Vatican News

Video: Cardinal O'Brien greets Pope Benedict on final day of pilgrimage
Feb 23 2012
Watch Cardinal Edwin F. O'Brien as he greets Pope Benedict XVI at the Feb. 20 audience.

Video: Pilgrims leave Rome to continue work of archdiocese
Feb 23 2012
The consistory celebrations have come to a close, but memories from the week will remain embedded in the consciousness of Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholics for years to come.

Lenten ashes are call to repentance
Feb 23 2012
Receiving ashes at the beginning of Lent is a call to repentance and humility and a sign that believers know that death will not have the final word in their lives, Pope Benedict XVI said.

Cardinals called to preserve tradition
Feb 20 2012
Pope Benedict XVI told the 22 new cardinals they should ensure the church's fidelity to Jesus and to the faith.

Cardinal's ring is symbolic
Feb 19 2012
The gold cardinal's ring that Pope Benedict XVI gave to Cardinal Edwin F. O'Brien features figures of Ss. Peter and Paul.

Meet the press: New US cardinals share quips, serious reflections
Feb 18 2012
ROME – Dressed in red from head to toe – well, almost – the two new U.S. cardinals met the press after the consistory Feb. 18, sharing humorous quips and serious reflections.

Pope creates 22 cardinals
Feb 18 2012
In a ceremony steeped in tradition, the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s apostolic administrator and archbishop emeritus, Edwin F. O’Brien, was elevated Feb. 18 by Pope Benedict XVI to the rank of cardinal.

Video: Baltimore pilgrims talk about their visit to Rome
Feb 17 2012
The Catonsville-based All Saints Sisters of the Poor are enthusiastic as they talk about their first visit to the Eternal City.

Video: Excitement builds for consistory
Feb 16 2012
Catholic Review associate publisher Christopher Gunty reports from Rome.

Family is key to generation rooted in Gospel
Feb 16 2012
The pope says family is the church's best ally for raising a new generation resistant to materialism and committed to living out the Gospel.

Video: Chris Gunty talks with Cardinal-designate O'Brien
Feb 15 2012
Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O’Brien sat down with associate publisher Christopher Gunty in Rome Feb. 14 for an interview that will also be broadcast on WJZ 13 in Baltimore.

Mass at Cardinal Keeler’s titular church kicks off pilgrimage for Cardinal-designate O’Brien
Feb 15 2012
ROME – The pilgrimage to Rome for Baltimore Apostolic Administrator Edwin F. O'Brien's elevation to the College of Cardinals began with a Mass celebrated by the cardinal-designate at his predecessor's titular church – Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri.

Something old, new, borrowed and red
Feb 14 2012
Something old, something new, something borrowed and something red will be part of the mix Feb. 18 when Pope Benedict XVI creates new cardinals.

Confession should be celebration of forgiveness
Feb 07 2012
VATICAN CITY – Priests hearing confessions need to replace any negative or aggressive attitudes with meekness and mercy toward the penitent.

Pope: Lent is a time to help others
Feb 07 2012
VATICAN CITY - In his Lenten message, Pope Benedict XVI called on the faithful to be concerned for one another and “not to remain isolated and indifferent” to the fate of others.