Vatican News
Rights of refugees remain "mere words," Vatican official complains
On October 4, during the 55th Session of the Executive Committee of the Program of the United Nations High Commissioner... Read more
Apostolic Letter on the Year of the Eucharist to be released on Friday
Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter for the Year of the Eucharist will be released on Friday October 8. There... Read more
Pope makes plea for hostages in Iraq
Speaking at an award ceremony on Saturday where KTO French Catholic television and the French political magazine "Politique International" ("International... Read more
Pope beatifies 5, says Blessed Emperor Charles is model for Catholic leaders
On Sunday in St. Peter's Square, in a ceremony attended by 30,000 pilgrims including dozens of members from the royal... Read more
Pope meets pilgrims of beatifications, speaks of the message of the new blesseds
This morning Pope John Paul II received pilgrims who participated yesterday in the beatification of the Servants of God Pierre... Read more
Pope commends Croatian fidelity to Catholic tradition
In an audience this morning with 2000 Croatian pilgrims from the archdiocese of Split-Makarska, Pope John Paul II highlighted their... Read more
Global development must be integral and human, Cardinal Martino says
Cardinal Renato Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, in an address to the 16th Banking Conference... Read more
Inter-religious dialogue, Latin America's Catholic identity in Pope's prayer intentions
The Holy Father's general prayer intention for the month of October is: "That, firm in their faith, Christians may be... Read more
Pope asks Pakistani president to promote dialogue and religious tolerance
Pope John Paul II received Pervez Musharraf, the president of Pakistan, this morning, and encouraged him and his countrymen to... Read more
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
