Latest Catholic News
Pope Benedict’s first trip will be to Bari
The Vatican has confirmed hopes that recently elected Pope Benedict XVI would travel to Bari to close Italy’s National Eucharistic... Read more
L'Osservatore Romano publishes new Papal coat of arms
The official Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, published today the new coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI, which includes all... Read more
Cardinal Carles: conscience is above the law
The Archbishop emeritus of Barcelona, Cardinal Ricard Maria Carles, expressed his support for mayors of Spain’s Partido Popular (Popular Party)... Read more
Lawyer for archdiocese demands case of murdered Guatemalan bishop be solved
Speaking on the seventh anniversary of the murder of Auxiliary Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedera of Guatemala City, the lawyer for... Read more
Argentinean archbishop exhorts laity to live Christian life without fear or embarrassment
Archbishop Domingo Castaña of Corrientes, Argentina, said this week that unless one encounters Christ as the true way to follow,... Read more
Jerusalem rabbi notes positive Jewish reaction to election of Benedict XVI
The Rabbi of Jerusalem, David Rosen, a key player in Jewish-Christian dialogue in recent years, said this week the reaction... Read more
New bill makes helping youth cross state lines for abortion a crime
The House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday, making it a federal crime for any adult to accompany a minor... Read more
Tucson Diocese proposes $20M cap for sex-abuse claims
The Diocese of Tucson has filed an amended bankruptcy plan that seeks to limit its payout for sex-abuse claims to... Read more
German mom jailed for home schooling children
A German mom has been sent to jail for six days and fined $115 US because she and her husband... Read more
Denver scholar defends Crusades in light of new film
With renewed attention being given to the Catholic Crusades in light of Ridley Scott’s soon-to-be released film ‘Kingdom of Heaven’,... Read more
China detains seven Catholic priests
The Cardinal Kung Foundation released a statement saying that seven priests of the underground Catholic Church in China have been... Read more
Theologian hopeful Benedict XVI will explore women’s contribution to the Church
Pope Benedict XVI cannot change the Church’s position on abortion, birth control or women’s ordination because they flow from the... Read more
Colorado Senator regrets ‘Antichrist’ comment
Yesterday, freshman Colorado senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) said that he regrets referring to the Christian group Focus on the Family... Read more
Fides informs a decreasing trend still afflicting jesuits in the whole world
According to the information provided to Fides Agency by the General Curia of the Company of Jesus, the tendency registered... Read more
Cardinal López Rodríguez: “Election of Benedict XVI means hope for the Church”
The Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, pointed out that "Pope Benedict XVI’s election means a... Read more
Archbishop of Toledo: It is a stereotype that many do not admit Benedict XVI
The Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain Msgr. Antonio Cañizares Llovera, pointed out that it is “a stereotype that... Read more
Bishops and parents in Mexico against homosexual campaign
The Bishops Conference in Mexico (CEM) and the National Union of Parents (UNPF), energically expressed their opposition to the campaign... Read more
Minnesotans recall humility, kindness from Cardinal Ratzinger visit
When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger visited the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis in 1984, Father Lee Piche, then a 25-year old deacon... Read more
Pro-life democrats plan to introduce legislation aimed at radically decreasing abortions
Last week in the nation’s capital, Democrats for Life of America (DFLA) announced legislation they plan to introduce which they... Read more
Pope Benedict, ‘in the footsteps of Benedict XV’, places ministry at service of ‘reconciliation and harmony between peoples’
Some 15,000 people were present this morning in St. Peter’s Square as Pope Benedict XVI gave the first General Audience... Read more
