Vatican City Travel News

By Cindy Wooden Source: Published: Sunday, December 20, 2009 VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI said he knows it is tempting for a university student or professor to resist being humble enough to approach the baby Jesus with awe.

Vatican City, December 7 - Pope Benedict XVI will meet Irish bishops Friday to discuss the latest sex abuse scandal rocking the Irish Catholic Church, Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said Monday.

"Cuz both black and white are smokin' crack tonight." Tupac Shakur VATICAN CITY - This week The Vatican released a playlist on their official MySpace page .

VATICAN CITY, DEC. 3, 2009 .- Benedict XVI and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed to upgrade relations between the two sides to full diplomatic ties, the Holy See is reporting.

VATICAN CITY a " Pope Benedict XVI and visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed Thursday to upgrade Vatican-Kremlin relations to full diplomatic ties, the Vatican said.The meeting followed improvements in relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Vatican.A Vatican statement said the two men agreed that Russia will upgrade its ...

This photo provided Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 by Ku.Ra Comunicazione agency shows the front of the Crux Vaticana before restoration, according to experts the oldest known reliquary containing the purported fragments of the cross on which Jesus was crucified.

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 15, 2009 .- Benedict XVI is urging bishops to educate Christian consciences so that people can appreciate human life as a gift of God and not just a commercial product.

By Sarah Delaney Source: Published: Sunday, November 01, 2009 World map drawn by Father Matteo Ricci, who spent 28 years evangelizing in China and bringing Western science to the faraway continent.

Verona is among a select group artists from five continents to be received by the Pope on November 21st.

We Traveled to Vatican City and Greece for the Perfectly Inspiring Romantic Honeymoon! It was September of 1994.

Italian is a Romance language spoken by around 70 million people in the world including Switzerland, where it is one of the four official languages, San Marino and the Vatican City.

VATICAN CITY, OCT. 12, 2009 .- Benedict XVI held a brief meeting on Sunday with Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs to discuss preparations for the 2011 World Youth Day in Madrid.

Charity in Action: Impact of New Saints Continues in U.S. By John Thavis Source: Published: Sunday, October 11, 2009 VATICAN CITY - The long path to official sainthood is drawing to a close in October for Blessed Damien de Veuster, a missionary priest famed for his work with leprosy patients in Hawaii.

By Roberta Sciamplicotti VATICAN CITY, OCT. 9, 2009 .- The memory of World War II should spur society to build a "true civilization" that is no longer based on hatred, violence and force, says Benedict XVI.

VATICAN CITY, SEPT. 23, 2009 .- As the political crisis in Honduras continues to escalate, Benedict XVI today spoke with the president of the Honduran episcopal conference.

Pope Benedict accepts Gordon Brown's invitation to visit Britain next year in first papal visit since 1982 By Mail Foreign Service , Lesley Hussell and Nick Pisa Last updated at 6:13 PM on 23rd September 2009 The Pope is to visit Britain next autumn, the first papal visit to the UK in 27 years.

Vatican City, Sep 15, 2009 .- The Russian Orthodox and the Roman Catholic Churches have improved relations under Pope Benedict XVI, and in a sign of a growing closeness, the Vatican announced today that Archbishop Hilarion, the Russian Orthodox head of External Church Affairs, is paying his first visit to Rome.

VATICAN CITY, AUG. 18, 2009 .- The Congregation for Clergy is affirming the richness of the permanent diaconate, and is urging these ordained ministers to strive for holiness through meditation on God's Word and charitable works.

Wake up, Normal. Wea TMre back! The herds of wide-eyed freshmen, loud bass beats and strings of empty beer cans on front lawns mark the start of the 2009-10 school year better than anything else could.

It was not the typical honeymoon couple who sat in my travel office. Still, they definitely personified young love.