Vatican News
Cardinal Biffi: Christian teachings do not change with the times
Cardinal Giacomo Biffi, the retired Archbishop of Bologna, has written a new book which stresses the primacy of conversion in... Read more
Why Kmiec will not become the new Vatican Ambassador
An official from the Vatican's Secretary of State department has reacted to the recent suggestion that Pepperdine professor Douglas Kmiec should become the... Read more
Pope Benedict calls on society to reconnect beauty to truth and goodness
Although the world is immersed in images, it can be empty of beauty, Pope Benedict said today in a message he sent to... Read more
Cardinal Arinze: Pope considering moving sign of peace
The prefect for the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, Cardinal Francis Arinze, has said that Pope... Read more
Unity between Christians will encourage others to peace, Pope states
The Redemptoris Mater Chapel in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace was the scene of an ecumenical ceremony on Monday morning that... Read more
Pope cites modern ways that Christ’s kingship is either obeyed or ignored
Having prayed the Angelus from the balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI reflected some current ways that the... Read more
Christ’s Kingdom requires us to love our neighbor, Pope teaches
Meditating on today's Solemnity of Christ the King, the Holy Father spoke with the pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square... Read more
Work begins on new Nativity scene at the Vatican
This week the Vatican City government began work on the construction of a new Nativity scene that will be on... Read more
List of papal celebrations through January 2009 published
The Vatican’s Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff has announced the celebrations that will be led by the Holy... Read more
Vatican continues initiatives to go green
As a “concrete and tangible initiative” to promote the protection of the environment, the Vatican has replaced concrete panels on... Read more
Catholic Church receives second visit from Armenian Apostolic Church this year
Ecumenical relations between the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Catholic Church are continuing to progress as the Vatican announced today... Read more
Monastic life should remind Christians to place nothing before love of God, Pope says
Pope Benedict XVI today told members of the Vatican Congregation dedicated to helping consecrated religious that monastic life must challenge... Read more
Pope Benedict explains St. Paul’s teaching on justification to thousands
On Wednesday morning, Pope Benedict XVI continued his weekly teachings on St. Paul while speaking to the thousands of pilgrims... Read more
Science without ethics 'out of bounds,' says Vatican official
In an article published by the L’Osservatore Romano, the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Archbishop Rino Fisichella, said... Read more
Pope Benedict reflects on health care for God’s ‘objects of special love’
While meeting with participants from the 23rd International Conference of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care, the Holy Father underscored... Read more
The laity must bring the faith to youth, especially those entering politics
The pontifical council charged with helping care for the laity met with Pope Benedict on Saturday and received the challenge... Read more
Benedict XVI appoints delegates to visit gatherings in Mexico and Germany
On Saturday, the Holy Father appointed Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone as pontifical legate to the World Meeting of Families in Mexico... Read more
Christians have a responsibility to uphold the Kingdom of God, teaches the Holy Father
Presiding over the recitation of the Sunday Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI recalled the Sunday readings which invite the faithful to... Read more
Get rid of your 'false hang-ups' and be disciples of Christ, cardinal says
The president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, Cardinal Stanyslaw Rylko, said this week, “The time has come to... Read more
Global crisis causing delay in release of new social encyclical
Although Cardinal Renato Martino previously said that the social encyclical Pope Benedict XVI has been writing would be published in December, major changes... Read more
