Vatican News
Pope sends message to Christians in the Middle East: “be courageous and steadfast”
Today in the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI received members of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between Catholics and... Read more
Pope Benedict’s “love letter” continues to sell out
Its been just over a year since its release, yet Pope Benedict XVI's first Encyclical letter continues to be a... Read more
Sanctity does not mean never having sinned, Pope Benedict reminds
In today's general audience Benedict XVI resumed his catechesis on outstanding figures of the early Church, concentrating on the three... Read more
Catholic-Orthodox commission returns to work
The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity this morning released a communiqué announcing that starting this morning, January 30th, the... Read more
Papal Latinist makes new push to save “dying” language
Latin is a language that is integral to the life of the Church and it must be saved, says Papal... Read more
Pope to receive Prince of Jordan
Pope Benedict XVI will take another important step in dialogue with the Islamic world this Thursday, when the Vatican receives... Read more
Vatican harshly criticizes journalistic manipulation of Confession
The Vatican newspaper, "L'Osservatore Romano," has sharply criticized an article published by a weekly Italian newspaper based on a series... Read more
Pope reemphasizes relationship between faith and reason, cites example of St. Thomas Aquinas
Pope Benedict XVI used this week's Angelus to return to one of his favorite topics: the relation of Faith and... Read more
Pope exhorts Roman Rota to defend marriage against relativism
This morning Pope Benedict XVI received in the Clementine Hall of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, members of the Tribunal of... Read more
“We are proud to be priests,” Vatican’s new Prefect for Clergy writes
The newly appointed Prefect for the Vatican’s Congregation for Clergy, Cardinal Claudio Hummes, released a letter this week, encouraging the... Read more
The world needs the strong witness and testimony of Christians, Pope declares
Presiding at the celebration of vespers Thursday afternoon in the Basilica of St. Paul’s Outside-the-Walls, Pope Benedict XVI challenged all... Read more
Cardinal Bertone emphasizes the efforts of Pope Pius XII to save Jews during the Holocaust
During the presentation of a new book chronicling the “anonymous heroes” who worked against the Holocaust during World War II,... Read more
Vatican official condemns “self-genocide” of human race
The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Bishop Elio Sgreccia, denounced this week the different attacks on human life... Read more
Help the faithful rediscover the daily importance of Sacred Scripture, Pope instructs Synod of Bishops
At midday today, the Holy Father received members of the ordinary council of the Synod of Bishops, who are currently... Read more
New era of relations between the Holy See and Vietnam begins
This morning Pope Benedict XVI received Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dang of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The meeting is... Read more
Holy Father thrilled upon receiving New Testament manuscript
Pope Benedict XVI expressed his gratitude and profound satisfaction upon receiving a papyrus containing one of the earliest known transcriptions... Read more
Media must contribute to the formation of children, not the corruption, Pope Benedict affirms
Today, on the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, Patron of Journalists, the Vatican made public Pope Benedict XVI’s message... Read more
Pope reveals outlook on Ecumenical dialogue
For a second week Pope Benedict XVI dedicated his Wednesday General Audience to the theme of Christian Unity. The Holy... Read more
Progress towards Christian unity being made, Cardinal Kasper says
Cardinal Walter Kasper, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, said at a Vatican press briefing today that... Read more
New book by John Paul II’s personal secretary says retirement was discussed
Pope John Paul II’s former personal secretary will release his new book this week on his experience as the late... Read more
