Here is the letter the prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, sent to the bishops regarding the collection for the Church in the Holy Land, which traditionally takes…
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Here is an excerpt of the address Pope Benedict XVI gave on 28 February 2010 at the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square. Dear brothers and sisters, I heard with deep sadness the tragic news of…
Homily of His Holiness Benedict XVI on the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Monday, 25 January 2010 Dear Brothers and Sisters,…
Towards the close of the 2010 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, on January 24th the Holy Father reflected with pilgrims praying the Angelus that the multiplicity of charisms in the Church…
To His Holiness Irinej Archbishop of Peč Metropolitan of Belgrade Karlovci Patriarch of Serbia I was glad to learn of your election as Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church and I pray…
At the general audience on 20th January 2010, Pope Benedict gave this address in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Dear brothers and sisters, We are in the middle of the…
A 424-page Codex Pauli dedicated to Benedict XVI is honouring the Apostle to the Gentiles with illustrations and writings in the spirit of the ancient monastic codices. The work will be presented…
The Pope received the new Ambassador of Turkey to the Holy See, Kenan Gursoy, and impressed on him and his government the need for religious liberty and freedom of worship (including the…
Pope Benedict XVI has appointed several new members to various Vatican dicasteries, assigning positions mainly to the newest cardinals created in the recent consistory. Among these, he appointed Cardinal Kurt Koch, president…
Ecumenical News International reports from Epinay-sous-Senart, France, January 5th 2010: Inside a plain stone building that was once a Catholic convent in the center of town, a dozen black-robed seminarians struggle over…