News Briefs

Displaying the most recent 100 headlines.

From 07/02/09

• Five prelates to begin probe of Legionaries in July

From 07/02/09

• Curator says Vatican secret archives vindicate Pius XII

From 07/02/09

• Orthodox Jews air concerns about bishops' note on Jews and New Covenant

From 07/02/09

• Step forward toward beatification of John Paul II?

From 07/02/09

• India's bishops decry court decision to decriminalize gay sex

From 07/02/09

• 37 senators urge Vietnam to release jailed priest

From 07/02/09

• India: Church encourages larger families, reversals of sterlization

From 07/02/09

• Muslim rioters attack Christian homes in Pakistan

From 07/02/09

• 1,000 priests threatened by Mexican drug gangs

From 07/02/09

• ACLU helps Louisiana death row inmate gain access to TV Mass

From 07/02/09

• British doctors warned against religious conversations with patients

From 07/02/09

• GE to phase out lab rats, use embryonic stem cells for testing instead

From 07/02/09

• Major vandalism at Pittsburgh's largest Catholic cemetery

From 07/01/09

• New encyclical to appear July 7

From 07/01/09

• Connecticut drops lobbying complaint against Bridgeport diocese

From 07/01/09

• Pope opens new series of talks on St. John Vianney and priestly ministry

From 07/01/09

• Uruguay: bishop resigns after charges of homosexuality

From 07/01/09

• Indian bishops at odds over decriminalization of homosexual acts

From 07/01/09

• Brazilian archbishop at center of abortion dispute steps down at age 76

From 07/01/09

• News site decries Canadian bishops’ ‘whitewash’ of agency’s support of pro-abortion groups

From 07/01/09

• Pope denounces usury

From 07/01/09

• Irish group sees 'alarming' spike in births out of wedlock

From 07/01/09

• Paraguay’s leading prelate defends celibacy following ex-bishop president's criticisms

From 07/01/09

• Dublin archbishop stirs resentment with public comments on abuse report

From 07/01/09

• First conviction in Orissa rioting

From 07/01/09

• Cardinal, archdiocese blast public funding of abortions in nation’s capital

From 07/01/09

• Prominent Jesuit university official to speak at gay-rights Dignity conference

From 07/01/09

• Singer denounces profiteering on hymn copyrights

From 07/01/09

• Church officials to judge whether woman’s cancer cure is miraculous

From 07/01/09

• Pope Benedict's July 2009 prayer intentions

From 06/30/09

• Serve Church unity, Pope charges new archbishops

From 06/30/09

• Obama celebrates Stonewall anniversary, denounces ‘worn arguments' of gay rights opponents

From 06/30/09

• Irish Church bracing for report on handling of clerical abuse in Dublin archdiocese

From 06/30/09

• Caritas leader: 'Ordinary men and women' will pay price of addressing climate change

From 06/30/09

• Iraqi bishops: mixed feelings as US troops begin withdrawal

From 06/30/09

• Church, state can cooperate in Vietnam, Pope says

From 06/30/09

• Scottish cardinal denounces nuclear-sub program

From 06/30/09

• Some Irish religious feel bishops betrayed them in abuse investigation

From 06/30/09

• Veiled Muslim woman not allowed to enter British Catholic school

From 06/30/09

• Study: Prior abortion greatly raises risk of premature birth

From 06/30/09

• 1,000-year-old Marian statue to be brought to Czech papal Mass

From 06/30/09

• Secret video shows Planned Parenthood clinic worker apparently skirting abuse-report law

From 06/30/09

• Newly discovered fresco of St. Paul shows influence of Greek philosophers on early Church

From 06/30/09

• Kindergarteners told to pick up used condoms at New Zealand Catholic school

From 06/30/09

• Australian premier will lobby Pope to schedule quick canonization of Mary MacKillop

From 06/30/09

• Previews of Pope Benedict's social encyclical

From 06/29/09

• Pope's social encyclical signed: publication still a week away?

