Vatican News
Saint's teaching on faith and reason helps 'overcome' modern atheism, teaches Holy Father
During his Wednesday audience, the Holy Father explored the teachings of the renowned scholar, St. Thomas Aquinas, asserting that saint's... Read more
Pope Benedict to ordain 14 priests this weekend
The Vatican Information Service has announced that Pope Benedict will preside over the priestly ordinations of 14 deacons for the... Read more
Holy Father addresses future pontifical representatives, emphasizes dedication and sacrifice
Pope Benedict XVI spoke this morning to 40 members of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, emphasizing "the significance of work in... Read more
Pope Benedict praises generosity and faith of two newly beatified Catholics
During his traditional greeting and remarks before praying the Sunday Angelus with those gathered in St. Peter’s square, the Holy... Read more
Priests are a gift from the Heart of Christ, Pope Benedict says
Thousands of pilgrims and faithful gathered at noon Sunday in St. Peter’s Square to pray the Angelus with the Holy... Read more
Prayer Vigil gathers 15,000 priests from around the world
An estimated 15,000 priests attended a prayer vigil last night in St. Peter's Square. The priests, who hail from 97... Read more
Pope: While Church focused on goods of priesthood, Satan tried to tarnish priests
At the closing Mass of the Year for Priests on Thursday, Pope Benedict reviewed the purpose of the year, saying... Read more
World needs converted priests, not ecclesial engineers, Cardinal Meisner states
The Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal Joaquim Meisner, addressed priests from around the world gathered at the Basilica of St. Paul... Read more
Pope answers priests' questions on prayer, celibacy and new vocations
Priests from around the world gathered at a prayer vigil in St. Peter's Square on Thursday with Pope Benedict, who... Read more
Pope discusses economic crisis, protecting unborn with Spanish prime minister
This morning Pope Benedict received the prime minister of Spain at the Vatican. The two leaders discussed the role of... Read more
At closing of Year for Priests, Vatican official comments on challenges clergy face
The undersecretary for the Congregation for the Clergy, Archbishop Celso Morga, told Vatican Radio this week that a fundamental challenge... Read more
Pope invites faithful to take part with prayer in close of Year for Priests
After this morning’s general audience, the Pope invited the faithful to participate in the end of the Year for Priests... Read more
Benedict XVI asks Christians not to leave the Middle East
During today's general audience in St. Peter's Square in Rome, the Holy Father warmly recalled several aspects of his “historic”... Read more
Vatican announces dates for beatifications of eight Europeans, one Lebanese
The Holy See has announced the official dates for the upcoming beatifications of nine candidates for sainthood. Three Spaniards, two... Read more
Cardinal Bertone to represent Pope at Slovenian Eucharistic Congress
The Holy See made public a letter today showing that the Holy Father appointed Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican Secretary of... Read more
Benedict XVI offers ‘heartfelt condolences’ for murder of Bishop Padovese
On Saturday, a telegram was sent on behalf of the Holy Father expressing his sorrow for the death of Bishop... Read more
Church cannot accept criminalization of immigrants, says Archbishop Marchetto
The second-in-command of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrant and Itinerant Peoples, Archbishop Agostino Marchetto spoke with... Read more
Pontifical council kicks off convention for deaf ministry
In response to Pope Benedict's call to promote the dignity of the deaf and work for their “full social integration,”... Read more
Christ is 'the true and effective priest,' declares Pope at Corpus Christi Mass
Christ “transformed extreme violence and extreme injustice into a supreme deed of love and justice,” said the Holy Father at... Read more
Vatican paper publishes article on Pope's view of Vatican II
The Vatican daily L'Osservatore Roman (LOR) published an article this week on a meeting of the international theological and cultural... Read more
