Vatican News
Pope Benedict begins his busy vacation
Pope Benedict XVI will spend his summer vacation praying, reading and writing, according to his official spokesman. Read more
Pope appoints new heads for Vatican’s financial departments
Archbishop Domenico Calcagno has been appointed by Pope Benedict as the head of the Vatican’s financial policy department, following the... Read more
Holy See and Azerbaijan strike historic agreement
The Catholic Church has signed an historic treaty with the central Asian state of Azerbaijan which may provide a template... Read more
Vatican reflects on spiritual benefits of vacation
The Vatican is using the start of Pope Benedict XVI’s summer vacation to reflect upon the spiritual benefits of holidays... Read more
Pope visits Vatican newspaper on its 150th birthday
Today Pope Benedict XVI visited the offices of the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano to celebrate its 150th anniversary. Read more
Vatican to open secret archives for special exhibition
An unprecedented 2012 exhibition of around 100 historical documents from the Vatican’s Secret Archives will include items from Pope Pius... Read more
Vatican spokesman says Pius X Society ordinations are illegitimate
The Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi, S.J., has dismissed the recent ordination of 20 priests by the Society of Saint... Read more
Pope appeals for end to arrogance and violence
A “rule of life based on love” is needed if we are to receive the rest offered by Jesus Christ... Read more
St. Elizabeth of Portugal, queen and peacemaker, celebrated on July 4
On July 4, the Catholic Church will celebrate St. Elizabeth of Portugal, a queen who served the poor and helped... Read more
Vatican City State and Holy See back in the financial black
The Vatican City State ran up a surplus of $30 million over the pastyear, after three years of deficit. The... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI welcomes 7,000 pilgrims from southern Italy
Pope Benedict gave his welcome and blessing to over 7,000 Catholics fromsouthern Italy on July 2. The pilgrims from the... Read more
Pope criticizes profits made by food price speculators
Pope Benedict issued strong words on Friday against financial speculators spiking food prices and pointed to family-run farms as a... Read more
God cannot become an object of 'human experimentation,' Pope teaches
Pope Benedict said on June 30 that although science has led to incredible advances in the modern age, it falls... Read more
Pope praying for AIDS victims and missionary sisters in July
The Vatican announced today that Pope Benedict will be praying in July for victims of AIDS and religious women in... Read more
Pope greets Orthodox delegation, speaks of St. Peter's unifying role
In his pre-Angelus remarks on the June 29 Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Pope Benedict XVI gave his special... Read more
Pope Benedict launches new Vatican News website
Pope Benedict XVI has launched a new Vatican News website with his first Tweet. The site officially went live on... Read more
On his 60th anniversary, Pope reflects on his vocation
“Thanks to the Lord for the friendship that he has bestowed upon me,” Pope Benedict said to a packed St.... Read more
Archbishop Gomez prepares to receive the pallium
On the eve of receiving his pallium from Pope Benedict, Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles said the mission of... Read more
Pope recalls 'most important moment' of his life
Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate the 60th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood at the Cathedral of Freising, Germany... Read more
Pope names Cardinal Scola as new archbishop of Milan
Pope Benedict appointed Cardinal Angelo Scola of Venice as the new archbishop of the influential Archdiocese of Milan on June... Read more
