Pope Benedict XVI arrived Tuesday in the United States to a presidential handshake and enthusiastic cheering, a warm welcome that followed the pontiff's candid admission hours earlier that he is "deeply ashamed" of the clergy sex abuse scandal that has rocked the American church. On...

Sistine Chapel - Vatican, Rome, Italy.

This is a beautiful and prayerful video about Mary and her Son. It was prepared by Sr. Lucy Roces, FMA. She works in our general house in Rome, Italy, and is a computer GENIUS!

Vatican City on 25.December 2008. Part of the urbi et orbi blessing is the remission of all temporal punishment due to sin through a plenary indulgence attached to the Papal blessing. The remission and forgiveness of sins is not only granted to the people in St. Peter's Square but also to...

Vatican City on 25.December 2008. Part of the urbi et orbi blessing is the remission of all temporal punishment due to sin through a plenary indulgence attached to the Papal blessing. The remission and forgiveness of sins is not only granted to the people in St. Peter's Square but also to...

The ayate fibers used by the Aztecs at that time deteriorated after 20 years. Richard Kuhn (1900--1967), a Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, stated in his report of the tilma that it had not been painted with natural, animal, or mineral colorings. THE MYSTERY OF HER EYES. In January 2001, Dr....

In an event of historical importance, the China Philharmonic Orchestra has played a concert for the Pope at the Vatican.

Pope Stands up to Pelosi on Abortion from the Vatican in Rome.

The Last Supper is the mystery of the change, of the transformation that is preformed in the name of God so that, following Jesus, we ourselves and the world may also be changed.Benedict XVI noted this during the Coena Domini Mass, the celebration that repeats the gesture of the washing of the...

Paul's trial in Caesarea is examined here. The conclusion was that Paul had been driven mad by his great learning but Paul appeals to Rome.

From Emmy Award winning directors Ann and Jeannette Petrie comes Mother Teresa: The Legacy. The official film of the occasion of her beatification in Rome, the film contains new footage and interviews with one of the most beloved people of our time, Blessed Mother Teresa, and chronicles her...

From Emmy Award winning directors Ann and Jeannette Petrie comes Mother Teresa: The Legacy. The official film of the occasion of her beatification in Rome, the film contains new footage and interviews with one of the most beloved people of our time, Blessed Mother Teresa, and chronicles her...

Why Evangelicals are Returning to Rome with guest Bob DeWaay

If you want Benedict XVI and John Paul II to be with you in 2010, its pretty easy. On a monthly basis you can take a look at the best photos of the popes in this calendar made by the Vaticans Photographic Archives. A very special calendar made at the Vatican.

Pope Benedict XVI scheduled trips for 2010 are already set in stone. The pope will travel thousands of kilometers to meet Catholics and non-Catholics around the world. His first stop of 2010 will be the island of Malta in mid-April. There Benedict XVI will commemorate the 1950 anniversary of...

The Vatican has published the names of all the missionaries who died violently in 2009. In all 37 people were killed on active duty, the highest number in the past decade. Among them, is a lay person, 2 seminarians, 2 nuns and 30 priests. One of them could be considered a martyr since it...

There are 300 years of art history between the Renaissance and the Baroque. But a new exhibition called Painting sacred Montecitorio, accomplishes to tell 3 centuries of history in just 7 works of art. 7 paintings tell the development of artistic creation between the XV and XVII centuries. 7...

Its one of the most ancient crosses in the world. But what makes this one so precious is what it holds in the middle: A small fragment of the Cross that Jesus was crucified on. The Crux Vaticana is one of the most priceless gems in the Vaticans collection of religious artefacts. It was a gift...

After the popes appeal to Catholics around the world to step up and help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti, a number of Catholic organization are making their way to the island. Caritas Internationalis is already providing first aid like water, food and shelter in the destruction zone. The...

Other countries, associations and NGOs from all around the world are working to help. In fact many are turning to the Catholic Church to send their support. Caritas International says its helping some 200 thousand Haitians with food, drinking water tablets, blankets and medical supplies....