Ceremony began with ‘Tu es Petrus’ sung by Sistine Chapel and Westminster Abbey choirs
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Vatican releases guidelines on promoting vocations
Monday, 25 June 2012
Cardinal says ‘the strongest candidates grow in hostile environments’
Vatican translates rules for assessing apparitions for first time
Friday, 25 May 2012
The rules were approved in 1978 but only made available in Latin
‘I don’t know what is awaiting me,’ says Pope on 85th birthday
Monday, 16 April 2012
Benedict XVI says he is on ‘the last stretch’ of his journey in life
Dissent will not renew the Church, Pope says at Chrism Mass
Thursday, 5 April 2012
Benedict XVI criticises Austrian priests’ campaign to relax Church discipline
Vatican report hails progress in reform of Irish Church
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Investigators say the Church has done an ‘excellent’ job in implementing stricter child protection guidelines
Benedict XVI blesses Eucharistic Congress bell
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Pope blesses and rings a small brass bell that has been on tour across Ireland for nearly a year
Pope says there is no future without children
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Benedict XVI also urges support for large families at weekly general audience
Pope praises silence and potential of social media
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Benedict XVI, in an apparent reference to Twitter, says profound thoughts can be communicated even in concise phrases
Vatican approves Neocatechumenal Way prayers
Monday, 23 January 2012
Benedict XVI explains that the celebrations “are not strictly liturgical, but are part of an itinerary of growth in the faith”
The blind pro-life activist who puts Britain’s feminists to shame
By Carol Glatz