Religious freedom shrinking worldwide, study showsCWN - 6 hours ago
Restrictions on religious freedom are becoming more commonplace and more serve around the world, according to a new study by the Pew Forum. The Pew study found that 75% of the world’s people live...
German bishops: Catholics who formally leave Church cannot receive sacramentsCWN - 7 hours ago
The German Catholic bishops have announced that any Catholic who formally withdraws from the Church, by announcing a decision not to pay the “church tax,” will not be allowed the receive the...
Final volume of Pope's trilogy Jesus of Nazareth will appear for ChristmasCWN - 8 hours ago
The 3rd volume of Jesus of Nazareth, by Pope Benedict XVI, will be released at Christmas time, the Vatican has announced. The Vatican has reached an agreement with an Italian publishing house,...
Pope calls French bishops to re-evangelize their secularized nationCWN - 8 hours ago
Speaking on September 21 to a group of French bishops who were making their ad limina visit, Pope Benedict XVI said that the coming Year of Faith presents an opportunity to renew the focus on...
Pool reporters will cover 'Vatileaks' trialCWN - 6 hours ago
A pool of 8 reporters will be allowed to cover the “Vatileaks” trial of Paolo Gabriele and Claudio Sciarpelletti, the Vatican has announced. While selected journalists will be allowed to report...
Pakistan: protestors shatter cathedral windows, shoot at nun’s carCWN - 15 hours ago
Angered by the YouTube video critical of Muhammad, 8,000 protestors took to the streets of the southeastern Pakistani city of Hyderabad on September 16. Some protestors threw stones at the Catholic...
Orthodox leaders ask European help against anti-Christian violence in Holy LandCWN - 5 hours ago
The Orthodox patriarchs of the Holy Land have appealed to the European Union for help in combating a rising tide of anti-Christian violence. In a statement issued this week, four Orthodox leaders...
Papal trip to Lebanon strengthened ties with Orthodox, cardinal reportsCWN - 6 hours ago
The visit to Lebanon by Pope Benedict XVI marked a significant step forward for relations with the Orthodox churches, according to the president of the Pontifical Council for Christian...
‘What Catholic Women Think About Faith, Conscience, and Contraception’CWN - 15 hours ago
The Ethics and Public Policy Center has conducted a survey on Catholic women’s attitudes towards contraception.“Critics of the Church’s teaching propose an image of Catholic women fiercely and...
SSPX spokesman explains remaining difficulties in talks with VaticanCWN - 4 hours ago
A spokesman for the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) has said that the group declined a Vatican offer of reconciliation because of a requirement that the traditionalists must acknowledge both the...
Expelled priest sided with terrorists, Syrian government claimsCWN - 6 hours ago
Syria’s government has charged that a Jesuit priest who was expelled from the country in June was sympathetic toward Al Qaida terrorists. The state news agency SAN said that Father Paolo...
USCCB announces special Mass, Rosary novena for life, religious libertyCWN - 15 hours ago
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced that a special Mass and Pilgrimage for Life and Liberty will take place at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the...
Italian Cardinal Baldelli dead at 77CWN - 4 hours ago
Cardinal Fortunato Baldelli, the former head of the Apostolic Penitentiary, has died in Rome at the age of 77. The Italian prelate was a veteran of the Vatican diplomatic corps, serving as the...
No simple category for 'Arab Spring,' European Church officials concludeCWN - 6 hours ago
After a 3-day meeting in Malta, representatives of justice-and-peace commissions from the European episcopal conferences have issued a statement cautioning against an overly simple interpretation of...
Guilty plea in $1 million embezzlement from New York archdioceseCWN - 6 hours ago
A former finance officer for the New York archdiocese has pleaded guilty to embezzlement charges and faces at least a 4-year prison term. Anita Collins admitted that she took more than $1...
Australian bishops' statement asks support for family lifeCWN - 6 hours ago
The Australian Catholic bishops have urged efforts to support families, especially families in need, in their annual “Social Justice statement.” Family life is facing new pressures in the 21st...
Bishop Conley at Harvard: pursue truth, reject false view of conscienceCWN - 15 hours ago
Speaking at Harvard University’s Catholic campus center, Bishop James Conley said that college students are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with relativism and encouraged his listeners to embrace...
Esolen: tolerance is a two-way streetCWN - 4 hours ago
Anthony Esolen writes for The Public Discourse that tolerance requires a mutual understanding: the person whose behavior is being tolerated should realize that his behavior is not being endorsed....
American bishop suggests ordination of female deaconsCWN - 4 hours ago
In the Jesuit magazine America, Bishop Emil Wcela, an auxiliary of the Rockville Center, New York diocese, suggests that women might be ordained to hte permanent diaconate. Bishop Wcela...
Relic of St. Francis Xavier in AustraliaCWN - 15 hours ago
As part of the Year of Grace initiative that began in Australian dioceses on Pentecost Sunday, the right arm of St. Francis Xavier has been transported to Australia and will be venerated by the...
Vatican envoy backs nuclear test-ban pactCWN - September 20
"Global security must not rely on nuclear weapons," the Vatican’s top foreign-policy official said in an address to the International Atomic Energy Agency, which is meeting this week in...
Australian parliament rejects same-sex marriageCWN - September 20
Australian lawmakers have rejected a bid for legal recognition of same-sex marriage. After a heated debate in the lower house of the Australian parliament, the vote was a resounding 98 to 42...
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