The Apostolic Nuncio to Israel, Archbishop Antonio Franco, said this week, "My hope is that Benedict XVI’s visit" to the... Read more
Earlier today Pope Benedict stopped at a rehabilitation center for people with disabilities in Jordan's capital of Amman, where he... Read more
Shepherd One touched down at Queen Alia airport on Friday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. as Pope Benedict XVI began his... Read more
In conjunction with Pope Benedict XVI’s historic trip to the Holy Land, Catholic News Agency has launched a special web... Read more
A charity official says that Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the Holy Land is an "important sign" in the "nebulous"... Read more
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Fouad Twal, said this week that the Church in the Holy Land is awaiting... Read more
Commenting on the number of Catholics from the Gaza Strip who will be allowed to see the Pope during his... Read more
The Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq and Jordan, Archbishop Francis A. Chullikat, told the Italian agency SIR that Pope Benedict XVI... Read more
Last Wednesday’s anti-Christian violence in Karachi left 15 people wounded and resulted in the houses of 15 Christian families being... Read more
Painters, workers and archeologists are among those making the final preparations for Pope Benedict XVI’s first visit to the Holy... Read more
A delegation from Jordan led by Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Maha Khatib, is visiting the Vatican this week, and... Read more
The Vatican's spokesman, Fr. Federico Lombardi, reacted to the remarks made by the President of Iran at the conference on... Read more
St. Mary’s University of Juba, a Catholic university in the south Sudan, was officially inaugurated on April 16. Read more
At the invitation of General Ray Odierno, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for Military Services arrived in Al... Read more
Upon receiving an award from the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio... Read more
Responding to a call from their bishops, Southern African Catholics have gathered 258 tons of food and medicine to be... Read more
Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Kirkuk Louis Sako, lamenting the number of Iraqi Christians who have been murdered or driven into... Read more
Each day more scientists, researchers and doctors are voicing their support for Pope Benedict XVI’s statement that condoms are not... Read more
Fr. Filiberto Rodríguez, Superior of the Salesian Vice-Province in Angola, wrote a letter this week sharing his impressions of the... Read more
More than a week after the media attacked Pope Benedict XVI for his comments on condoms and AIDS, CNA is... Read more