Continuing his weekly reflections on the Psalms, Pope Benedict, in today's general audience, reflected on God's continuing intervention throughout the... Read more
On Thursday, members of Bishop's conferences throughout Europe will gather in Rome to discuss the direction of the Church, and... Read more
Monday afternoon, Pope Benedict XVI bid his official farewells to religious and civil authorities in the southern Italian town of... Read more
In his last Sunday angelus prayer at the papal Castelgandolfo summer residence before his return to the Vatican later this... Read more
The Vatican published this week-end the full list of the special auditors invited as "audiutores Secretarii specialis" (or experts) and... Read more
On Saturday, the Vatican released a summary of the busy winter schedule awaiting Pope Benedict. Several groundbreaking events, including the... Read more
Following yesterday's Angelus prayer, Pope Benedict XVI offered his prayers for victims in the battered U.S. Gulf Coast who had... Read more
Pope Benedict has met dissident liberal theologian Hans Kueng in the latest move by the new pontiff to repair ties... Read more
Speaking to visiting Mexican bishops earlier today at the Vatican, Pope Benedict stressed the need for strengthening the family and... Read more
In a meeting today with Luis Felipe Bravo Mena, Mexico's new ambassador to the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI stressed the... Read more
Earlier this morning, Pope Benedict held audience with visiting Mexican bishops, in Rome for their "ad limina" visits, and reminded... Read more
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Vatican's permanent observer to the United Nations is currently in New York for the U.N. conference:... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI decided to grant his first televised interview, in which he will talk about his predecessor Pope John... Read more
Speaking to some 26,000 pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for today's general audience, Pope Benedict demonstrated how God's closeness... Read more
Among the nearly 26,000 pilgrims present for the Pope's general audience today in St. Peter's Square were representatives from the... Read more
the spokesman for the Holy See, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, and the Croatian Episcopal Conference both rejected the accusations of the Chief... Read more
The US government, through the Assistant Attorney General Peter Keisler, has told a Texas court that Pope Benedict XVI should... Read more
The Vatican announced today that it will once again take part in the annual "European Heritage Day", on September 25th,... Read more
The President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, Archbishop Paul Cordes, returned to Rome this week after visiting the areas... Read more
The Holy See Press Room informed that Pope Benedict named Mons. Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino as the new Archbishop of... Read more