The Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano is praising the agreement reached by the G8 countries to provide complete debt relief to... Read more
During the recitation of the Angelus in St. Peter´s Square, Pope Benedict underscored the importance of Sunday as the Day... Read more
Speaking to a group of bishops from South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, Namibia and Lesotho concluding their "ad limina" visit, Pope... Read more
The Vatican will open the beatification process for Pope John Paul II June 28, announced Camillo Cardinal Ruini. Read more
Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations Office in Geneva (Switzerland) said during the International... Read more
During his first audience with Jewish leaders, Pope Benedict XVI assured on Thursday that the Catholic Church remained fully committed... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI will receive on Thursday a group of 25 Jews representing the world's major Jewish organizations, according to... Read more
Speaking before some 35,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square for the Wednesday General Audience, Commenting Psalm 110 during the... Read more
On Monday evening, Pope Benedict XVI delivered a landmark conference on life and family, in which he strongly emphasized the... Read more
A delegation of the Russian Federation headed by its Foreign Affairs Minister, Sergei Lavrov, visited the Holy See this Tuesday... Read more
During a meeting with the pilgrims from the Italian Diocese of Verona, Pope Benedict XVI called on married couples to... Read more
During the Sunday Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI called on Christians to pray that priests may never place anything above the... Read more
The Pontifical Council for Culture has convened its members and consultors on the American continent for a plenary meeting that... Read more
The Italian daily, Secolo d’Italia, is reporting that Joaquin Navarro-Valls will stay on as official spokesman and director of the... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI appointed today Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz, adjunct prefect of the Pontifical Household and former Pope John Paul II's... Read more
Today the Vatican released a letter from Pope Benedict XVI, commemorating John Paul’s visit, 25 years ago to UNESCO (the... Read more
Tomorrow and Saturday, a number of Europe’s leading historians will gather at the Vatican to discuss the history of Christianity,... Read more
Thanks to the Peter’s Pence Collection, the Holy Father can respond with financial assistance to international emergency situations, such as... Read more
Marking the traditional end of the month of May, Pope Benedict XVI addressed faithful who had processed from the Church... Read more
Earlier today, the Holy See announced that Pope Benedict XVI has decided to entrust care and exclusive rights of his... Read more