Pope Calls on Bishops to Run Charities Better

In a new apostolic letter, the Holy Father asks bishops to improve their supervision of local charities and ensure that these groups’ work does not contradict Catholic teaching.

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Pope Unveils Twitter Account

Pope Counsels Parents to Share Faith With Joy, Dialogue

Parents are ‘the first messengers of God,’ the Holy Father says, and the family is ‘the first school to communicate the faith to new generations.’

Leader of Anglican Ordinariate Recalls Joy of First Year

Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson, the shepherd of the new Anglican communities that are coming into the Catholic Church, says the past months have been showered with blessings.

Lighting the Spark Plug of Grace

Pope Benedict XVI’s personal theologian highlights a key issue for the Year of Faith.

Pope Creates Academy to Promote Knowledge of Latin

Holy Father launches new Pontifical Academy for Latin to help priests and academics deepen their knowledge and ability with the language.

'Practical Atheism' More Destructive Than Disbelief, Pope Says

At his weekly general audience, the Holy Father proposes three methods of discovering God in today’s disbelieving world.

Pope Benedict Brings Joy to ‘Peers’ at Elderly Home

Holy Father: 'In every age, we must be able to detect the presence and blessing of the Lord and the treasures it contains. Do not ever be imprisoned by sadness! We have received the gift of a long life. In our face, there is always the joy of feeling loved by God and never sadness.'

Papal Encyclical on Faith Announced

Pope Benedict XVI’s fourth encyclical will be released in the first half of 2013, timed to coincide with the Year of Faith.

Pope to Take to Twitter

Pope Congratulates President Obama, Stresses Freedom and Justice

Road Map for the New Evangelization

In its final document, the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization calls for a Church commission to protect religious liberty.

Pope to Transfer Vatican Jurisdiction of Seminaries and Catechesis

American Archbishop Named Cardinal in Surprise Consistory

Bishop Williamson Removed As Member of SSPX

American Priest Celebrates Receiving Ratzinger Award in Rome

Like the Pope, Jesuit Father Brian Daley has a profound knowledge of the early Church Fathers.

Vatican Deplores Beirut Car Bomb Attack

Pope Benedict XVI has called for Lebanon to be a witness to 'peace and hope' for its residents and throughout the region.

New American Saints Canonized in Rome

Sts. Kateri Tekakwitha and Marianne Cope are among the new saints proclaimed yesterday by Pope Benedict XVI.

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Pope Sending Cardinal Dolan on Peace Mission to Syria

He will serve on a Vatican delegation that will travel next week to the war-ravaged country.