Vatican News
Pope convokes Synod to elect new leader of Church in Iraq
Pope John Paul II has convoked a Synod of the Chaldean Catholic Church -to which belong the majority of Iraqi... Read more
“Being” Is Better Than “Having,” Vatican Official Reminds Advertisers
Addressing the World Federation of Advertisers on the occasion of the federation's 50th anniversary, Archbishop John Foley, President of the... Read more
Vatican Supports Banning all Forms of Human Cloning at UN Conference
The Holy See’s Press office made public today the speech delivered last week by Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Vatican’s permanent observer... Read more
Pope Urges Bishops in New Evangelization Efforts
Pope John Paul II commended the bishops of England and Wales today on their pastoral initiatives and their efforts in... Read more
Pope Entrusts Cardinals to Mary
Pope John Paul II entrusted the 31 cardinals and their ministry to Mother Mary today. The Pope held a private... Read more
Pope tells Cardinals to "Take Courage"
Take courage and trust in the promise of Christ. This was the message Pope John Paul II conveyed to his... Read more
Cardinals assure John Paul he can rely on them
In an homage paid to Pope John Paul II, the newly appointed cardinals told the Pope that he can rely... Read more
Pope to 31 New Cardinals: I Count on your Collaboration
Pope John Paul II told the Church's new cardinals that he counts on them for their faithful collaboration and their... Read more
Pope Urges Pilgrims To Preserve Mother Teresa’s Charism
Mother Teresa’s entire existence was a "hymn to life" that reminds us that being Christian means being witnesses of charity,... Read more
God Wants Me To Stay On: Pope
John Paul II told tens of thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square for his 25th-anniversary mass that God... Read more
“They Haven’t Been Able To Destroy The Letter From God,” Says L’Osservatore Romano About Pope
In an emotional front-page editorial of a special edition of L’Osservatore Romano published this Thursday on the 25th Anniversary of... Read more
Bishops Called to Teach and Promote Justice
Bishops are called to be prophets, witnesses and servants of hope in the world, says the new Vatican document on... Read more
More Than 400,000 Expected To Attend Mother Teresa’s Beatification
The beatification of Mother Teresa could set a new record for a celebration of this kind if calculations by Vatican... Read more
Mother Teresa Was “A Woman In Love With God”
In an interview with the Fides News Agency, Fr. Brian Kolodiejchuk, Postulator of the Cause of Beatification of Mother Teresa... Read more
BBC Broadcasts Show Hostility Toward Church And Religious Belief: Bishops
Despite good coverage of Pope John Paul II’s 25th anniversary and of the life of Mother Teresa this week, the... Read more
Cardinal Suggests Health Warning on Condom Packets
Condom packages should carry a health warning similar to that printed on cigarette packets, Alfonso Cardinal Trujillo told the AFP... Read more
Vespers Are Perfect Expression Of Praise: Pope
The evening vespers are a prayer, which expresses the trust that we have in God and which reminds us to... Read more
Pope Signs New Document On Ministry Of Bishops
On the anniversary of his pontificate, Pope John Paul II signed a new document on the ministry of bishops and... Read more
Congress Of Cardinals: The Pope Teaches Us To Follow Christ In Difficult Times
Close to 200 Cardinals from around are gathering in Rome this week to take part in a Congress on the... Read more
Holy Father Proposes Dialogue To Resolve Chaos In Bolivia
At the conclusion of his general audience yesterday, Pope John Paul called for "civil dialogue" and "reasonable solutions" to resolve... Read more
