Vatican News
Australians in Rome cheer canonization of ‘outback saint’ Mary MacKillop
After Pope Benedict's Sunday declaration of the six newest saints, some of the loudest cheers in St. Peter's Square came... Read more
Benedict XVI: Six newest saints show faith can still be found
Pope Benedict celebrated Sunday’s canonization Mass of the six newest saints in the Church as a “feast of holiness.” Alluding... Read more
Pope kept Chilean miners’ flag in apartment as reminder of their plight
The Holy Father displayed in his home a signed flag from the 33 Chilean miners as a reminder to pray... Read more
International pilgrims fill Rome for canonizations of six new saints
With the approach of the Oct. 17 canonizations of six saints, excitement is rising in the streets of Rome. Often... Read more
Church ever united against hunger, Pope tells FAO chief
International cooperation is needed in the fight to achieve "authentic human development" and eliminate hunger in the world, Pope Benedict... Read more
Leader of Jerusalem Catholics optimistic about peace
Despite more than six decades of conflict in the Holy Land, the leader of Jerusalem’s Catholic community, Patriarch Fouad Twal,... Read more
Pope urges Italian Catholics to enter politics without inferiority complexes
Pope Benedict XVI has called Catholics in Italy back to the Church's "inheritance of values" to face the future creatively.... Read more
Vatican official calls for 'pastoral conversion' on new media
The Church must intensify its presence in today’s "digital culture," Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for... Read more
Synod side notes: Calls made for 'priests without borders,' and more respect for patriarchs
Any gathering of the world’s bishops is bound to produce a number of interesting sidebar conversations and proposals. And the... Read more
Pope Benedict to canonize six next Sunday
This coming Sunday Pope Benedict XVI will raise six Catholics, all consecrated religious, to the ranks of sainthood. Read more
Dialogue needed in Middle East to prevent Muslim-Christian clash, says patriarch
Without dialogue a "new clash" of the Muslim East and Christian West could result, said one Eastern Catholic patriarch during... Read more
God makes himself present in 'a thousand ways,' Pope tells pilgrims
God has “a thousand ways” to touch souls and to teach them how to "really live," Pope Benedict XVI told... Read more
Benedict XVI appoints new custodian of the Holy Shroud of Turin
Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Archbishop Cesare Nosiglia of Vicenza as the new Archbishop of Turin. The appointment makes Archbishop... Read more
Synod finds Christians in the Holy Land need friendship, solidarity
The survival of the Christian minority and the need for greater missionary zeal in the region were among the key... Read more
Middle Eastern Christian immigrants must be challenged to forgive, says Cardinal Mahony
Catholic immigrants from Middle Eastern countries often come to the West harboring prejudices against Jews and Muslims, Cardinal Roger Mahony... Read more
Pope creates new office to fight 'eclipse of God' in the West
The new Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization was unveiled at a press conference at the Vatican Oct. 12. Read more
Pope: False gods of terrorism and drugs must be unmasked
Addressing the first gathering of the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East this morning at the Vatican, Pope Benedict... Read more
Synod discusses human rights, religious freedom in opening session
Education and Christian witness will promote respect for human rights, religious freedom and just recognition of citizenship for all people,... Read more
Croatian president discusses country's Christian identity with Benedict XVI
When Pope Benedict received Croatian president Ivo Josipovic in an audience this past Saturday, conversation turned to the tenuous position of Croats... Read more
Pope encourages Eastern Catholics to maintain traditions
On Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI received participants in a congress marking the 20th anniversary of the current Code of Canons... Read more
