News Briefs

Displaying the most recent 100 headlines.

From 12/04/08

• San Francisco archbishop defends marriage-amendment supporters

From 12/04/08

• Congo bishops seek Canada’s help; English cardinal, Anglican primate urge action

From 12/04/08

• Lourdes medical panel will no longer deem cures miraculous

From 12/04/08

• California priest says Obama supporters should go to Confession; bishop responds

From 12/04/08

• Conservative Anglicans officially break with Episcopal Church USA

From 12/04/08

• Irish broadcast authority bars ad for Catholic bishops' bookstore

From 12/04/08

• Murdered nun to receive posthumous UN human rights award

From 12/04/08

• Personal holiness is basis for evangelization, Pope reminds Chilean bishops

From 12/04/08

• Philippines: cardinal opposes bid to allow parliament to amend constitution

From 12/04/08

• British diocese will subsidize agency arranging same-sex adoptions

From 12/04/08

• Conflicting studies on abortions’ psychological effects

From 12/04/08

• Curial official sees Thomistic revival

From 12/04/08

• USCCB film reviewer rapped for praising film on homosexual activist

From 12/04/08

• Vatican inks pact against cluster bombs

From 12/03/08

• Vatican spokesman defends opposition to UN homosexuality resolution

From 12/03/08

• Philippine prelates, clergy protest proposed constitution change

From 12/03/08

• Orissa high court backs raped nun’s request on identifying assailant

From 12/03/08

• Pope urges banks: remember needy families, small businesses

From 12/03/08

• Kerala: Priest, nun accused of murder protest interrogation techniques

From 12/03/08

• New Swiss Guard commander open to women members?

From 12/03/08

• No change in Vatican liturgical music, despite Pope's preferences

From 12/03/08

• Bishop Hubbard, other Christian leaders urge Obama to make Mideast peace “immediate priority”

From 12/03/08

• Spain: Abortions more than double since 1998

From 12/03/08

• Anti-Christian violence continues in Orissa

From 12/03/08

• Muslims refuse religious burial for Mumbai terrorists

From 12/03/08

• Argentine prelate calls Cardinal Martini's book 'scandalous'

From 12/03/08

• Formal split looms for Anglican communion in North America

From 12/03/08

• Pope’s book published in Russian

From 12/03/08

• Respect parents' rights, Vatican representative tells educators

From 12/03/08

• Accused bishop contributes to sex-abuse settlement in Massachusetts diocese

From 12/03/08

• Reform world trade system to provide equity for all

From 12/02/08

• Vatican delegate opposes UN declaration condemning discrimination based on sexual orientation

From 12/02/08

• Homosexual activists praise British bishops for warning against 'homophobia'

From 12/02/08

• Politicians manipulate religious differences, Nigerian archbishop charges

From 12/02/08

• Los Angeles Times editorial blasts Catholic teaching on women’s ordination

From 12/02/08

• Orthodox patriarch, Vatican cardinal agree that ecumenism is a duty

From 12/02/08

• Korean court orders feeding stopped for woman in coma

From 12/02/08

• Kerala: More details emerge on bishop’s suspension

From 12/02/08

• Sri Lankan president issues statement on papal meeting

From 12/02/08

• Pontifical council: Human trafficking ‘3rd most lucrative criminal activity’

