Vatican News
Pope gives Angelus blessing from hospital room
Yesterday at noon, Pope John Paul II appeared at the window of his hospital room for the recitation of the... Read more
“We need to trust life!” says Pope in message from hospital
Yesterday, in his message delivered from his hospital room at the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, John Paul II affirmed urged... Read more
Holy Father continues to improve, says Vatican
Today at noon, Rome time, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, director of the Holy See Press Office, read a bulletin to journalists giving... Read more
Vatican denies Pope's message pre-recorded
The Vatican has denied Pope John Paul II had help from a pre-recorded tape in reciting the Angelus from his... Read more
Pope tells seminarians to love and imitate Mary in order to be faithful priests
On Saturday at the Vatican, community members of the Pontifical Major Seminary of Rome participated in their traditional meeting for... Read more
Cardinal Stafford to preside on Pope’s behalf at Ash Wednesday Mass
With Wednesday being the start of Lent, the Vatican announced that Cardinal James Francis Stafford, major penitentiary of the Apostolic... Read more
Council for Justice and Peace calls for a “new humanism”
On Saturday, Cardinal Renato Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, presented the Compendium of the Social... Read more
Progress in Pius XII’s cause for beatification
In an interview with the Italian news agency APCOM, Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes... Read more
Pope hopes to preside at Angelus on Sunday
Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls told journalists today that the “state of the Holy Father’s health has improved.”... Read more
Holy See to issue document on dignity of marriage and annulments
The Vatican announced this week the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts will release a new document entitled “Dignitas connubii” on... Read more
Holy Father expresses grief over death of 101-year-old Cardinal Bafile
Upon learning of the death of 101-year-old Cardinal Corrado Bafile yesterday, the Holy Father sent a telegram to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger,... Read more
President of European Parliament expresses wishes for Pope’s recovery
Joseph Borrell Fontelles, president of the European Parliament, met this morning with Vatican officials, Angelo Sodano,Cardinal Secretary of State and... Read more
Vatican calls Pope's condition "positive"
Late this morning, Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls told journalists that "The Holy Father's general and respiratory conditions... Read more
Pope says organ transplants must "guarantee respect for life and for the human person"
Today the Vatican released a Letter from Pope John Paul II to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences regarding the practice... Read more
Pope’s condition improves overnight but will remain in hospital
This morning Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls released a statement saying that the condition of John Paul II,... Read more
Vatican source warns against so-called "expert" speculations on Pope's health
This morning, a Vatican source contacted by CNA warned about confusion that so-called "experts" consulted by the secular media can... Read more
Pope thanks faithful for their “fervent prayers”
Today while presiding at a Mass for the annual Day for Consecrated Life, Archbishop Franc Rode, prefect for the Congregation... Read more
Italian Health Minister optimistic about Pope's recovery
Pope John Paul's health is improving and doctors are optimistic about his recovery, Girolamo Sirchia, Italy's health minister said this... Read more
Pope says priestly candidates must be capable of living celibacy
In a message made public today, the Holy Father stressed that seminaries must carefully verify the capability of their candidates... Read more
Flu-like symptoms cause Holy Father to cancel Wednesday audience
Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls announced this morning that the Holy Father will not hold his usual Wednesday... Read more
