After the beatification of 498 Spanish martyrs today in St. Peter’s square, the pope addressed the people in his weekly... Read more
Friday morning, Pope Benedict received Geir H. Haarde in audience. Prime Minister Haarde met with Cardinal Bertone and the secretary... Read more
The president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, said during an interview with Vatican Radio that... Read more
The academic year began yesterday with Pope Benedict celebrating a Mass for the dozen or so Roman Pontifical Universities. The... Read more
The Vatican insider Sandro Magister has done it again. This time, the journalist for the Italian daily L’Espresso gives his... Read more
This morning in the Vatican's Old Synod Hall, the book "Processus Contra Templarios," was presented by the Vatican Secret Archives. Read more
Relations between the fledgling Eastern European countries Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Holy See took a big step forward today... Read more
In front of more than 30,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI held his weekly general audience... Read more
In a letter to the catechists of the world dated October 18, the feast of St. Luke, the prefect for... Read more
The Vatican Press, Libreria Editricie Vaticana, has announced that it will begin selling the Roman Missal of 1962. The publication is... Read more
Cardinal Renato Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, has called for the elimination of unexploded ordnance... Read more
Today, the Holy See Press Office announced that the Holy Father met with Francois Bozize, the President of the Central... Read more
The Vatican witnessed an unprecedented event today as the Pope received the first delegation to ever come from the Mennonite... Read more
During a forty-minute meeting on Thursday morning at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI met with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to... Read more
Officials at St. Peter’s Basilica said this week the tomb of John Paul II, located in the catacombs of the... Read more
On the occasion of the 45th Social Week, which is being held this week in the Italian cities of Pistoia... Read more
In a letter Pope Benedict XVI wrote to Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco on the occasion of the 45th Social Week of Italian... Read more
On Thursday, the Holy Father appointed two archbishops in Canada, Bishop Anthony Mancini, as the Archbishop of Halifax, and Bishop... Read more
"Apocalypse: the Final Revelation" is the title of an exhibition inaugurated today in the Sistine Hall of the Vatican Museums.... Read more
The Holy Father continued his series of homilies on the Fathers of the Church, speaking today in St. Peter’s plaza... Read more