Vatican News
Pope: educating US Catholic youth an urgent challenge
Pope Benedict XVI told a group of U.S. bishops that educating young Catholics in the faith is “the most urgent... Read more
Pope encourages new Swiss Guards to be saintly soldiers
Pope Benedict XVI encouraged the new class of recruits for the Swiss Guard to draw close to Christ as they... Read more
Rise in US seminary numbers brings 'big smile' to Pope's face
Bishop James D. Conley of Denver said the news of rising seminarian numbers across the United States has delighted Pope... Read more
A fruitful life comes from staying close to Jesus, Pope says
Pope Benedict XVI told pilgrims May 6 that their lives will be fruitful and have meaning if they live in... Read more
Pope moved by young mother with terminal cancer
Chiara, a young mother from Rome suffering from terminal cancer, deeply touched Pope Benedict with her story of opting to... Read more
Pope Benedict cautions against increasing social inequality
Pope Benedict XVI used a speech to foreign diplomats May 4 to warn governments against exacerbating inequalities of wealth during... Read more
Bishop says Church leaders must preach Christ as alive and present
Bishop Michael J. Sheridan of Colorado Springs told his fellow bishops that they must never reduce Christ “to the status... Read more
Pope warns doctors of relativism impacting medicine
Pope Benedict XVI used a May 3 address to doctors and medical students to warn that the spread of relativism... Read more
Vatican strengthens Caritas statutes over Catholic identity concerns
Caritas Internationalis, the Catholic Church’s confederation of charitable and development agencies, will become more accountable to the Vatican under new... Read more
Benedict XVI: Be faithful to God like Bl. John Paul II
On Wednesday, Pope Benedict XVI recalled the first anniversary of Blessed John Paul II’s beatification in St. Peter’s Square on... Read more
St. Stephen’s death shows importance of Scripture, Pope says
As he reflected on the life and death of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, Pope Benedict said that reading... Read more
UK ordinariate thanks Pope Benedict for financial generosity
England's Catholic jurisdiction for former Anglicans has received a $250,000 donation from Pope Benedict XVI, prompting an expression of thanks... Read more
Blessed John Paul's beatification remembered one year later
Blessed Pope John Paul II has been remembered one year after his beatification with a candlelight prayer vigil at the... Read more
Pope Benedict says forgiveness is key to global peace
Pope Benedict XVI says that forgiveness is the key to creating harmony between peoples and nations. Read more
Pope prays for vocations to priesthood
On Sunday, the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Benedict XVI asked families, communities and local parishes to help... Read more
Wikipedia founder praises John XXIII encyclical
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has praised Pope John XXIII’s historic encyclical “Pacem in Terris” as “a great thing.” Read more
Vatican stresses fidelity to Church in evangelization of China
The evangelization of China hinges on fidelity to the Church and the Pope, says the 5th Commission for the Catholic... Read more
Seven-year-old girl fulfills dream to hug Pope Benedict
A 7-year-old Italian girl got her wish granted after this week’s Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter’s Square, when she... Read more
Christians must harmonize work and prayer, Pope teaches
On April 25, Pope Benedict XVI told over 20,000 pilgrims that they must commit themselves to works of charity, without... Read more
Pope condemns human trafficking, sex tourism
Pope Benedict XVI has told a global gathering of those involved in tourism that they must be alert to ethical... Read more
