more
Pope praises courage of persecuted Cardinal
This morning the Holy Father praised Cardinal Kazimierz Swiatek, Archbishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus, for his testimony of courageous Christian faith... Read more
Pope says prison inmates must be treated with dignity and charity
This morning, on receiving officials of the Department of Prison Administration, the inspector general of chaplains and a number of... Read more
Pope expresses gratitude for courageous work of Apostolic nuncios in Africa
The pontifical representatives from Africa were received on Saturday in Castelgandolfo by Pope John Paul II, who thanked them for... Read more
Pope to return to Vatican on Wednesday, ending summer season
Pope John Paul II will return to the Vatican on Wednesday, September 29 from Castelgandolfo, thus ending the summer season. Read more
Vatican acknowledges grave risk posed by WMD and nuclear proliferation in the Middle East
At a conference delivered on September 22, during the 48th Conference of The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA,) the Vatican... Read more
Pope says charity also applies to rich countries in regard to poor ones
During yesterday’s Angelus, Pope John Paul II spoke of the application of charity in regard to the relationship between rich... Read more
Europe needs Christian values to build a better society, says Pope
In a message for the occasion of the Social Weeks of France, held from September 23 to 26 in Lille,... Read more
Renew fidelity to original charism, says Pope to religious
The Pope stressed the important need to “constantly renew fidelity” to the “original charism” by “permanent care of the spiritual... Read more
Holy See: Sports and Tourism aid development of societies
The 25th World Tourism Day, to be held on September 27, will focus on the theme "Sports and Tourism: Two... Read more
Vatican newspaper calls for hope in wake of kidnappings in Iraq
The offical Vatican newspaper “L ‘Osservatore Romano,” is calling on Italians not to lose hope in response to terrorist statements... Read more
“Stay faithful to your history” of witnessing to God, says Pope to Benedictines
Pope John Paul II received Benedictine Abbots and Priors at Castelgandolfo this morning and encouraged them to “stay faithful” to... Read more
