NEW YORK – Here is the text of Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks during his visit to Park East Synagogue in New York April 18.Read More

Watching the video, it’s hard to tell who is more impressed at being part of the conversation: Pope Benedict XVI or the dozen astronauts on the International Space Station who chatted via video link May 21. The pope thanked the spacefarers for their courage and willingness to place the results of their endeavors at the...Read More

PEOSTA, Iowa – For the craftsmen and artisans at New Melleray Abbey in Peosta, a relatively new ministry has expanded into a new state-of-the-art, 40,000-square-foot factory, almost five times larger than their previous facility.Read More

VATICAN CITY - As two recent documents illustrate, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith keeps an eye on almost everything coming out of the Vatican.Read More

WASHINGTON – Here is the text of Pope Benedict XVI’s greetings to the Jewish community for Passover (Pesach); his remarks were read at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center April 17.Read More

WASHINGTON - Drizzly weather and some controversy surrounding its commencement speaker marked The Catholic University of America’s 122nd annual commencement May 14.Read More

WASHINGTON – St. Louis residents Charles and Shirley Drury planned what they wanted to say to Pope Benedict XVI weeks before their April 16 meeting with him in Washington, but when the moment arrived, the gregarious couple found themselves tongue-tied.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Amnesty International named the Vatican in its annual report on human rights’ concerns for not sufficiently complying with international mandates on protecting children from abuse.Read More