GERMANY: A DEPARTURE AND A NEW START

The German Church is holding its bi-annual meeting, more commonly known as Katholikentag, in Mannheim, with over 30 thousand participants ...

POPE: CARITAS, SERVING THOSE MOST IN NEED

During his Wednesday audience Pope Benedict XVI had a very special greeting for the President of Caritas Internationalis, Cardinal Oscar ...

POPE: TELEGRAM TO FRENCH PRESIDENT

Pope Benedict XVI wrote to the newly sworn-in President of France, Francois Hollande. In his telegram, the Holy Father expresses ...

HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE: COMMUNIQUÉ ON SSPX

Below, please find Vatican Radio's translation of the text of the communiqué released by the Press Office of the ...

POPE: NO HUMAN CRY THAT GOD DOES NOT HEAR

Continuing his catechesis on Christian prayer, this Wednesday Pope Benedict turned to the teaching of the Apostle Paul, whose letters ...

POPE: A FAMILY'S RIGHT TO WORK AND SUNDAY REST

Marking the World Day for Family, Pope Benedict XVI has appealed for the right to work and to rest for ...

ARCHBISHOP GREGORY: DEFENDING TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE AS AN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC GOOD

The right understanding of what marriage really is, the role of the Church in public life, and the challenge of ...

NEAR EAST FOOD SECURITY DRYING UP?

Experts and officials from some 30 countries across the Middle East and North Africa are meeting this week at the ...

EUROZONE FEARS FOR GREECE

After nine days of talks on Tuesday political leaders in Greece admitted defeat in a bid to form a governing ...

HOLY SEE AMBASSADORS VISIT IOR

Holy See Press Office director, Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J, stated on Tuesday that a group of about 35 Ambassadors ...

INSIGHTS INTO THE FEAST OF THE ASCENSION

Christ’s Ascension into Heaven which the Church commemorates this week is recorded in the Acts of the Apostles. It ...

POPE: VII WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES

Milan, Italy’s economic hub, is the host city for the VII World Meeting on the theme The Family: Work ...

DISPUTE BETWEEN VATICAN AND BENETTON OVER POPE'S IMAGE RESOLVED

The Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said on Tuesday that the dispute between the Holy See and the Benetton Clothing ...

CARITAS EUROPA: GUARANTEE MIGRANTS RIGHT TO FAMILY LIFE

Caritas Europa is calling on the European Commission and EU Member States to guarantee the effective right to family life ...

CANADIAN BISHOPS ON FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) on Monday released a pastoral letter on freedom of conscience and religion. Issued ...

GREEK PRESIDENT CALLS FOR TECHNOCRAT GOVERNMENT

Greece's president will ask politicians on Tuesday to stand aside and let a government of technocrats steer the nation ...

RELIGION AND MEDIA IN MULTIFAITH BRITAIN

To mark World Communications Day in England and Wales this week, the Archbishop of Cardiff George Stack celebrated a special ...

LISTENING TO AFRICA: AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OPENS IN ROME

Monday 14^th May sees the start, in Rome, of a three-day international conference dedicated to Africa, its current contexts ...

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APPOINTMENTS: BISHOP OF TOOWOOMBA, AUSTRALIA

Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Monsignor Robert McGuckin, Vicar General of the Diocese of Parramatta, the sixth Bishop of the ...

POPE IN TUSCANY: LIGHT, HOPE, JOY

Pope Benedict XVI travelled to central Italy on Sunday, celebrating Mass in Arezzo before proceeding to Sansepolcro, where he prayed ...

FULL TEXT: POPE'S REGINA COELI REMARKS IN AREZZO

Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass in Arezzo, Italy, on Sunday morning, during the first leg of a pastoral visit to ...

FULL TEXT: POPE'S HOMILY AT MASS IN AREZZO

Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass in the town of Arezzo in central Italy, in "Il Prato"park beside the cathedral ...

PEACE BUILDING RONDINE COMMUNITY GREET POPE IN AREZZO

Pope Benedict XVI traveled to the Italian region of Tuscany Sunday May 13th, for a one day visit to Arezzo ...

UK PARLIAMENT FOCUS ON DISCRIMINATION AGAINST CHRISTIAN WOMEN

A briefing in the House of Commons next Tuesday will focus on the discrimination of Christian women in Pakistan and ...

DALAI LAMA AWARDED 2012 TEMPLETON PRIZE

It was announced Saturday morning that the 2012 Templeton Prize has been awarded to the Dalai Lama.

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YOUNG MUSLIM PREPARES TO GREET POPE IN AREZZO

Pope Benedict travels to the Italian region of Tuscany Sunday on Sunday 13th May where he will make a one ...

MONTENEGRO PRIME MINISTER: PRIORITY EUROPE

The Prime Minister of Montenegro, Mr. Igor Luksic, visited Vatican Radio on Saturday morning, during which he spoke with Chris ...

POPE ATTENDS CONCERT AT VATICAN

Pope Benedict XVI attended a concert yesterday evening in the Paul VI Hall here at the Vatican, offered by the ...

LOMBARDI EDITORIAL: THE TRAGEDY OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

The trafficking of human beings. Among the tragedies of our world this is one of the most terrible. How can ...

UN CONDEMNS BOMBING IN SOUTH SUDAN

The U.N.'s top human rights official on Friday said she was outraged by Sudan's "indiscriminate" aerial bombing ...