Reacting to the announcement of new immigration policy for the United States by President George Bush, Bishop José Guadalupe Martín... Read more
As is the custom every New Year, Pope John Paul II welcomed members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the... Read more
Last Friday, in his usual "Word from Rome" column of Vatican news and gossip, the National Catholic Reporter’s Vatican correspondent,... Read more
Archbishop Sean P. O'Malley urged lawyers to protect marriage and the family in the United States and oppose same-sex marriage... Read more
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has created a new award that will seek to honor and recognize the... Read more
In a show of solidarity and support for Christians in the Holy Land, Catholic bishops from Europe and the Americas... Read more
In an unprecedented action, La Crosse Bishop Raymond L. Burke has issued a document clearly stating that Catholic legislators who... Read more
During the welcoming ceremony of Italy's new ambassador to the Holy See, Giuseppe Balboni Acqua, Pope John Paul II recalled... Read more
Pope John Paul II on Friday told Italy’s new ambassador to the Holy See, Giuseppe Balboni Acqua, that Italy's rich... Read more
On Thursday afternoon, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, celebrated a Mass for the repose of the soul... Read more
Pope John Paul II on Friday told Italy’s new ambassador to the Holy See, Giuseppe Balboni Acqua, that Italy's rich... Read more
According to a recent Zogby International poll, 69 percent of Massachusetts voters want to vote on a constitutional amendment to... Read more
Pope John Paul II sent a message to mark the 200th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Santiago, Cuba, in which... Read more
In response to public outcry, government officials in Chile moved to prohibit the distribution of condoms to summer vacations at... Read more
During his ceremony of ordination as Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Bishop Felipe de Jesús Estévez, addressed his fellow Cubans and... Read more
Pope John Paul II hopes that “the lively dialogue” between faith and reason will last and “none of the current... Read more
In a message to the participants in an international symposium on the "Dignity and Rights of the Mentally Handicapped", Pope... Read more
A federal court is expected to decide next week whether a state-run university must remove an anti-Catholic sculpture from campus... Read more
A civil liberties organization has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of an elementary school student and his... Read more
With the number of U.S.-born clergy dwindling, the United States has become mission territory again for an increasing number of... Read more