Vatican News
Vatican publishes Compendium to guide Church in China
The Vatican press office has announced that on the second anniversary of the publication of Pope Benedict’s letter to the... Read more
Pope2You.net receives nearly 500,000 visits on first day
On its first day online, the new website enabling young people from around the world to get to know Pope... Read more
Turbulent world requires Vatican diplomats be rooted in Christ
Priests training to serve as diplomats for the Vatican around the world were received by Pope Benedict XVI in an... Read more
Vatican newspaper publishes second story supporting U.S. bishops’ criticism of Obama
For a second day in a row, the Vatican daily L’Osservatore Romano echoed the U.S. bishops’ criticism of Barack Obama’s... Read more
Vatican newspaper finally reports on U.S. bishops’ criticism of Obama, Notre Dame
The Vatican daily newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, which has faced criticism from many pro-life U.S. Catholics for its positive assessment of... Read more
Holy Father to visit Cassino, Italy this Sunday
The schedule for Benedict XVI’s May 24 visit to Cassino and Montecassino, Italy was released today. On his agenda are... Read more
Pope plans to reach youth with Facebook profile and website
The president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, announced on Thursday the launching of a... Read more
Pope calls for Internet evangelists
Pope Benedict XVI is calling upon young people to evangelize using the Internet as the Church prepares to celebrate the... Read more
Pope Benedict looks for resurrection of the Holy Land
At his Wednesday general audience, Pope Benedict XVI recalled his recent trip to the Holy Land. He told the 20,000 pilgrims... Read more
Pope's social encyclical may finally see light of day in June
The first social encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI, which will probably be called "Veritas in caritate" (Truth in Charity), appears... Read more
Vatican joins worldwide celebration of books
A celebration of books called the World Book and Copyright Day was held on April 23, and to mark the... Read more
Poland's president meets with Pope, invites him to visit
Poland's President Lech Kaczynski met with Pope Benedict XVI on Monday evening at the Vatican to discuss issues of mutual... Read more
Vatican newspaper praises and criticizes Obama in two separate news stories
Today the daily edition of L'Osservatore Romano provided two different stories related to President Obama, one slightly positive on his... Read more
Pope Benedict gives thanks for pilgrimage to Holy Land
On a warm spring day, Pope Benedict XVI met with tens of thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square... Read more
Vatican analyst underscores ‘surprising originality’ of Pope in Holy Land
In his latest column, Italian Vatican analyst Sandro Magister underscores the “double surprise” that Pope Benedict XVI caused on the... Read more
Holy Father to grant plenary indulgences for the Year of Priests
The Vatican has announced that during the Year for Priests, which will run June 19, 2009 – June 19, 2010,... Read more
Holy Father addresses inter-religious dialogue, decline of Christians in Holy Land with reporters
On Friday, during Pope Benedict’s flight from Rome to Amman, Jordan, he briefly answered questions from journalists accompanying him on... Read more
Obama is both ‘Angel and Demon’ at the Vatican, Magister says
In an article published this morning, Italian Vatican analyst Sandro Magister notes that, while L'Osservatore Romano has praised Barack Obama... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI to offer prayers in Bethlehem for children of Gaza
During his apostolic trip to the Holy Land, Pope Benedict XVI will offer special prayers for the children of the... Read more
Benedict XVI explains how the love of Christ brings universality and solidarity to the Church
This morning, Pope Benedict met with the 32 Swiss Guards who were sworn in as members of the corps yesterday.... Read more
