Vatican News
Pope says commitment of Lent is listening to Christ as Mary did
During his weekly Angelus prayer on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI told a group of thousands, gathered below his study window... Read more
Pope concludes Spiritual Exercises, announces first important changes to Curia
By accepting one Cardinal’s resignation and bringing four major dicasteries under two authorities, Pope Benedict has wasted no time starting... Read more
Pope encourages Latin American Catholic movements to be missionaries to Gospel message
As leaders of new Catholic Communities and lay Movements meet in Bogotá, Colombia this week, Pope Benedict XVI has sent... Read more
African, European University students to gather with Pope for historic meeting
Tomorrow at the Vatican, some 7,000 university students from around Europe and Africa are scheduled to meet with Pope Benedict... Read more
Courage in faith in the face of difficulties in evangelization
During his Lenten meditations for the Roman Curia this week, Cardinal Marco Ce, who is preaching the retreat for Pope... Read more
New Church movements, communities gather for historic Latin American meeting
Catholic leaders from across Latin America are descending on Bogotá, Columbia this week for the first meeting to discuss Ecclesial... Read more
Holy See reminds its opposition to an “indigenous church” and to married priesthood in Latin America.
Through a letter sent to the Bishop of San Cristóbal de las Casas (México), Bishop. Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel, the Holy... Read more
Upcoming African Bishop’s Synod will focus on reconciliation, peace, justice
Earlier today in Rome, representatives from the Catholic Church in Africa met to plan the second ever Bishop’s Synod on... Read more
Vatican exhibition to celebrate 500 years of Swiss Guard
Officials at the Vatican are celebrating 500 years of protection by the Swiss Guard with a new exhibition commemorating the... Read more
‘To assume the dignity that God wished for us means adopting attitudes at times heroic and worthy of eternal reward’, says Pope
“Indeed,” he pointed out, “human beings, irrespective of the conditions in which they live and of the capacities they are... Read more
Pope calls for release of kidnapped Italian boy
Pope Benedict XVI has added his voice to Italian religious and civil leaders in calling for the immediate release of... Read more
‘Dialogue with Islam needed to defend life, have world peace,’ concludes Catholic-Jewish meeting
Participants at a high-level Catholic-Jewish meeting said they would like to involve Islam in a dialogue to help promote world... Read more
Works of charity must not substitute for commitment to social justice, Pope tells Italian business leaders
On Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI met with 8,000 members of Italy’s Christian Union of Entrepreneurs and Managers (UCID), with whom... Read more
True route to happiness, fulfillment is freedom from sin and lies, says Pope for first Sunday Lenten message
Before praying his Sunday Angelus before a large crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI told listeners... Read more
World experts submit amicus briefs to stop legalization of abortion in Colombia
World-renowned pro-life expert Mary Ann Glendon, president of the Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Sciences, is among more than 100 experts... Read more
Pope tells Roman clergy: ‘ultimate significance of cross, is offering of self for others’
Yesterday, as the Church began its observance of Lent, Pope Benedict XVI met with clergy from the diocese of Rome,... Read more
Vatican Radio serves truth of Christ, builds world reconciliation, says Pope during visit
Earlier today, Pope Benedict XVI visited the studios of Vatican Radio, currently celebrating its 75th anniversary, where he told workers... Read more
Holy Father drops traditional papal title in effort to show universality of papacy
Pope Benedict XVI has chosen to drop the traditional papal title, “Patriarch of the West” reportedly, in hopes of furthering... Read more
Lent illuminates daily Christian struggle against evil, says Pope
This love, he said, "must be translated into concrete gestures towards others, especially towards the poor and needy," namely because... Read more
Pope names new bishop for Galveston-Houston
Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston, Texas. Coadjutor Archbishop Daniel DiNardo has been... Read more
