Vatican News
Pope encourages Iraqi efforts to build democracy
Pope John Paul II met with Prime Minister Iyad Allawi this morning and encouraged him and the Iraqi people in... Read more
Pope appoints new bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana
Monsignor Ronald P. Herzog, a priest of the diocese of Biloxi and pastor of Immaculate Conception parish, Laurel, Mississippi, has... Read more
All people called to become God’s children, says Pope
Pope John Paul II spoke on the "Hymn of the Saved," from the Book of the Apocalypse during this morning’s... Read more
Pope marks All Saints Day with prayers for victims of terrorism
From St. Peter’s Square, the Pope offered “special prayers for all the victims of terrorism.” Read more
Remembering Christian roots "fundamental" for Europe’s future, says Pope after Buttiglione steps down
After praying the Angelus with the faithful gathered in Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday, Pope John Paul II stressed the... Read more
Pope to meet with Iraqi PM at Vatican
Pope John Paul II is to receive Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi in a private audience at the Vatican on... Read more
Compendium helps cause of justice, “opens people up to the horizons of charity,” says Pope
This morning Pope John Paul II, receiving participants in the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace... Read more
Promote religious freedom, says Pope to Iran
Pope John Paul II received the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mohammad Javad Faridzade, as he presented his... Read more
“No historian can forget” Europe’s Christian legacy, says Pope
This morning Pope John Paul II, receiving Romano Prodi, outgoing president of the European Commission, on the eve of the... Read more
Cardinal Sodano: Announce Gospel of justice and peace in suffering world
Inaugurating the first world congress of ecclesiastical organizations committed to promoting justice and peace yesterday, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, secretary of... Read more
Money, success, power, not absolute, can’t save us from death, says Pope
In today’s general audience Pope John Paul II said that reflection on death puts things we ususally consider absolute into... Read more
Pope shares in suffering of Iraq and of victims of terrorism
At the end of today’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square, Pope John Paul II expressed his “affectionate participation” in... Read more
Vatican council discusses pastoral answers for world’s street children
The first International Meeting on Pastoral Care for Street Children was inaugurated yesterday in the Vatican by the Pontifical Council... Read more
Pope receives Polish pilgrims from new diocese
Pope John Paul II received 800 fellow Poles from the newly instituted diocese of Bydgoszcz in Poland, this morning who,... Read more
New compendium of social doctrine responds to current ethical, cultural, and pastoral challenges
Cardinal Renato Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, presented the 500-page "Compendium of the Social Doctrine... Read more
Pope saddened by death of Cardinal Hickey
Pope John Paul II sent a telegram to Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington, expressing his deep sadness upon learning... Read more
Place talents at the service of the Church, says Pope to students
In his homily during the Mass for the inauguration of the academic year of ecclesiastical universities on Saturday October 23,... Read more
Pope asks for support of missions, prays for missionary vocations
Before reciting the Angelus yesterday in St. Peter’s Square, Pope John Paul II, noting that it was World Mission Day,... Read more
Chaste love defends the family against attack and fights AIDS, says Pope
Pope John Paul II, in an address to bishops from Angola and Sao Tome this morning – the 26th anniversary... Read more
Be apostles with holiness of life, take Mary as model, says Pope to priests
Pope John Paul II addressed via satellite from the Vatican this morning over a thousand priests from eighty countries gathered... Read more
