Vatican

Layman earns Vatican knighthood

VIETNAM: A lay Catholic in Hue yesterday received the ceremonial title of Knight of the Grand Cross from Pope Benedict XVI during a ceremony at Phu Cam Cathedral. Joachim Do Trinh Hue earned the honor, one of five orders ...

Vatican renews focus on Taiwan

Vatican renews focus on Taiwan TAIWAN: Renewed interest raises political and hierarchical questions

Vatican promulgates sainthood

Vatican promulgates sainthood PHILIPPINES: Philippine laymen and six other martyrs named for canonization

Pope receives new Vatican ambassadors

VATICAN CITY: Ambassadors from Thailand, Pakistan and other nations present their credentials

Jains visit Vatican for talks

VATICAN CITY: Two groups examine similarities between non-violence and charity

Pope supports death penalty opponents

VATICAN CITY: Community of Sant'Edigio gains ground in fight against capital punishment

Vatican denounces excommunicant

Vatican denounces excommunicant VATICAN CITY: Says involvement in Yibin ordination has made 'canonical position' worse

Church leadership must be legitimate

Church leadership must be legitimate CHINA: Much work remains to heal the rift over ordination between Beijing and Rome

Planned ordination ‘encouraging’

VATICAN CITY: Vatican-approved bishop in Yibin could be good for Chinese Catholics

Ousted priest to attend ordination

Ousted priest to attend ordination CHINA: Fr Paul Lei Shiyin's presence at Vatican-approved event raises questions

If it’s good for the Church, it’s good for Faith Weekly

If it’s good for the Church, it’s good for Faith Weekly CHINA: A barometer of relations between China and Vatican

Archdiocese exhibits miracle images

Archdiocese exhibits miracle images PHILIPPINES: Photos and illustrations from more than 1,200 years come from Vatican to Iloilo

Promote religious freedom: Vatican Diwali message

Promote religious freedom: Vatican Diwali message INDIA: Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue writes that when religious freedom is hampered or denied "all other human rights are endangered", reports the Catholic News Service.
  • Mongolian president meets Pope
  • The Mongolia’s President paid a visit to Pope Benedict this week. Both leaders discussed the state of relations between the Holy See and the Asian nation, writes Gerard O'Connell on the Vatican Insider.
  • Mother Teresa, an ‘icon of communication’
  • Mother Teresa, an ‘icon of communication’
  • The secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Mgr Paul Tighe, talks to Philippa Hitchen of the Vatican Radio about how Mother Teresa can be seen as an icon for modern communications.
  • China’s aggresive stance
  • China has taken an aggressive stance against the Vatican over the key question of the nomination of bishops, in the run up to its leadership elections in 2012, according to Gerard O'Connell on the Vatican Insider.
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