Vatican News
Swiss Guard swearing-in ceremony highlights corps history
The San Damaso Courtyard of the Apostolic Palace will be filled on Tuesday evening with close to 100 of the... Read more
Authentic praying of the Rosary brings healing, counsels Benedict XVI
On Saturday, the Holy Father presided at the praying of the Rosary in the Roman Basilica of St. Mary Major. ... Read more
Swiss Guard is a ‘school of life’, Pope tells new recruits
The Vatican saw an unusual sight this morning as 33 new Swiss guards, their family members and fellow corps members... Read more
‘Jesus came into the world to bring the sheep back,’ says the Holy Father
Over 100 thousand people filled St. Peter's Square with tremendous enthusiasm to pray with Pope Benedict XVI at noon today.... Read more
Academy of Social Sciences examining globalization to combat negative effects
Beginning today, the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences is meeting to study how to overcome the negative effects of globalization... Read more
Fr. Lombardi ‘happy’ that Pope is not on Time’s 100 Most Influential list
As it does every year, Time magazine has released its list of the world’s 100 most influential people and this... Read more
Pope meets with Iran-based Muslim group, method for dialogue agreed on
Following today's general audience, Benedict XVI received a group of Iranian Muslims who have been meeting biannually for the last... Read more
Holy Father praying for human dignity and missionaries in May
The Vatican released the Pope's prayer intentions for the month of May this morning. For this coming month, Benedict XVI... Read more
Benedict XVI's schedule of events: May – August
The Vatican has released the calendar of liturgical events that will be presided over by Pope Benedict between the months... Read more
Benedict XVI reflects on U.S. visit, recalls highlights
Pope Benedict dedicated his reflections today to his recent apostolic journey to the United States. In his comments he praised the... Read more
China Philharmonic to play Mozart’s “Requiem” in Vatican visit
In what appears to be an attempt to improve relations between the Holy See and Beijing, the China Philharmonic Orchestra... Read more
Christians and Buddhists can cooperate on the environment, pontifical council says
The Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue sent its annual Message to Buddhists for the Feast of Vesakh. The letter stated... Read more
Survey examines the reading of Sacred Scripture
Today the Catholic Biblical Federation and GFK Eurisko presented their research on the frequency of Bible reading at the Holy... Read more
Two U. S. clergymen appointed to Jewish Commission
On Saturday, April 26, the Holy Father appointed three English speakers, two of whom are Americans, as consultors to the Commission... Read more
Sowing the joy of the Gospel is the mission of the Church, Pope Benedict says
Appearing in the window of his study shortly after a Mass in which he ordained 29 deacons to the priesthood,... Read more
Pope Benedict ordains new priests to spread the “joy of Christ”
Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday presided over a Mass of ordination at St. Peter's Basilica, telling the ordinands to spread... Read more
Music infuses hope into the human soul, says Pope Benedict
This week the Italians took their turn at showing their affection and respect for the Pope by hosting a classical... Read more
Ranks of Pontifical Council for the Laity bolstered by Benedict XVI
The Pontifical Council for the Laity received a raft of appointments from Pope Benedict XVI today. Among the appointments was... Read more
Agricultural reform must not become dehumanized, says Vatican official
World food prices are on the rise and the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization held a meeting in Brazil’s capital... Read more
Deceased cardinal's “zeal and passion” praised by the Pope
The Church continued to witness to the life of Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo today as it celebrated a funeral Mass... Read more
