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Holy Father bids farewell to Castel Gandolfo

Sep 27, 2010

Nearing the end of his summer stay at Castel Gandolfo, the Holy Father met with local authorities on Monday. Saying... Read more

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Pope's personal secretary describes the surprises of first five years

Sep 27, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI has "surprised all of us" in the first five years of his pontificate, according to his personal... Read more

Benedict XVI and Vatican prelates remember example of Blessed Chiara 'Luce' Badano

Sep 26, 2010

Chiara “Luce” Badano, a teenage Italian member of the Focolare Movement, was beatified on Saturday. Church leaders and others remembered... Read more

Eternal destiny of poor in the hands of all people, says Pope

Sep 26, 2010

Pope Benedict taught on Sunday that providing for the poor of the world takes precedence over providing for one's own... Read more

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Balance of work and 'true' rest essential for health of families, says Holy Father

Sep 26, 2010

Family, work and holidays are God's gifts for a "fully human existence," said the Pope in a message to prepare... Read more

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Forgiveness and purification central to renewal, Pope Benedict teaches

Sep 25, 2010

God's forgiveness is the “fulcrum of every reform,” Pope Benedict told a group of Brazilian bishops on Saturday. It is... Read more

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Fr. Lombardi: Fight against hunger, poverty 'too big to fail'

Sep 25, 2010

The Vatican spokesman urged that the same attitude taken to confront the economic crisis must be applied to boost development... Read more

Bishop Jean Laffitte

Vatican aims for 2012 release of new marriage preparation document

Sep 24, 2010

The Pontifical Council for the Family is working to create a document to guide marriage preparation efforts in dioceses throughout... Read more

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Holy Father speaks to schoolchildren, emphasizes importance of reading

Sep 24, 2010

Hundreds of kids felt the personal "warmth" of the Pope as they met with him in a private audience on... Read more

Bishop Ettore Balestrero

Vatican: Non-nuclear weapon agenda must be based around human dignity

Sep 24, 2010

The Holy See's delegate to an international conference on atomic energy has emphasized the value of human life as the... Read more

Chiara "Luce" Badano

Two days of celebrations planned for soon-to-be blessed teenager

Sep 23, 2010

Chiara "Luce" Badano, who showed great faith during her short life, will be beatified this weekend. Her parents and thousands... Read more

Archbishop Kurt Koch

Pope 'could not say no' to Anglican inquiries, recalls Archbishop Koch

Sep 23, 2010

The head of the Vatican's department for Christian unity said that with the new Anglican ordinariate, Pope Benedict is merely... Read more

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Vatican newspaper: Bank trouble could be resolved quickly

Sep 23, 2010

The "misunderstanding" that led to the investigation of the Vatican's bank "could be clarified simply and quickly" by consulting its... Read more

President Ettore Gotti Tedeschi of the Vatican's Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR) / Vatican analyst Andrea Tornielli

Vatican bank chief on money laundering allegations: 'nothing to hide'

Sep 22, 2010

Responding to allegations of money laundering, the president of the Vatican bank told Vatican analyst Andrea Tornielli that "there's nothing... Read more

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Benedict XVI urges intense prayer for Catholic-Orthodox talks

Sep 22, 2010

The Pope called the faithful to a greater commitment to Christian unity during Wednesday's audience. The "peace and harmony" of... Read more

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Christianity still strong and active in UK, says Pope Benedict XVI

Sep 22, 2010

The Holy Father used positive language to describe the outcomes of his Apostolic Visit to the U.K. during the general audience. Speaking... Read more

IOR chairman Ettore Gotti Tedeschi

Officials react with surprise to investigation of Vatican bank's chairman

Sep 21, 2010

Italian authorities began an investigation on Tuesday of the Vatican Bank's chairman, Ettore Gotti Tedeschi, along with another unnamed executive... Read more

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Holy Father to make pastoral visit to Palermo

Sep 21, 2010

The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Pope Benedict XVI will make a pastoral visit to Palermo, Italy in early October... Read more

Chair of the National Commission for Safeguarding Children Bill Killgallon during Sunday's briefing

Child protection chair: Benedict XVI made objective clear

Sep 20, 2010

In the first ever meeting of its kind, the Holy Father told U.K. child safeguarding workers that they are an important... Read more

UK visit declared a 'spiritual success' by Fr. Lombardi

Sep 19, 2010

Behind the crowds who came to see the Pope are "hearts and minds that understand" the Pope's message, said the... Read more