February 2013

Pope Benedict XVI has left the Vatican and arrived at a nearby papal retreat, telling worshippers gathered outside for his last public appearance as the head of the Catholic [...]

Keeping his focus as ever on the Sunday Gospel – in this case, the account of the Transfiguration – even on his last weekly turn at his study window, here’s the [...]

BAGHDAD, IRAQ (CNA) – Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako, head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, says greater security is needed for Christians in Iraq who are leaving their [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNA/EWTN News) – In anticipation of upcoming legislation, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore urged the nation’s lawmakers to work this year [...]

The Congregation for the Causes of Saints has received the dossier on a case of miraculous healing attributed to the Pope. The documentation is now in the hands of the [...]

NEW HAVEN, (Zenit.org) – The Knights of Columbus is asking its members and all Catholics to pray daily for the pope and the church in anticipation of Pope Benedict [...]

VATICAN CITY, (Zenit.org) – Prior to delivering his weekly General Audience address today, Pope Benedict XVI spoke on his retirement set for the end of the month. [...]

Vatican City, February 11, 2013 (Zenit.org). Dear Brothers, I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a [...]

In his statement to the cardinals present at the consistory, the Holy Father said: “After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the [...]