Tarcisio Bertone News

In advance of a Shanghai speech on human rights by US President Barack Obama, Chinese police placed about 20 political dissidents under house arrests, or ordered them to take "vacations" outside the city, in order to ensure a properly calm environment for the American leader's speech.

In commemoration of the Year for Priests, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone has written a letter to Chinese priests urging them to evangelize and seek holiness.

An 'invitation to hope' is what opens the Letter that Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State, has addressed to all priests of the Catholic Church in the People's Republic of China, on the occasion of the Year for Priests.

VATICAN CITY, 14 NOV 2009 - The Holy See Press Office released the following two communiques at midday today: "This morning the Holy Father received in audience Boris Tadic, president of the Republic of Serbia.

The Czech government of Jan Fischer will not solve the issue of the Czech-Vatican treaty as it is beyond the possibilities of the caretaker cabinet's mandate, PM Fischer told reporters after a meeting with Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone today.

Vatican officials have moved quickly t0 deflate a report, published in the Italian daily La Repubblica , that Pope John Paul II will be beatified early next year.

Vatican City, Nov 4, 2009 .- Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, said today that the ruling by the European Human Rights Court in Strasburg, Germany ordering the removal of crucifixes from classrooms in Italy is 'truly a loss' as it is necessary 'to conserve the signs of our faith for those who believe as well as for those who do ...

Vatican City, November 4 - Pumpkins will be more common than crosses in Italian classrooms if a European court ruling is confirmed, the Vatican's top official said Wednesday.

ITALIAN political leaders of left and right were united with the Vatican today in condemning a European court ruling that crucifixes displayed in schools are a breach of human rights.

London, England, Oct 21, 2009 .- Finance leaders of global influence met at Schroders Bank in London's financial district on Wednesday morning to explore the relevance of Pope Benedict XVI's encyclical 'Caritas in Veritate.' The seminar, hosted by Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols, received a message of support from the Pope.

VATICAN CITY, 10 OCT 2009 - The Holy See Press Office published the following communique at midday today: "This morning the Holy Father Benedict XVI received in audience King Albert II of the Belgians, accompanied by his consort Queen Paola.

While Italy's top judges were considering their verdict on his immunity law this week, Silvio Berlusconi found time to open an exhibition in Rome of paintings of European saints with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State and the Pope's deputy.

Yesterday marked a week after the earthquake and tsunami made a compelling impact and completely changed the lives of our people.

Paris, France, Oct 5, 2009 .- In his message to the participants of the Plenary Assembly for the Council of Episcopal Conferences of Europe which met in Paris last week, Pope Benedict XVI said, 'There needs to be a correct distinction between Church and State, without separating the Church from social and cultural life.' In the message signed by ...

Vatican City: October 1, 2009. Echoing this statement is news from Islamabad that the Pakistan Christian organizations have called for a national conference on October 24 to demand the abolition of the blasphemy law wrote AsiaNews referring Zardari promises pope to overcome discrimination caused by religion.

Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. sent a telegram,. in the name of the Holy Father, to Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, apostolic nuncio to Indonesia, for the earthquakes that have struck the country in recent days.

The Vatican has made an unexpected last-minute intervention on the eve of Ireland's Lisbon Treaty referendum with a warning the European Union threatens the country's "identity, traditions and history". A campaign poster urging voters to 'Vote Yes' in a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty in Dublin Photo: AFP/GETTY As Irish voters go the polls for a ...

Given the current economic downturn the property settlement with the Czech state is not a priority for Catholic church, Prime Minister Jan Fischer told journalists after a meeting with Catholic state secretary Tarcisio Bertone.

The Commission of Cardinals which oversees the activities of the Institute for the Works of Religion , chaired by Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B., has renewed the membership of the Board of Superintendence of the Institute.

This morning in Castelgandolfo Benedict XVI received Catholic patriarchs and major archbishops from the Oriental Churches, in response to a request the prelates had made on various occasions in the past.