Zenit.org ).- A retired professor from Switzerland has been asked to head the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, becoming the first Protestant to lead the Vatican's science council. The Vatican pres

Zenit.org ).- Benedict XVI received in audience today Irina Bokova, director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). A communique of the Vatican press

Zenit.org ).- Benedict XVI says the security personnel who protect the Vatican are like"guardian angels" at the service of the pilgrims. The Pope affirmed this today in his traditional addr

A vial containing blood drawn from Pope John Paul II shortly before he died will be installed as a relic in a Polish church after his beatification later this year. The vial will be encased in crystal

Surinder Singh is alleged to have touched the girl and tried to kiss her at the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple in Glasgow on Saturday.The 52-year-old - who is visiting Scotland from India - appeared at Glasgo

Zenit.org ).- Benedict XVI is thanking the Catholic community of Syria for its"fidelity to the Lord and to his Church and fidelity to the Bishop of Rome and to his ministry as Successor of Peter

Zenit.org ).- The U.S. bishops' conference is encouraging dioceses to become"marriage building" communities, and to celebrate World Marriage Day and National Marriage Week next month.

Zenit.org ).- Benedict XVI is affirming the Church's friendship with Lutherans on the eve of the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.Today in the Vatican, the Pope received members of a Cat

Zenit.org ).- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered today in Italian upon receiving in audience the members of the General Inspectorate for Public Security in the Vatican for a t

Sister Marie Simon-Pierre, stands next to a portrait of Pope John Paul II, during a press conference at Aix-en-Provence's archbishopric, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

France (AP)— A French nun says she felt new inner strength and vitality as her Parkinson's disease suddenly disappeared in a recovery the Vatican attributes to the miraculous intercession

Zenit.org ).- Today Bishop John McAreavey of Dromore concelebrated the funeral Mass of his nephew's bride, less than three weeks after presiding over their marriage in the same church. The newlyw

Zenit.org ).- Bob Fu could have been one of the casualties at the Tiananmen Square massacre, if his girlfriend (now his wife) hadn't gotten sick a few days before the Chinese government sent the

The Bible and early post-Biblical Christian literature opposes slaveholding by Christians in the 21st-century world, although for a reason you probably did not expect.  This article reconciles Bi

ATHENS, Greece - Greece's powerful Orthodox Church urged the government in the crisis-hit country on Monday to relax tough hiring restrictions so it can put more priests on the state payroll. Th