Latest Catholic News
Episcopal congregations seek new diocese
Episcopal leaders are scrambling to address the requests of two New Hampshire churches to become part of another diocese, following... Read more
Opposition to gay ordination "not about sex but Bible," critics say
The opposition to the ordination of the first openly gay bishop in the United States this week isn’t about sex... Read more
Spain to vote with US in favor of total cloning prohibition
The Spanish government has announced it will not join a block of European countries that is seeking to keep the... Read more
Church seeks new dialogue with ELN to resolve hostage crisis
The Church’s mediation commission that is working to free 7 tourists who were kidnapped September 12 in the northern mountains... Read more
Don’t treat asylum-seekers with prejudice asks the Vatican at UN
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See’s permanent observer at the United Nations, requested yesterday not to portray asylum-seekers as a... Read more
Commenting Psalm 140, Pope says evil is attractive even to the faithful
As part of his comments of the Psalms and Canticles for Vespers in the Liturgy of the Hours, Pope John... Read more
Thousands in Spain ask Health Minister to address crisis of frozen embryos
More than 3,000 scientists and experts have joined the 350,000 Spanish citizens calling on the Minister of Health, Ana Pastor,... Read more
Postulator for the beatification cause of John Paul I dies
The Fides News Agency is reporting the death of Salesian Father Pasquale Liberatore, postulator of the cause of beatification of... Read more
Archbishop denounces damage done to Buenos Aires Cathedral by homosexual radicals
Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, issued a statement this week denouncing the damage done to the Archdiocesan Cathedral... Read more
Louisiana to vote between two Catholics for the first time
Louisiana is poised to elect its first Catholic governor in more than 100 years. The two frontrunners in the upcoming... Read more
Anglicans face deep divisions after consecration of homosexual Episcopalian
The consecration of the first openly gay bishop in the United States, sanctioned by the Episcopal Church U.S.A., has created... Read more
No way back in ecumenical dialogue, Pope says
The movement toward Christian unity is not a choice for the Church but an inherent part of its life and... Read more
Religious persecution in Holland?
Human rights groups in Holland have expressed concern over a new law which, if approved, will take Holland one step... Read more
Marxist Guerilla leader ordered assassination of Archbishop Isaías Duarte
After recent investigations including statements by three eye-witnesses, the Colombian Attorney General has named Pablo Catatumbo, Western commander of the... Read more
Bishops demand “peaceful, constitutional and democratic” solution to crisis in Venezuela
The Bishops Conference of Venezuela issued an official statement which was read Sunday in every parish across the country, saying... Read more
UNESCO Calls Abortion on Demand "Proper" Medical Procedure for Girls
A UNESCO document calls for international government reform to make abortion available to all women and adolescent girls without restriction. Read more
Schindlers to respond to Schiavo on 'Larry King Live'
The Schindlers will try to set the record straight and tell their side of the story on CNN's "Larry King... Read more
Pope to preside beatification Mass on Sunday
On Sunday, November 9, Feast of the Dedication of the Patriarchal Basilica of St. John Lateran, Pope John Paul II... Read more
Pope reaffirms Catholic doctrine on Purgatory
On Sunday, November 2, on the occasion of the feast of All Souls, Pope John Paul II reaffirmed the Catholic... Read more
Christians reach holiness through prayer including the Rosary, Pope says
On Saturday, as the Church celebrated the feast of All Saints, Pope John Paul presided the recitation of the Angelus... Read more
.jpg?w=175&h=100)
