Catholic News

  1. Dublin's archbishop, Irish prime minister clash on proposed abortion law
    Dublin's Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has protested that a proposed change in Ireland's ban on abortion could lead to the death of unborn children who are capable of independent survival ...
  2. Escalating violence in Nigeria; prominent Protestant pastor murdered
    Amid escalating violence committed by the Islamist terrorist organization Boko Haram, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states. Shortly ...
  3. Vatican envoy: consumerism, attitudes towards women help foster human trafficking
    Addressing a UN meeting on human trafficking, a leading Vatican diplomat called upon the international community to take "concrete actions on the ground" against human trafficking and to ...
  4. Failure to repent sin is fundamental problem, Pope tells congregation
    "The problem is not that we are sinners," Pope Francis told the congregation at his morning Mass on May 17. "The problem is not repenting of sin, not being ashamed of what we have ...
  5. Cardinal Dolan not questioning governor's Catholic standing, spokesman says
    After New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan told a radio interviewer that he has talked directly with Governor Andrew Cuomo about the latter's standing in the Church, a spokesman for the ...
  6. New Hampshire diocese settles case about priest's questions to boy in confessional
    The Manchester, New Hampshire diocese has agreed to pay $2,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a couple who charged that a priest had asked their son inappropriate questions during a ...
  7. Syrian prelate: �tolls' extracted by rebels have dramatically increased price of food
    A Syrian Catholic prelate has told the Fides news agency that "tolls" levied by rebels have increased the price of food "almost tenfold" in some areas of the country. "The militias of ...
  8. English bishops urge House of Commons not to approve same-sex marriage
    Archbishops Vincent Nichols of Westminster and Peter Smith of Southwark are urging members of the House of Commons not to alter the definition of marriage to include homosexual couples. ...
  9. Missionary work is a demand, not an option, for all Christians: Pope
    Pope Francis met on May 17 with directors of the Pontifical Missionary Works (POM), and urged them to "keep evangelization, the paradigm of every act of the Church, alive." The Pope ...
  10. Pope's liturgical schedule for May-June-July
    The Vatican has released the public schedule of liturgical ceremonies at which Pope Francis will preside during the months of May, June, and July 2013. During the remaining days of May, ...
  11. Italian police arrest suspected 'Anonymous' hackers
    Italian police have arrested four suspected members of the internet hackers' collaborative known as "Anonymous," who are believed to be responsible for attacks on the internet sites of the ...
  12. Vatican conference focus on new sects, religious movements
    About 40 Church officials participated in a May 16 conference at the Vatican on the challenges posed by new sects. The conference participants, drawn from different Vatican offices and ...
  13. American missionary priest in Kenya suspended in dispute over control of hospitals
    An American missionary priest in Kenya who became embroiled in a legal dispute over the ownership of hospitals has been suspended from the priesthood. The Maryknoll Society suspended ...
  14. Holy See diplomat condemns terrorism in Africa
    Addressing a recent United Nations Security Council discussion of terrorism in Africa, the Holy See's leading representative at the UN recalled the recent terrorist attack on a Catholic ...
  15. Religious-freedom award to Indonesian leader draws protests
    Catholic leaders in Indonesia are protesting the decision of an American foundation to honor the country's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for his contributions to inter-religious ...
  16. 'Cult of money' produces injustice and misery, Pope warns
    "We have started down the path of a disposable culture," Pope Francis said in a May 16 address to four new ambassadors to the Holy See. In his remarks to the new envoys, the Pope spoke ...
  17. Pope praises apostolic zeal of St. Paul, contrasts it with 'backseat Christians'
    St. Paul exhibited a "healthy madness" that made him an effective evangelist, Pope Francis said in his homily at a Mass on May 16. "Paul is a nuisance," the Pope told the congregation ...
  18. Vatican cardinal reflects on contentious issues in relations with Jews
    Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Commission of the Holy See for Religious Relations with the Jews, has fielded questions on important issues in Jewish-Catholic relations, including the ...
  19. Oregon researchers clone human embryos for sake of stem cells
    Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University have succeeded in cloning human embryos in order to obtain their stem cells, according to press reports. The researchers removed ...
  20. Brazil approves same-sex marriage
    Brazil's top legal body has ruled that marriage licenses cannot be denied to same-sex couples. The ruling by the National Council of Justice makes Brazil the 3rd nation in Latin ...