From 12/02/08

• Zambian police drop charges against radio priest

From 12/02/08

• New Swiss Guard commander accused, cleared of alleged police brutality

From 12/02/08

• Australian court cites man for fake popemobile

From 12/01/08

• Papal visit to Holy Land possible for 2009

From 12/01/08

• Showdown looms for rebellious parish in Brisbane

From 12/01/08

• Church leaders condemn Mumbai attacks

From 12/01/08

• Exodus of Christians imperils Church witness in Iraq, bishop says

From 12/01/08

• Raul Castro unexpectedly attends Cuban beatification

From 12/01/08

• Irish archbishop denies disagreement within hierarchy on civil partnerships

From 12/01/08

• Muslim baptized by Pope forms political party

From 12/01/08

• Papal greetings to Patriarch on patronal feast of Constantinople

From 12/01/08

• Abuse toll will be 'staggering,' Dublin's archbishop says

From 12/01/08

• Nuncio, diplomats attend interreligious service for Orissa victims

From 12/01/08

• Hanoi: government wants closed trial for Catholic activists

From 12/01/08

• Background: ‘Silent genocide’ in Congo

From 12/01/08

• India: 11 Muslims face death sentence for church bombings in 2000

From 12/01/08

• Scranton bishop takes national stage

From 12/01/08

• English cardinal suggests religious artwork belongs in church

From 12/01/08

• Civil strife is main topic as Pope meets with Sri Lankan leader

From 12/01/08

• EU bishops' commission welcomes decision not to patent embryonic stem cells

From 12/01/08

• Pope's December prayer intentions

From 12/01/08

• Vatican pleads for safety of nuns kidnapped in Kenya

From 12/01/08

• Weekend news roundup

From 11/26/08

• India: Court criticizes irregularities in investigation of priests, nun

From 11/26/08

• DC-area priests discouraged CCHD donations

From 11/26/08

• US bishops come to defense of Mormons over California marriage initiative

From 11/26/08

• Texas Catholic hospital says sterilizations were done in 'good faith'

From 11/26/08

• Proposed conservative US Anglican province to be unveiled next week

From 11/26/08

• Connecticut rabbi: No one ‘did more to rescue Jews than Pius’

From 11/26/08

• Pope salutes Armenian prelate's work for Christian unity

From 11/26/08

• Anonymous Vatican official says Kmiec is unlikely US ambassador

From 11/26/08

• Virginia academy renounces Catholic identity

From 11/26/08

• Investor’s Business Daily: Benedict ‘2nd pro-capitalist Pope in a row’

From 11/25/08

• Israeli authorities refuse nuncio entry into Gaza

From 11/25/08

• Rome’s chief rabbi, Muslim spokesman react positively to Pope’s comments on dialogue

From 11/25/08

• US federal appeals court allows sex-abuse lawsuit against Vatican

From 11/25/08

• NCR publisher dismisses bishops’ FOCA concerns

From 11/25/08

• Art is sterile without concern for truth and goodness, Pope argues

From 11/25/08

• California to investigate Mormon marriage-amendment efforts

From 11/25/08

• Cardinal DiNardo leads march against abortion, death penalty

From 11/25/08

• ‘Declaration of Scranton’ casts shadow over dialogue with Polish National Catholics

From 11/25/08

• Sri Lanka shrine to re-open for Marian feast day

From 11/25/08

• Catholic mutual funds’ value plummets

From 11/25/08

• Coptic leader looks to avoid clashes with Muslims in Cairo

From 11/25/08

• Controversy between patriarch, museum over famed Rublev icon

From 11/25/08

• Sicilian 'Godfather' figure now said to lead devout life in prison

From 11/24/08

• Cardinal Arinze: Pope consulting with all bishops about moving Sign of Peace

From 11/24/08

• Cardinal Tisserant advised papal discretion during World War II, says former secretary

From 11/24/08

• Kerala: Archbishop says priests, nun accused of murder are innocent

From 11/24/08

• Venezuela: Chavez claims victory in elections

From 11/24/08

• St. Louis bishop: ‘Privilege to die’ to end abortion

From 11/24/08

• Christians suffering in Middle East, need common Christian witness, Pope tells Armenian prelate

From 11/24/08

• London Times speculates on replacement for Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor

From 11/24/08

• Pope demands realism in interfaith dialogue

From 11/24/08

• British cardinal backs amnesty for illegal immigrants

From 11/24/08

• Texas: bishop acknowledges, laments sterilizations were done at Catholic hospitals

From 11/24/08

• State-established Vietnamese Patriotic Catholic Association collapses

From 11/24/08

• Bishop condemns political repression in Swaziland

From 11/24/08

• Nicaraguan bishops ask for election recount

From 11/24/08

• Canada: poll finds majority favor protection for unborn children