Vatican News
Pope: Everything possible to fight AIDS must be done
Pope Benedict XVI issued a call today at the end of his general audience exhorting everyone to increase their efforts... Read more
Christianity is not a European export, says the Pope
The “most famous poet of the patristic age," St. Ephrem the Syrian, was the topic of the Pope’s general audience... Read more
No papal meeting with Dalai Lama
Contrary to earlier indications, Pope Benedict XVI will not be meeting with the Dalai Lama in December, Reuters reports. Read more
New director for Vatican newspaper
The recent naming of Catholic intellectual Giovanni Maria Vian as the new director of L’Osservatore Romano, means the opening of... Read more
Catholic NGOs to meet at the Vatican to reflect on their work
In order to mark the 40th anniversary of the encyclical Populorum Progressio, more than one hundred delegates from various Catholic... Read more
Liturgical abuses help to explain Benedict XVI’s Motu Proprio
The secretary for the Congregation of Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Archbishop Albert Malcolm Ranjith, said this... Read more
Pope asks cardinals’ families to pray for a solid communion
This morning Pope Benedict had a special request for the 23 new cardinals and their families and friends, who he... Read more
Meeting of the Holy Father and College of Cardinals
Before adding new members to the College of Cardinals, Pope Benedict held a meeting with its current members on the... Read more
Pope asks new cardinals to pray for peace and unity
As the Pope addressed the 23 new cardinals, he reminded them that their “first and foremost mission,” is to provide constant... Read more
Pope requests prayers for the Holy Land
In his Sunday Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI looked toward the summit which begins next Tuesday in Annapolis, Maryland, between the... Read more
Pope considers receiving Episcopalians and Anglicans into Church
Today the Pope discussed how to deal with the requests of increasing numbers of Episcopalians and Anglicans who want to... Read more
The Rite of Consistory for the creation of new cardinals
The Holy See announced the fundamental aspects of the Ordinary Public Consistory which will be held this Saturday morning in... Read more
Holy See to present Benedict XVI’s new encyclical next Friday
Today the Press Office of the Holy See announced that “Spe Salvi” (Saved by Hope), the new encyclical by Pope... Read more
College of Cardinals to meet to discuss ecumenism
The Holy See Press Office announced today that before Saturday’s consistory to create new cardinals, the College of Cardinals will... Read more
Hunger no more! Pope Benedict XVI exclaims
“The time has come to ensure, for the sake of peace, that no man, woman and child will ever be... Read more
Following Christ requires humility first, teaches Pope Benedict
Imitate Aphraates “the Sage”, who believed that “Christian life is focused on the imitation of Christ" and grounded in humility,... Read more
Elderly and infirm are not “a problem,” Pope says
During an audience on Saturday with participants of the 22nd international conference promoted by the Pontifical Council for Health Care... Read more
Holy See desires rapid conclusion of talks with Israel, says Vatican spokesman
The director of the Holy See’s Press Office, Father Federico Lombardi, reacted this weekend to statements by Archbishop Pietro Sambi,... Read more
Defend marriage and family life at all costs, Benedict XVI tells Africans
Pope Benedict XVI had a special message for Africa in his meeting with the bishops of Kenya today. As the... Read more
Archbishop Broglio appointed to serve U.S. Military
The Vatican announced today that Archbishop Timothy Paul Broglio has been selected to be the Archbishop of United States Military... Read more
