Vatican News
Pope Benedict: As children of God, we may invoke God as ‘Abba’
In his general audience earlier today in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI encouraged nearly 15,000 listeners to realize that... Read more
Holy Father hopes ‘Torch of Peace’ will encourage spread of Christian values in Europe
Following his general audience this morning at the Vatican, Pope Benedict greeted a group of delegates from the Italian diocese... Read more
Pope Benedict decries “cafeteria Catholicism”
Speaking on the newly released Compendium to the Catechism of the Catholic Church Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI stressed the need... Read more
Letter from John Paul II to Ali Agca never sent, archbishop reveals
John Paul II’s longtime personal secretary, Archbishop Stanislao Dziwisz of Krakow, confirmed this week the late Pontiff had written a... Read more
Many Ratzinger critics warming up to soft-spoken Pope Benedict
The New York Times reported this week that many former critics of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger are warming up to the... Read more
Instrumentum Laboris for Eucharistic Synod to be presented Thursday
The Vatican announced this morning that a presentation will take place Thursday, July 7th of the “Instrumentum Laboris” for the... Read more
Pope Benedict to Madrid Catholics: charity is the communication of truth
Earlier today, Pope Benedict XVI spoke with pilgrims from the archdiocese of Madrid, Spain, accompanied by their archbishop, Cardinal Antonio... Read more
Pope calls on G8 leaders to ‘eradicate poverty, promote authentic development’ in Africa
In remarks following his Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square yesterday, Pope Benedict sent his hopes of success to the... Read more
Pope tells Zimbabwe Bishops to build up seminarians, laity and be voices of peace, justice, reconciliation
During a meeting Saturday, Pope Benedict told visiting members of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference that despite difficulties in the... Read more
Pope hopes for new Catechism Compendium to help all Christians become ‘catechists and evangelizers’
In his remarks during yesterday’s Angelus prayer at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI praised the newly published Compendium to the... Read more
Vatican backs measures to relieve debt to impoverished nations
Speaking Friday to members of the United Nations in New York, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Vatican’s permanent U.N. observer, challenged... Read more
Pope’s July prayer intentions focus outward, seek to build up culture
This morning, the Vatican announced Pope Benedict XVI’s prayer intentions for the month of July, which reaffirm his often stated... Read more
Pope Benedict calls archbishops to unity and affection for the Church
Today at noon in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI met with Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals, and... Read more
Benedict reitterates 'firm determination' to work for Christian unity
In a meeting with a delegation sent by His Holiness Bartholomew I, ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, who are in Rome... Read more
Archbishop Gomez: symbolic pallium calls shepherds to give their lives for their flock
San Antonio’s Archbishop Jose Gomez was one of 32 metropolitan archbishops to receive the pallium yesterday from Pope Benedict XVI,... Read more
Pope Benedict honored by young people, calls for authentic peace, safeguarding of human dignity
On Tuesday evening, Pope Benedict XVI was honored by a number of youth organizations and others in a ceremony themed:... Read more
Pope bestows Pallium to Archbishops, urges them to work united for the Church
Earlier today, Pope Benedict XVI bestowed the sacred pallium to the Vatican Secretary of State, Card. Angelo Sodano, and other... Read more
Pope Benedict calls Catechism Compendium ‘a renewed announcement of the Gospel’
At a special liturgy this morning for the debut of the new Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church,... Read more
Vatican unveils new compendium of Catholic Catechism
The dense Catechism of the Catholic Church, groundbreaking when it debuted in 1992, will now be even more accessible to... Read more
The road to Sainthood: Beatification process for John Paul the Great set to open
Mere two months and twenty-six days after his death in April, the Vatican will officially open the cause for beatification... Read more
