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Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Jul 25, 2010 / 11:21 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After Sunday's Angelus, Pope Benedict remembered the victims of a tragic incident during a celebration in Germany this weekend.

Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Jul 25, 2010 / 10:27 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The "Our Father" helps us to confront the difficulties in our lives, said the Holy Father on Sunday. In reciting the prayer, we never find ourselves alone as our voices are "intertwined with that of the Church."

Vatican City, Jul 23, 2010 / 05:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Coins bearing the image of Pope Benedict XVI are now in open circulation within Vatican walls. As of this month, Vatican visitors will find that 50 cent pieces are being given as change at places such as the gas station, pharmacy and post office.

Vatican City, Jul 23, 2010 / 02:55 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI's vacation time is now being dedicated to writing the third volume in what could safely be called the "Jesus of Nazareth" series. The new work will seek to shed light on the story of Jesus' childhood from the Gospels.

Rome, Italy, Jul 23, 2010 / 02:08 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Legionaries of Christ has made public the decree that describes the powers given to Archbishop Velasio De Paolis, Pope Benedict XVI's delegate to the religious congregation. The delegate, whose primary task will be to conduct the revision of the order's constitutions, will have full authority over Legion superiors and will coordinate the apostolic visitation of the Regnum Christi Movement.

Vatican City, Jul 22, 2010 / 01:10 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Pope's $250,000 donation for the reconstruction of a Haitian school is to be delivered today. The large monetary gift constitutes just a small part of the aid the Holy Father distributes every year to those in need.

Rome, Italy, Jul 22, 2010 / 05:27 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Benedict XVI is now the seventh oldest Pope since reliable records began being collected in the year 1400, according to a U.S. statistician. In the words of Pope Benedict himself, however, age is not as important as wisdom.

CNA STAFF, Jul 21, 2010 / 01:12 pm (CNA).- A Mexican man is claiming responsibility for the cyber attack that made Google direct any search using the word "vaticano" to the website pedofilo.com.  In what some might call a publicity stunt, Efrain Ibarra Ibarra of the technology company Guion Bajo in Monterrey, Mexico admitted he was the one behind the "Google bombing."

The Minister General participates in the Chapter of the Custody of the Holy Land From 13 to 20 July, Br. José Rodríguez Carballo, Minister General OFM, has been in the Holy Land primarily to participate in the closing of the Chapter of the Custody of the Holy Land. During all morning of the 14th he addressed [...]

Rome, Italy, Jul 21, 2010 / 07:13 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A new children's book has been published under Pope Benedict XVI's name. It presents a collection of the Holy Father's descriptions of Jesus' relationship with his "first companions," taken from his catecheses at general audiences over the past five years.

Rome, Italy, Jul 19, 2010 / 12:11 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- An apparent glitch in Google's ranking system for web searches led the company to make a change over the weekend so that the Vatican's website was not placed below a site with information on pedophilia. According to an Italian technology website, the anomaly leaves many questions unanswered.

Vatican City, Jul 19, 2010 / 10:16 am (CNA/EWTN News).- While the Holy Father spends July in the serenity of the Apostolic Palace at Castel Gandolfo, he is dedicating time to penning a number of important documents. Among the pieces on his to-do list are the speeches to be given in the U.K. this September.

Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Jul 18, 2010 / 08:48 am (CNA).- Before Sunday's Angelus prayer from the intimate courtyard of his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the need to listen to the Word of God. As Mary does in Sunday's Gospel, we must learn to choose the "best portion" in our relationship with the Lord.

CNA STAFF, Jul 18, 2010 / 04:51 am (CNA).- On Thursday, the Church will celebrate the feast of St. Mary Magdelene, one of the most prominent women mentioned in the New Testament.

Vatican City, Jul 17, 2010 / 10:20 pm (CNA).- The bishop-elect brings extensive experience to the role. He has been serving as vicar in the Franciscan house of formation in Seoul, South Korea, where he is also the spiritual assistant and guardian of the O.F.M. community.

Vatican City, Jul 17, 2010 / 10:11 pm (CNA).- Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi said Saturday that the new norms on sexual abuse are an "important step," but, he warned, law "is not everything" in the battle against serious sins. He observed that the Church's path to a "purer and more evangelical witness" will not be short.

Vatican City, Jul 17, 2010 / 10:26 am (CNA).- Archbishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt was appointed as the Holy See's permanent observer to the United Nations on Saturday. He comes into the role from years of diplomatic corps experience, including his most recent post as Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq and Jordan.

OFM Delegation visited the Fraternity in Sudan From June 28 to July 4 Br. Michael Perry ofm (Vicar of the Order), Br. Vincent Zungu ofm (General Definitor for Africa) and Br. Massimo Tedoldi ofm (General Secretary for the Missions and Evangelization) – went to Khartoum in Sudan to visit the local fraternity. It has been a [...]

Communiqué of the July Tempo Forte of the General Definitory The General Definitory held its July Tempo Forte from Friday 2nd to Tuesday 13th. During this session the Definitory spent two days on retreat in the Monastery of the Poor Clares at Camerino (Le Marche). The choice of location was motivated by the forthcoming canonization on [...]

Vatican City, Jul 16, 2010 / 11:20 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Wednesday, Vatican Radio director Fr. Federico Lombardi countered a seemingly incriminating study that reports emission towers from the Holy See's radio station have damaged nearby residents' health. The Vatican spokesman said that a second study addressing the matter will soon be presented to the court.