The bishops of Scotland have issued a pastoral letter on family life to the country’s 500 parishes, criticizing the recent... Read more
The cancellation of the new television show “The Book of Daniel” is “good news for Christians and bad news for... Read more
Non-Catholic religious leaders in Massachusetts have sided with the Archdiocese of Boston against a state bill that would require religious... Read more
Catholics across the country are encouraged to celebrate the quality education Catholic schools offer during Catholic Schools Week, which begins... Read more
As the case for traditional marriage between a husband and wife continues to come under fire by some same-sex proponents,... Read more
In his weekly general audience earlier today at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI told a crowd of 8,000 that the... Read more
Today at the Vatican, Pope Benedict’s long-awaited first Encyclical, entitled ‘Deus Caritas Est” was officially presented at a press conference... Read more
The Catholic Think Tank of America Lecture Series, a student initiative at the University of Notre Dame, was launched yesterday... Read more
Cardinal Camillo Ruini said the Catholic Church would not take the side of any particular party during Italy’s upcoming elections... Read more
The Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday approved the nomination of Samuel Alito Jr. to the U.S. Supreme Court. The 10-to-8 party-line... Read more
Sixteen new members have been added to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' National Advisory Council. The 63-member council... Read more
The Archdiocese of Quebec, which will host the 49th International Eucharistic Congress, has launched an official website in five languages... Read more
The headquarters of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia has become the theater for negotiations between government leaders and the spokesman... Read more
Archbishop Hugo Barrantes Ureña of San Jose, Costa Rica, has asked the country’s Supreme Court to issue a ruling in... Read more
Bishop Joaquin Piña of Puerto Iguazu, Argentina said this week it’s not up to the bishops to say and do... Read more
Today, the Vatican published Pope Benedict XVI's first encyclical, "Deus Caritas Est." Read here full text of the Encyclical Read more
The new University of Notre Dame president questioned Monday whether controversial events should take place on campus or be sponsored... Read more
On Saturday, Michael Schiavo, former husband of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo, who died of forced starvation last spring, married his long-time... Read more
According to the AVAN news agency, more than 2,300 volunteers have signed up to assist in the organization and celebration... Read more
Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia, Spain, said this week “society cannot be governed or built up as if God didn’t... Read more