Vatican News
Pope highlights unemployment as threat to human dignity
Pope Benedict XVI has called attention to the problem of unemployment as a threat to the dignity of individuals and... Read more
Pope set to visit Mexico and Cuba in spring 2012
Pope Benedict XVI is expected to visit both Mexico and Cuba in the spring of 2012. Read more
Pope prays for flood victims in El Salvador, Thailand
After praying the Angelus in St. Peter's Square on Nov. 9, Pope Benedict called on Catholics to pray for and... Read more
Pope: Psalm 119 shows depth of man's relationship with God
Pope Benedict XVI spoke today about Psalm 119 as a wonderful discourse on the breadth and depth of man’s relationship... Read more
Proposal made at Vatican for US adult stem cell commission
At the Vatican today, former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson urged President Obama to establish a... Read more
Church must protect universal values, Pope tells German ambassador
Pope Benedict XVI told Germany’s new ambassador to the Holy See on Nov. 7 that the Catholic Church has the... Read more
New US nuncio calls American Church ‘beacon of hope’
The Pope’s new representative to the United States says the youth of the country’s Catholic Church are a beacon of hope... Read more
Pope encourages priests to draw close to Christ, proclaim Gospel
Pope Benedict XVI recently called priests and those in parish leadership positions to hold fast to Christ and allow his... Read more
Pope: modern-day nihilism stems from despair over death
Pope Benedict XVI told pilgrims to Rome on Sunday that a loss of faith in Jesus Christ has led many people... Read more
Vatican Radio director welcomes seven billionth baby
Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., the director general of Vatican Radio, welcomed the birth of the seven billionth person in his... Read more
First US bishops arrive at Vatican for ad limina visits
The coordinator of the first delegation of American bishops visiting the Vatican on their “ad limina” visits is impressed with... Read more
Researcher thinks Pius XII went undercover to save Jews
The Jewish New Yorker who has made it his life’s work to clear the name of Pope Pius XII of... Read more
Pius X Society leader doubtful of reconciliation with Vatican
A British superior in the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X called Vatican attempts to reconcile with the group through... Read more
Pope: resurrection depends on Christ, not nature
At a Mass for those cardinals and bishops who have died during the last year, Pope Benedict XVI said that... Read more
Pope meditates on death for All Souls Day
On All Souls Day, Pope Benedict XVI reflected upon death and the hope that Christian faith brings to it. Read more
Everyone is called to be holy, Pope says on All Saints Day
Pope Benedict XVI said on today’s feast of All Saints that everyone is called by Jesus to holiness in their... Read more
Pope prays for Eastern Catholic Churches in November
Pope Benedict is praying this November for the Eastern Catholic Churches and for the Church in Africa as it looks... Read more
Catholics have to live the faith they teach, says Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI has urged Catholics to practice what they preach. Read more
St. Martin de Porres, first black saint of the Americas, celebrated Nov. 3
On Nov. 3 the Roman Catholic Church celebrates St. Martin de Porres, a Peruvian Dominican brother whose life of charity... Read more
Pope addresses bishops of Angola
Pope Benedict XVI has urged the Catholic Church in Angola to build up family life while fighting witchcraft and tribalism. Read more
