Vatican News
Vatican hopes Apple partnership will spread Pope's message
The Vatican has teamed up with Apple to develop new hi-tech methods for communicating the works of Pope Benedict XVI... Read more
Don't squander your faith, Pope urges young Churches
Pope Benedict XVI says that the most newly evangelized parts of the world now have to pass on the gift... Read more
Pope reflects on prayer in Book of the Apocalypse
Pope Benedict XVI says the final book of the Bible, which he referred to as the Book of the Apocalypse,... Read more
Vatican Museums visitors happy priests are present
A month-long pilot project to make priests available within the Vatican Museums to offer spiritual counseling to visitors is being... Read more
Upholding ethical truths is not intolerance, Pope states
Pope Benedict XVI told a group of his former students that Christians should not be scared to uphold ethical truths... Read more
Living God's law with integrity brings liberation, says Pope
Pope Benedict XVI says that God’s law brings personal liberation to each person who embraces it and lives it with... Read more
Vatican invites Usain Bolt to address religious liberty conference
The world’s fastest man, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, has been invited to address a Vatican conference on religious liberty. Read more
Vatican refuses to comment on cyber attack rumors
The Vatican is refusing to confirm or deny reports that it has once again been subject to a cyber attack... Read more
Pope's student circle examines dialogue with Anglicans, Lutherans
The annual gathering of Pope Benedict’s former students has begun at the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo and is... Read more
Prayer is best source of courage for facing hostile world, Pope says
Pope Benedict XVI says the heroic sanctity of St. John the Baptist proves that a solid life of prayer is... Read more
Pontifical website aims to help lay Catholics worldwide
The Vatican's Pontifical Council for the Laity is positioning its website as a resource for lay men and women ahead of Pope Benedict's... Read more
Pope Benedict: insincerity is 'the mark of the devil'
Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that a lack of sincerity in life is “the mark of the devil” as witnessed... Read more
Pope urges laity to share Gospel with a world in darkness
Pope Benedict XVI told a group of lay people this week that the world needs their courageous and credible testimony... Read more
Pope explains how Mary's queenship points to Jesus
Pope Benedict XVI recommended that Christians look to the queenship of Mary, who is “queen in the service of God... Read more
Pope sends heartfelt condolences for Ethiopian patriarch's passing
The death of the head of the Ethiopian Church has garnered sympathy and sadness from Pope Benedict XVI, who praised... Read more
Pope's butler will stand trial for alleged document leaks
Pope Benedict XVI's personal assistant Paolo Gabriele has been charged with theft amid suspicion that he leaked confidential papal documents... Read more
Pope asks Christians to hunger for Jesus' love
Pope Benedict XVI says that all Christians should reflect on how “hungry” they are to know and love Jesus Christ. Read more
Cardinal hopes for upcoming beatification of Pope Paul VI
Commemorating the 34th anniversary of the death of Pope Paul VI, retired Archbishop of Milan Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi said he... Read more
Pope explains St. Dominic's nine ways of prayer
On the Feast of St. Dominic, Pope Benedict XVI praised the founder of the Order of Preachers as “a man... Read more
Pope praises joyfulness of Bavarian culture
Groups of choirs, dancers, artists, poets and horn blowers from Pope Benedict XVI’s native Bavaria visited the pontiff at Castel... Read more
