Vatican News
Vatican announces final plans for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Tomorrow, the worldwide Church will begin a weeklong celebration calling for prayer and increased awareness of the need for Christian... Read more
Carry out your duties conscientiously, altruistically, Pope tells Vatican police
This weekend, Pope Benedict XVI met with members of the General Inspectorate for Public Security at the Vatican, which oversees... Read more
In New Year, constantly ‘seek’ and ‘find’ Jesus, Pope tells Vatican audience
Speaking briefly yesterday, on the occasion of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Benedict XVI called for an... Read more
Pope to Jewish community: We must work together to transmit Ten Commandments, denounce injustice, violence
In a meeting earlier today with Chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Sengi and members of Rome’s Jewish community, Pope Benedict stressed... Read more
Imitate Christ: who came not to be served but to serve, Pope tells Pontifical workers
Speaking today to members of the “sediari pontifici”, the group of men who are historically charged with bearing the literal... Read more
Civil authorities obliged to care for families, elderly, sick, and unborn, says Pope
In a traditional New Year’s gathering, Pope Benedict today met with civic leaders from around Rome, to whom he strongly... Read more
Pope to Neocatechumenal Way families: faithfully adhere to liturgical directives, be humble, joyful witnesses to Christ
Earlier today at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI met with a group of some 200 families from the Catholic Neocatechumenal... Read more
Pope encourages Christian unity, strong families, care for the marginalized
Following his weekly audience, given today at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI personally greeted many of his 8,000 listeners, encouraging... Read more
Pope meets with Children who survived siege in School in Beslan
Pope Benedict XVI met Wednesday with 30 children who survived the 2004 school hostage siege in Beslan, Russia, greeting them... Read more
Pope to international Protestant group: no ecumenical dialogue possible without interior conversion
On Saturday, Pope Benedict met with a delegation from the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, with whom he stressed the... Read more
Baptism means saying ‘yes’ to Christ’s life, ‘no’ to culture dominated by death, says Pope
As the Church celebrated the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI personally baptized ten... Read more
Pope says Baptism should renew holiness in thought and action
In his weekly Angelus reflection, given Sunday on the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus, Pope Benedict XVI encouraged a... Read more
Commitment to truth, human dignity, is at heart of peace Pope tells world diplomats
This morning, Pope Benedict encouraged world diplomats and the nations they represent to recognize truth, forgiveness and authentic human dignity... Read more
Holy See defers to courts on possible release of would-be Papal assassin
Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls announced yesterday that the Holy See would accept the decision of the courts regarding the possible... Read more
Pope encourages workers in Papal household, calls it home to all believers
Since his installation as Pope last spring, Benedict XVI has received thousands of visitors and pilgrims each week to hear... Read more
Pope grieves with victims of German ice skating rink disaster
The Vatican announced today that Pope Benedict has sent his personal prayers and condolences to families of the victims of... Read more
Stamford Bishop for the Ukrainians renounces, successor appointed
The Holy father has accepted the renunciation of the Pastoral governor of the Exarchate of Stamford for the Ukrainians, presented... Read more
Pope Appoints New Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia for the Ukrainians.
The Pope has nominated Auxiliary Bishop of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians, Rev.John Bura, who was Pastor of... Read more
Pope calls for prayers for full communion among Christians
The Holy See’s Press Office has made public the prayer intentions of Pope Benedict XVI for the month of January,... Read more
