Vatican News
The challenge of our time is to help everyone live with dignity, says Pope
At today’s Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square, thousands of faithful gathered to hear Pope Benedict XVI’s challenge to “respond... Read more
Holy See to the UN: Refugees must be protected as they flee
Yesterday afternoon the Holy See’s representative to the UN, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, spoke to the General Assembly about his concern... Read more
Benedict XVI proclaims: Christians, especially the youth, must go against the tide
“Today as in the past, people who wish to be Christ's disciples are called to go against the tide,” said... Read more
Look to the Church Fathers to shed light on modern problems, writes the Pope
The Holy Father marked the 16th centenary of the death of St. John Chrysostom today with a letter in which... Read more
Vatican and Mozambique discuss Church and society
The Holy Father Benedict XVI received Armando Guebuza, the president of the Republic of Mozambique, in an audience at the... Read more
Vatican bioethics conference to examine the human embryo
The Vatican is organizing a bioethics conference on the origin and development of the human embryo. The conference will take... Read more
Pontifical academies: A culture worthy of human life
Today, the pontifical academies held their twelfth public session under Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, president of their coordinating council. For the... Read more
Pope expresses sorrow for Portuguese traffic accident
In his address to the Portuguese pilgrims in today's general audience, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his sadness over a recent traffic accident... Read more
Pope: Learn from St. Jerome “to live in contact and living dialogue" with Scripture
During his general audience this morning, the Holy Father spoke to the 40,000 pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square about... Read more
Pope and Saudi king deal with issues “close to the heart”
Pope Benedict XVI welcomed King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to the Vatican today, marking the first time that a Saudi... Read more
New Families Movement celebrates forty year anniversary
Today the Pope received members of the New Families Movement, established forty years ago, who were participating in a gathering... Read more
Cardinal Tauran addresses Christian and Hindu dialogue
The President of the Pontifical Council on Inter-religious Dialogue, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, has written a message to Hindus entitled, "Christians... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI praises deceased cardinals and bishops
In keeping with longstanding papal tradition, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass today for the souls of the cardinals and bishops... Read more
Love in the human heart is the force that renews the world, says the Pope
While presiding over the Angelus prayer this Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI emphasized that love, acting in the human heart, is... Read more
Meeting between Pope, Dalai Lama "offensive" to China
A planned Vatican meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and the Dalai Lama would be an "offense" to the Chinese people,... Read more
Pope Benedict offers prayers for past popes
On the occasion of the Feast of the Faithful Departed or the Feat of All Souls, Pope Benedict XVI will... Read more
A new tractor for Vatican City
Pope Benedict XVI received a new tractor on Wednesday, a gift courtesy of the Italian automotive industry giant Fiat. Read more
Pope to meet with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia next week
Pope Benedict will meet with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah next Tuesday for the first time in history, Reuters reports. The... Read more
“To be holy is the task of every Christian, of every man,” says Pope Benedict
Marking today’s Feast of All Saints, Pope Benedict XVI said that striving after holiness is not the calling for a... Read more
Holy Father's prayer intentions for November
Today, the press office of the Vatican made public the Holy Father’s intentions for November. Read more
