Vatican Launches Twitter Feed

The Vatican enters the social networking platform Twitter this weekend by launching a feed in six languages http://twitter.com/news_va_en.   Twitter is a free service that allows users to send or receive brief messages — or “tweets” — through a...

Benedict XVI Calls for Justice in His Lenten Message

The Pope blamed indifference for the death of hundreds of millions who die of hunger, thirst or due to a lack of medicine. That was part of his Lenten message dedicated to justice released by the Vatican. Zenit text,  YouTube video Related stories on Zenit Cardinal...

Benedict’s Christmas wish – Solidarity

During this time of a global economic crisis, Benedict XVI is calling for more solidarity. “In our times, characterized by a considerable economic crisis, may Christmas be a time for a greater solidarity among families and communities.