The longtime editor of the international Jesuit magazine "America" has resigned after years of tension, sparking speculations about the reasons... Read more
Conflict and extreme poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa have created a “permissive environment” for new recruits to al-Qaeda's terrorist network, says... Read more
The governing body of the Anglican Church of Canada has decided to postpone a decision on performing same-sex marriages until... Read more
Minnesota’s Archbishop Harry Flynn has decided to take a stand against what he sees as a protest by a national... Read more
The Secretary for the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino, says a rediscovery of the Eucharist... Read more
Earlier today, the Vatican announced that Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, would... Read more
On Friday, Pope Benedict XVI welcomed bishops from the Church in last year’s tsunami-ravaged Sri Lanka in his first "ad... Read more
Yesterday at noon in Rome, the Holy Father appeared at his study window to recite the traditional Regina Coeli prayer,... Read more
On Friday, Pope Benedict XVI formally took possession of St. John Lateran Cathedral, confirming his position as Bishop of the... Read more
Quebec bishops are disappointed that the provincial government has gone ahead and drafted legislation that will put an end to... Read more
Canada’s draft legislation on same-sex marriage passed second reading in Parliament Wednesday because Prime Minister Paul Martin’s Liberal Party and... Read more
Six students at Arlington Catholic High School achieved perfect scores on the National Latin Exam. Read more
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the First Amendment does not prohibit lawsuits against the Diocese of Jackson over... Read more
Cardinal Francis George of Chicago is asking state governor Rod Blagojevich to back off on a law, which requires pharmacists... Read more
This week, the Vatican’s Archbishop Celestino Migliore called on members of the United Nations to uphold the integrity of a... Read more
Illinois legislators should reject a measure that would support embryonic stem-cell research with public funds, said Chicago’s archbishop. Read more
This morning at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI received South African President Thabo M. Mbeki, with whom, he stressed the... Read more
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) are urging Congress to evaluate the Central American Free... Read more
This morning, Pope Benedict received 31 new Swiss Guard recruits who took their official oaths this afternoon at the Vatican. Read more
The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, warned that relativism is a dictatorship that tries to bring down faith... Read more