Pope John Paul II met on Thursday with the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, despite the meeting was... Read more
During an audience on Thursday with Georgi Parvanov, president of the Republic of Bulgaria, Pope John Paul II encouraged Bulgarians... Read more
Hundreds of US Catholics gathered at St. Susanna Church in Rome to participate at a Mass presided by Archbishop John... Read more
Commenting on Psalm 109, “The Messiah, king and priest,” during Wednesday’s general audience, Pope John Paul II reminded Christians that... Read more
In a message sent the Religious Association of Social and Health Care Institutes (ARIS) on the occasion of its 40th... Read more
In a message sent to Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada Toruño, Archbishop of Guatemala and president of the second American Missionary Congress,... Read more
Pope John Paul II appointed Thomas James Olmsted of Wichita, Kansas as the new bishop of Phoenix. Bishop Olmsted will... Read more
Pope John Paul II appointed Fr. Michael Miller, C.S.B., President of St. Thomas University in Houston, U.S.A., as the new... Read more
Pope John Paul II announced this Monday some changes and appointments at the Vatican Curia. The Holy Father accepted the... Read more
During the Angelus prayer last Sunday, during the solemnity of Christ the King, Pope John Paul said all Christians, with... Read more
On Thursday, Cardinal Angelo Sodano sent a telegram of condolence in the Holy Father’s name to Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister... Read more
Addressing the participants in the twenty-fifth plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum,” the Vatican organization dedicated to charitable... Read more
The world-famous Fatima shrine will not be turned into a multi-faith pilgrim center, confirmed a Vatican official yesterday. Read more
Pope John Paul II said that Christ, ever-glorious, "still bears the signs of the passion, which is His true humanity,... Read more
In a message sent to the Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI) currently gathered in Assisi, Pope John Paul II stressed the... Read more
In the annual message from the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue to Muslims on the occasion of the end of... Read more
Speaking to the las group of Bishops from India who have comew for their Ad Limina visit, Pope John Paul... Read more
Pope John Paul II explained today how to take care of depressed people and encouraged families "to integrate them into... Read more
Cardinal Paul Poupard, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, presented today at the Vatican the "vademecum" or handbook for... Read more
Following a November tradition of praying for the repose of the souls of the dead, Pope John Paul II presided... Read more