Italian Jewish leaders expressed relief on Thursday after the Vatican Secretary of State said the prayer for the conversion of... Read more
On the first anniversary of his appointment as the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone held a question and... Read more
The Vatican City State has ventured forth into the digital world today by launching a sharply designed Internet portal. The... Read more
Upon hearing of the horrific airplane crash in Brazil, Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. sent a telegram to Archbishop... Read more
The Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, said this week the reactions of the faithful and the bishops to... Read more
The spokesman for Pope Benedict, Fr. Fredrico Lombardi, has confirmed that the Pope is dedicating part of his vacation to... Read more
Sexual abuse of children is not just a Catholic Church problem and other institutions should take steps to acknowledge and... Read more
Before reciting the Angelus on Sunday at Mirabello Castle, near the spot where he is vacationing in northern Italy, Pope... Read more
The spokesman for the Vatican, Fr. Fredrico Lombardi, announced yesterday that Pope Benedict XVI will make his first trip to... Read more
From a red-draped balcony of the Castle of Mirabello, next to the villa where the Pope is residing for his... Read more
The president of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, Cardinal Walter Kasper, said this week the new statement by the... Read more
Made public today was a letter from Benedict XVI to Bishop Maffeo Ducoli for yesterday's Feast of St. John Gualbert,... Read more
The Vatican is quickly moving to become the first “carbon neutral state” with its recent plans to switch the Paul... Read more
On the second day of his vacation in the town of Lorenzago di Cadore in northern Italy, Pope Benedict XVI... Read more
The Orthodox Archbishop of Cyprus, Chrysostomos II, called on the Turkish community to allow Christians to “restore our churches on... Read more
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, under the leadership of Cardinal William Levada, issued a document today that... Read more
Just before departing for his own vacation in the Alps of northern Italy, Pope Benedict said that he hopes that... Read more
This year the Hungarian church marks the 800th anniversary of the birth of St. Elizabeth of Hungary. In recognition of... Read more
The Pope took the occasion of today's gospel to remind Christians that by their baptism they are all called to... Read more
“News reports and judgments made without sufficient information have created no little confusion,” wrote Pope Benedict in reference to his... Read more