Catholic News

Pope signs new measures to guarantee financial transparency in the Vatican

Benedict XVI establishes unprecedented Vatican oversight agency
John Thavis

Papal agenda for 2011: four international trips and two books

Benedict XVI will turn 84 in April
The Catholic Herald

Pope Benedict creates Vatican central bank

Move is an important step towards full financial transparency
The Catholic Herald

Review of the Year: January 2010

Pope sends aid to Haiti and visits synagogue of Rome
The Catholic Herald

Pope invites hundreds of homeless to Vatican for lunch

Event marks the 100th anniversary of Mother Teresa's birth
The Catholic Herald

Former Swiss Guard injured in embassy blast

Ex-Guard was victim of parcel bomb sent to the Swiss embassy
Edward Pentin

The top 10 Vatican stories of 2010

Highlights of a momentous year in Rome
The Catholic Herald

Print edition 24.12.10

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Mark Greaves

The Pope's Thought for the Day was simple and profound

But not, perhaps, controversial enough for John Humphrys
Francis Phillips

Full text of Benedict XVI's Thought for the Day

Pope makes historic broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Today programme
Pope Benedict XVI