Annunciations by Michael Dubruiel

From Reuters : Pope Benedict will reduce his activity at this week's Good Friday procession by watching most of the service from a vanta...

The Holy Father used the crosier (papal cross) of Pius IX and XII in today's Palm Sunday liturgy. Chances are this is only a temporary c...

From his questions and answers with priests, from Sandro Magister : I, too, lived through Vatican Council II, coming to Saint Peter’s Basili...

From The Weekly San Francisco : During a July 17 interview while visiting the San Francisco Bay Area, Cardinal Levada commented on his congr...

Surrounding Pope's Letter to the Chinese Catholics, from Asia News Italy : It is not true that the letter Pope Benedict XVI wrote to Ch...

Perhaps a hint of the encyclical he is working on? First from Asia News Italy : “Never again war!”: from the mountains of Cadore, a place o...

Video of Pope in the mountains Hat tip Father Z.

From Western Catholic Reporter : A statement issued July 16 by Joseph Zwilling, New York archdiocesan communications director, was apparentl...

So says Cardinal Bertone...from Monsters and Critics : 'Everybody knows we are discussing new appointments at the Vatican,' said Tar...

Strikes me they already know the date...from the New York Times in an otherwise ugly story: “Practically the first thing Cardinal Egan did a...

Report from Catholic World News : Informed sources at the Vatican have confirmed reports that the Holy Father regularly celebrates Mass usin...

CommentaryBy Canon Gary L'Hommedieu

To Liturgy and Ecumenism, from Sandro Magister : Just a few months ago, the French bishops were extremely concerned about the news that ...

From the Guardian : In nomine Patris, et, er, ... thingummy. Pope Benedict may want more of his flock to have the chance to hear mass in Lat...

Hopefully, more than just the UN. From USA Today : Pope Benedict XVI has a heavy international travel schedule coming up, with plans to deli...

Something along those lines seems to be in the works, from the International Tribune : Benedict said as he arrived in Lorenzago on Monday th...

Reflects on next year's World Youth Day in Austrailia and on his present vacation--from Asia News Italy : “Before the wonder of these pa...

Ever since the Second Vatican Council....from the Congregation of the Faith: Introduction The Second Vatican Council, with its Dogmatic Cons...

New Vatican document reasserts Catholic identity as stated by the Second Vatican Council....to promote true dialogue... From Javno.com : The...

From Asia News Italy : With the ‘Letter to Chinese Catholics’ published today, Benedict XVI launches the Church and society in China into th...