Vatican News
Pope alone will make final decision on Pius XII cause, Fr. Lombardi states
Comments made last week by the priest charged with heading up Pope Pius XII's cause for beatification have caused the... Read more
Love Mary as Padre Pio did, Pope Benedict urges
During his trip today to the town where St. Padre Pio lived and ministered, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass, visited... Read more
Year for Priests website launched by Congregation for Clergy
As the Year for Priests gets underway, the Congregation for the Clergy has launched a website dedicated to providing clerics... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI inaugurates Year for Priests
Pope Benedict XVI solemnly convoked the Year for Priests at St. Peter's Basilica on Friday evening, the Solemnity of the... Read more
Benedict XVI highlights unity with Syriac Catholic Church
On Friday morning, Pope Benedict XVI received the Patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church at the Vatican. The meeting served... Read more
Priests worldwide receive papal letter on eve of Year for Priests
In preparation for the Year of Priests, Pope Benedict XVI has sent a Letter to the priests of the world,... Read more
President of Malta visits with Pope
Pope Benedict XVI received the President of Malta, his wife and a delegation on Thursday morning at the Vatican. In... Read more
Vatican newspaper editor: We support the U.S. bishops but have hopes for Obama
Gian Maria Vian, the editor-in-chief of L’Osservatore Romano who has come under fire for his his alleged “pro-Obama” stance, clarified... Read more
Vatican warns against Society of St. Pius X ordinations
News that the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) intends to ordain 23 priests in late June caused the Vatican... Read more
Vatican meeting on Austrian problem diocese concludes
Following the reaction of Austrian Catholics in the Diocese of Linz against the Pope's appointment of an auxiliary bishop and... Read more
Bring the Gospel to people using their language and customs, Pope urges
Pope Benedict XVI dedicated today's general audience to the example of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, apostles of the Slavs and... Read more
Pope to visit town of St. Padre Pio
The Vatican announced today the details of Pope Benedict XVI's pastoral visit to San Giovanni Rotondo, the town in the Italian... Read more
Pope Benedict appoints American priest to oversee liturgy
This morning, the Vatican announced a significant change by Pope Benedict at the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of... Read more
Pope Benedict: Feast of Corpus Christi is proof that God is love
In his Sunday Angelus address to 15,000 pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI spoke about Corpus Christi,... Read more
Upcoming social encyclical to explain values and limitations of market economy, Pope says
On Saturday Pope Benedict XVI explained that his upcoming encyclical will not be a massive criticism deeming the market economy... Read more
Bernini Colonnade at Vatican to undergo four-year long restoration
The director of the Vatican Museums, Antonio Paolucci, has announced that the Bernini Colonnade surrounding St. Peter's Square will undergo... Read more
Women religious organize conference to combat 'new form of slavery'
This morning at the Vatican's press office, organizers announced a forthcoming congress on the theme: “Female Religious in Network against... Read more
Benedict XVI cautions against Eucharist worship becoming empty
While celebrating the feast of Corpus Christi yesterday in front of the basilica of St. John Lateran, Pope Benedict encouraged... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI teaches on 'true authority'
Fifteen thousand people were present in St. Peter’s Square for today's general audience with Pope Benedict XVI. In his address,... Read more
Vatican newspaper editor to present new book on Pius XII
The director of L’Osservatore Romano, Giovanni Maria Vian, will present a new book entitled, “In Defense of Pius XII. The... Read more
