Vatican News
Money, success, power, not absolute, can’t save us from death, says Pope
In today’s general audience Pope John Paul II said that reflection on death puts things we ususally consider absolute into... Read more
Pope shares in suffering of Iraq and of victims of terrorism
At the end of today’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square, Pope John Paul II expressed his “affectionate participation” in... Read more
Vatican council discusses pastoral answers for world’s street children
The first International Meeting on Pastoral Care for Street Children was inaugurated yesterday in the Vatican by the Pontifical Council... Read more
Pope receives Polish pilgrims from new diocese
Pope John Paul II received 800 fellow Poles from the newly instituted diocese of Bydgoszcz in Poland, this morning who,... Read more
New compendium of social doctrine responds to current ethical, cultural, and pastoral challenges
Cardinal Renato Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, presented the 500-page "Compendium of the Social Doctrine... Read more
Pope saddened by death of Cardinal Hickey
Pope John Paul II sent a telegram to Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington, expressing his deep sadness upon learning... Read more
Place talents at the service of the Church, says Pope to students
In his homily during the Mass for the inauguration of the academic year of ecclesiastical universities on Saturday October 23,... Read more
Pope asks for support of missions, prays for missionary vocations
Before reciting the Angelus yesterday in St. Peter’s Square, Pope John Paul II, noting that it was World Mission Day,... Read more
Chaste love defends the family against attack and fights AIDS, says Pope
Pope John Paul II, in an address to bishops from Angola and Sao Tome this morning – the 26th anniversary... Read more
Be apostles with holiness of life, take Mary as model, says Pope to priests
Pope John Paul II addressed via satellite from the Vatican this morning over a thousand priests from eighty countries gathered... Read more
Authentic communication founded on holiness, says Archbishop Foley
During his homily yesterday during the Mass for the dedication of the Blessed Columba Marmion Room for communications training for... Read more
Pope appoints new bishop of Salina, U.S.A
Pope John Paul II this morning appointed Fr. Paul S. Coakley of the clergy of Wichita, U.S.A., and vice chancellor... Read more
Great riches not advantage, better to be poor and live as one with God, says Pope
Pope John Paul II spoke on the “Vanity of riches,” the theme of the first part of Psalm 48, in... Read more
Praying for honors for Servants of God creates conditions for miracles, says Pope
Welcoming pilgrims from the diocese of Pelplin in Poland this morning, Pope John Paul II confirmed that their pilgrimage to... Read more
Jewish and Catholic solidarity in essential values, says statement
The Holy See’s Commission for Religious Relations with Jews, headed by Cardinal Jorge Mejia, and Delegations of the Chief Rabbinate... Read more
Pope meets with president of Paraguay, encourages country to preserve Christian faith
Pope John Paul II met yesterday with Paraguayan President Nicanor Duarte Frutos, expressing his affection for the people of that... Read more
Pope John Paul II inaugurates Year of the Eucharist
Pope John Paul II inaugurated the year of the Eucharist with the celebration of Mass on Sunday, October 17, concomitantly... Read more
Powerful anti-Christian lobbies drown voice of Pope and Church, says cardinal
In a press conference this morning in the Holy See Press Office, Cardinal Renato Martino of the Pontifical Council for... Read more
Year of Eucharist should be a strong time of encountering Christ, says Pope
During the noon Angelus in St. Peter’s Square yesterday, Pope John Paul II spoke about the Year of the Eucharist,... Read more
Children are future and hope of mankind: do not be indifferent to their suffering, says Pope
Pope John Paul II, speaking to participants in the World Conference of Women Parliamentarians for the Care of Children and... Read more
