Among Pope Benedict XVI’s meetings today was the reception of nine new ambassadors to the Vatican, an unusually high number.... Read more
Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Custodian of the Holy Land, on Thursday praised the official announcement of Israel-Syria negotiations and the recent... Read more
Rival Lebanese leaders on Wednesday reached an agreement to end 18 months of political conflict. Read more
Grave human rights abuses triggered by a disputed presidential election continue to afflict Zimbabwe. Politically-motivated violence has affected thousands of... Read more
Auxiliary Bishop Shlemo Warduni of Baghdad has rejected the death sentence the Iraqi government has handed down against Al Qaeda... Read more
The Iraqi government said on Sunday that a leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq has been sentenced to death for the... Read more
Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, a native a Benin and one of the most beloved collaborators of Pope John Paul II, died... Read more
Church leaders in central Kenya have asked the government to enter talks with a banned ultra-traditionalist tribal sect that has... Read more
A former Jordanian minister has seized upon commentary about the decline of Western power, saying on Arabic-language television that Islam... Read more
A Messianic Jewish student’s bid to win Israel’s annual youth Bible quiz has triggered a controversy because of her belief... Read more
A Catholic peace and justice commission in Zimbabwe has said that it will be impossible to hold a meaningful run-off... Read more
After long delays, the electoral body of Zimbabwe said on Friday that opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai won more votes than... Read more
On Saturday it was announced that Pope Benedict appointed Cardinal Ivan Dias, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of... Read more
The Fides news agency reported last week on a new attack against the Apostolic Nunciature in Burundi that took place... Read more
Speaking to the SIR news agency, Auxiliary Bishop Shlemon Warduni of Baghdad said this week, “I am pleased to hear... Read more
A coalition of Catholic and Protestant church leaders has appealed to the world to end the state-sponsored terror and humanitarian... Read more
The bishop of the conflict-ridden Diocese of Nakuru in Kenya was informed of his promotion to Archbishop of Nyeri in... Read more
Speaking from the Holy Land where he is on pilgrimage, the papal vicar for the Diocese of Rome, Cardinal Camilo... Read more
The Catholic Church in Southern Africa on Friday urged South Africa President Thabo Mbeki to halt shipment of military equipment... Read more
A high profile Muslim cleric and Hamas member of the Palestinian parliament gave a sermon last Friday in which he... Read more