Vatican News
Vatican officials announce plans to celebrate 500th anniversary of St. Peter’s Basilica
As the Church begins its celebrations for the 500th birthday of the largest church in the Christian world, Vatican officials... Read more
Italian Catholic writer analyses Benedict XVI style on first anniversary.
As Pope Benedict celebrates a year of pontificate, Italian Catholic writer Vittorio Messori made a thorough depiction of what he... Read more
Life doesn't start at conception, but after says Cardinal Martini in dialogue with bio-ethicist
Italian Vatican analyst Sandro Magister is releasing a long dialogue Cardinal Martini sustained with Ignazio Marino, famous Italian bio-ethicist, and... Read more
Pope Benedict firmly condemns Tel-Aviv bombing
Earlier today, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his "firmest condemnation" of Monday's suicide bombing in Tel Aviv, praying that relations between... Read more
‘Pray to God to allow me to be a meek and steady pastor of his Church’, asks Pope on first anniversary of election
Gathered with more than 60,000 pilgrims in Saint Peters square today, Pope Benedict celebrated the one year anniversary of being... Read more
Church celebrates 500th Birthday of St. Peter’s Basilica
Yesterday, the Catholic Church began celebrations for the 500th anniversary of the largest church in Christendom--St. Peter’s Basilica. Construction on... Read more
More than 4 million attended papal audiences, celebrations during first year of Benedict’s pontificate.
Today, the Vatican’s Prefecture of the Pontifical Household released attendance figures for Pope Benedict XVI’s General Audiences, held each Wednesday,... Read more
On first Easter Mass, Pope Benedict calls for peace in Iraq, Holy Land, resolution of nuclear crises
As Pope Benedict XVI yesterday celebrated his first Easter Mass since becoming pontiff last year, he called for a peaceful... Read more
Pope calls Catholics to be like ‘living stones to build the Holy Church’
Today, Pope Benedict prayed the Easter Marian prayer, the “Regina Caeli”, from his residence of Castelgandolfo, where he invited the... Read more
Benedict XVI gives 'Urbi et Orbi' blessing, calling humanity not to have fear
After presiding over Easter Sunday Mass yesterday at Saint Peters Square, Pope Benedict gave his message “Urbi et Orbi”, (to... Read more
Benedict XVI gives “Urbi et Orbi” blessing, calling humanity not to have fear of the Risen One.
After presiding over the Sunday Mass of the Resurrection celebrated this morning on Saint Peters Square, Pope Benedict gave his... Read more
Jesus broke the definitiveness of death, says Pope during Easter Vigil
Tonight at ten o’clock, The Holy Father Benedict XVI presided in the Patriarcal Basílica of Saint Peters, over the Solemn... Read more
On the Cross we contemplate that God is Love, says Vatican Preacher
Today, Benedict XVI presided over the celebration of the office of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the... Read more
Thousands contemplate the saving power of the Cross during Way of the Cross in Rome
This Good Friday at night, the Roman Coliseum, the place where numerous Christians suffered martyrdom in the first centuries of the Church, became... Read more
Benedict XVI: The Priest is a friend of Jesus and a man of prayer
Celebrating today the chrism Mass in the Basílica of Saint Peters, Pope Benedict said that “the nucleous of the priesthood is to... Read more
God's unending love elevates us to God’s heights, says Pope
Among thousands of pilgrims gathered on Holy Thursday in the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, Pope Benedict XVI presided over the Mass... Read more
Catholic aid workers killed in latest wave of Sri Lankan violence
On Monday, two tsunami aid workers from the Catholic group, Caritas Internationalis were killed when an anti-personnel mine exploded near... Read more
Pope Benedict: Easter liturgy assures us that evil does not have last word
As Christians prepare to celebrate the Easter Triduum, which begins tomorrow evening, with the Holy Thursday service, Pope Benedict dedicated... Read more
Holy See’s Way of the Cross Meditations will be available in some countries starting today
The Vatican announced today that the meditations for this year’s Good Friday Way of the Cross will be available to... Read more
Vatican prepares to celebrate 500th birthday of St. Peter’s Basilica
Officials at the Vatican are preparing to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the largest church in the Christian world--St. Peter’s... Read more