From 06/29/09

• Tests support belief that St. Paul's tomb has been discovered, Pope reveals

From 06/29/09

• Boston Catholic health-care agency withdraws from abortion-tainted state contract

From 06/29/09

• Saving souls remains the mission of faith, Pope says

From 06/29/09

• SSPX ordains three in Germany

From 06/29/09

• Pope's role is key to ecumenical progress, Pope tells Orthodox delegation

From 06/29/09

• Kenyan cardinal urges Catholics to “fight on” amid celibacy scandals

From 06/29/09

• Irish government advances civil-union legislation

From 06/29/09

• Oldest known portrait of St. Paul discovered in catacombs

From 06/29/09

• Catholic, Orthodox leaders blast Bulgarian gay pride march

From 06/29/09

• Vatican to decide future of bishop in Uruguay accused of homosexual activities

From 06/29/09

• Loyalist militia in Northern Ireland disarms

From 06/29/09

• British doctors seek clearance to discuss faith with patients

From 06/29/09

• Anglican bishop sees faith disappearing within a generation

From 06/29/09

• India: Catholic group warns against decriminalization of homosexuality

From 06/29/09

• New York Times highlights Catholic who appreciates liturgy, rejects Catholic teaching

From 06/29/09

• Pope unwelcome in Ireland?

From 06/29/09

• ‘Torn between celibacy and love’

From 06/26/09

• 34 archbishops to receive pallium, symbol of metropolitan authority

From 06/26/09

• ACLU joins Bridgeport diocese in suit against state agency

From 06/26/09

• Irish religious orders to disclose assets in step toward new accord for abuse victims

From 06/26/09

• Why no prosecution for anti-Christian violence? Indian archbishop asks

From 06/26/09

• US-funded hospitals in Namibia charged with involuntary sterilization of AIDS patients

From 06/26/09

• Archpriest of Roman basilica reflects on Pauline Year

From 06/26/09

• Bishops of G8 nations urge common effort to protect poor from economic crisis

From 06/26/09

• Ethiopian Orthodox leader says he will unveil the Ark of the Covenant

From 06/26/09

• Italian magazine sees conflicts among Vatican cardinals

From 06/26/09

• Tony Blair encourages Catholic priests

From 06/26/09

• Anglican bishops of Uganda embrace new American group

From 06/26/09

• Vatican expert sees Islamic culture in need of insights from Christianity

From 06/26/09

• Amnesty International continues drive for legal abortion, scores Poland's restrictions

From 06/26/09

• Canonist argues for further disciplinary action against Milingo

From 06/26/09

• Internet use a rising factor in marital strain, Irish bishops' agency reports

From 06/26/09

• Newark parishioners support retiring pastor's wish to stay in rectory

From 06/26/09

• Vatican given land in Kiev for Ukraine nunciature

From 06/26/09

• New book offers rare views of Raphael's Loggia

From 06/25/09

• Milingo schism grows with ordination of another bishop

From 06/25/09

• Six priests imprisoned in Sri Lanka: possible war-crime witnesses?

From 06/25/09

• Irish PM demands religious orders reveal extent of assets

From 06/25/09

• Pope renews appeal to support Christians in the Holy Land

From 06/25/09

• White House confirms Pope-Obama visit; ‘we’re not joining a church in Italy,’ says press secretary

From 06/25/09

• British bishops denounce proposal to permit abortion, contraception ads

From 06/25/09

• Catholic media pressure on Berlusconi mounts

From 06/25/09

• Jerusalem Patriarch pledges support for peace process

From 06/25/09

• Paraguay's ex-bishop president charged with sexual assault

From 06/25/09

• Vatican postulator to examine 3 possible Wichita miracles

From 06/25/09

• District court ruling makes it easier for foreign-born priests to serve in US dioceses

From 06/25/09

• French bishop charges local government anti-Catholic demonstrations by gay activists

From 06/25/09

• Hope remains for Red Cross hostage held in Philippines

From 06/25/09

• Argentine archbishop fears ideological indoctrination in schools

From 06/25/09

• YouTube removes video exposing Planned Parenthood

From 06/25/09

• Pro-life group vows investigation of Boston Catholic health agency

From 06/24/09

• Pope Benedict, Obama to meet on July 10

From 06/24/09

• Pope explains Year for Priests: to rediscover the essence of ministry