Vatican News
Qatar Conference on Muslim-Christian Dialogue ends with “great hope,” Vatican says
The Qatar Conference on Muslim-Christian Dialogue concluded on May 29 with three closed door meetings between members of the Pontifical... Read more
Pope calls for intensification of prayers for peace in the Middle East
During a meeting with participants in the general chapter of the monastic family of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the... Read more
Pope says new movements are a blessing for the Church
On Saturday evening, during the Vespers of Pentecost, Pope John Paul II reaffirmed that the new movements and lay communities... Read more
Vatican diplomats must combine spirit of dialogue and deep fidelity to Christ, Pope says
Pope John Paul received students of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy -where future Vatican diplomats are formed - and said that... Read more
Pope says Catholic Church is instrument for human unity
Last Sunday, during the last Regina Coeli -the Marian prayer said only during the Easter season, which ends on Pentecost... Read more
Cardinal Martino to preside over celebration for Ugandan martyrs in Uganda
Cardinal Renato Martino, President of the Pontifical Council “Justice and Peace,” will travel to Uganda from May 31 to June... Read more
Pope says U.S. bishops must confront culture of relativism with the Gospel
Addressing a group of American bishops from Indianapolis, Chicago and Milwaukee, Pope John Paul II spoke about the urgency of... Read more
Vatican highlights importance of Muslim-Christian Summit in Qatar
In a press release, the Vatican Press Office higlighted the historic relevance of the Mulsim-Christian Dialogue that started on Thursday... Read more
Pope calls Slovenia to remain faithful to its Christian tradition
Upon receiving Anton Rop, Prime Minister of Slovenia, Pope John Paul called the Balkan nation separated from Yugoslavia to remain... Read more
Vatican publishes guidelines for the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist
In a communique released today, the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops announced the publication of the “Lineamenta” for... Read more
Cardinal Law given a ceremonial post at the Vatican
Pope John Paul appointed the former Archbishop of Boston, Cardinal Francis Bernard Law, as the new Archpriest of the Patriarchal... Read more
Pope calls for international effort to put an end increasing violence in the world
Addressing seven new ambassadors to the Holy See, Pope John Paul insisted on the need for an international effort to... Read more
Pope receives commemorative medal from Russian Federation
On Thursday morning, Pope John Paul II received Igor Sergeevich Rimmer, president of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg (Russian... Read more
God condemns evil but rewards faithfulness, Pope says
Speaking about the Canticle of the Apocalypse, “The Judgment of God,” Pope John Paul II said during today’s general audience... Read more
Pope encourages solidarity with Dominican Republic and Haiti, affected by floods
The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, sent a telegram expressing Pope John Paul II’s solidarity with the victims... Read more
Vatican officials to attend Christian-Muslim dialogue in Qatar
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, librarian and archivist of Holy Roman Church and Archbishops Michael Fitzgerald and Pier Luigi Celata, respectively president... Read more
Pope urges US bishops for stronger defense of marriage and family
The Holy Father exhorted the American bishops to build towards a stronger culture of marriage and family, insisting that steps... Read more
Pope says parents responsible for how media is used at home
The Holy Father spoke on Sunday, at the weekly prayer of the Regina Caeli with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square,... Read more
Pope slams anti-Semitism, urges a solution for the Holy Land
Pope John Paul II condemned anti-Semitism this Monday using the words of the Second Vatican Council, “clearly and definitively…in all... Read more
Cardinal Kasper arrives in Jerusalem on official visit
Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, arrives today in Jerusalem where he will stay... Read more
