The Holy See today republished a communiqué from the Polish Bishops Conference, along with one of its own, in support... Read more
Meeting with nearly 8,000 pilgrims in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, Pope Benedict XVI reflected today on the coming celebration... Read more
The Vatican announced that this evening Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, president of the Governorate of Vatican City State, will preside at... Read more
On Tuesday Pope Benedict XVI accepted the canonically mandated resignation of Bishop Sylvester Ryan of Monterey, California, due to age... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI greeted the thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square Sunday morning, praying the Angelus with them... Read more
Receiving a delegation from the Jewish organization B’nai B’rith International, Pope Benedict XVI said today that Christians and Jews, along... Read more
Following the praying of the Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI recalled the especially difficult circumstances which face the many refugees fleeing... Read more
Speaking to the United Nations International Commission on Migration today, Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to... Read more
During a meeting held with the university students of Rome Thursday afternoon, Pope Benedict XVI recalled that Christmas is, above... Read more
The president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes is in the Holy Land until December 19... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI met today with His Beatitude Antonios Naguib, the Patriarch of Alexandria for Catholic Copts who is officially... Read more
At the conclusion of the Ecclesia Dei commission this week, which is responsible for maintaining dialogue with the Lefevbrist movement,... Read more
Standing alongside the larger-than-life Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square this year is the tallest Christmas tree ever to grace... Read more
This morning, the Holy Father received His Beatitude Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens and of all Greece, who is making an... Read more
Following their private meeting in the Vatican this morning, Pope Benedict XVI and His Beatitude Christodoulos, archbishop of Athens and... Read more
This morning in the Vatican, Benedict XVI received the Letters of Credence of six new ambassadors to the Holy See.... Read more
The Vatican has joined Western leaders in criticizing a conference taking place in Iran this week. The conference’s goal is... Read more
Continuing his catechesis on the Apostles and the first members of the Church, Pope Benedict XVI dedicated his Wednesday General... Read more
The Vatican Press Office announced today that Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop Dominic Carmon, Auxiliary Bishop... Read more
The Press Office of the Holy See released a short statement today confirming that Pope Benedict XVI met with Israeli... Read more