Former Vatican official explores ‘lights and shadows of the Church’
Christ’s prayer at the Last Supper can be seen as ‘as instituting the Church’, the Pope says
Etsuro Sotoo is completing the main sculptures of the Sagrada Familia
Addressing more than 7,000 people of the Neocatechumenal Way, Pope Benedict XVI has approved the celebrations marking the itinerary of Christian initiation
Benedict XVI tells US bishops it is ‘imperative’ that Catholics realised the grave threats presented by radical secularism
At his weekly general audience the Pope reflects on the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which begins today
Georg Ratzinger was born on January 15, 1924
Italian police keep campaigners out of the Vatican
There was an unusual visitor today during the Pope’s general audience: a three-year-old Cuban crocodile, about 40cm long
At his weekly general audience Benedict XVI reflects on the Last Supper
Cuban ambassador to Holy See says trip will leave deep mark
During his first general audience of 2012, Benedict XVI talked about the “joy and light” of the season and the power of the Holy Eucharist
Highlights include the Pope’s first tweet and World Youth Day in Madrid
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