Catholic News

  1. Mideast Christians pray for Syrian bishops' release a month after abduction
    Christians gathered in the Jordanian capital of Amman to pray for the release of the Greek Orthodox and Syriac Orthodox archbishops of Aleppo, who were kidnapped one month ago by Syrian ...
  2. Protestant pastor arrested in Iran
    Amid intensified persecution of Protestant churches in recent years, authorities in the Iranian capital of Tehran have arrested Rev. Robert Asserian, pastor of the Central Assemblies of ...
  3. Pope, Salvadoran president discuss Archbishop Romero
    Pope Francis met on May 23 with El Salvador's President Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena, for a conversation that highlighted the role of the slain Archbishop Oscar Romero in the life of ...
  4. Pope confirms Cardinal Vallini as vicar for Rome
    Pope Francis has formally confirmed Cardinal Agostino Vallini as his vicar for the Rome diocese. Cardinal Vallini was named as vicar general of Rome by Pope Benedict XVI in 2008. As ...
  5. Court strikes down Arizona law against late-term abortions
    The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an Arizona law banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy is unconstitutional. In August, the court had blocked enforcement of the ...
  6. For 2nd time, Missouri Benedictine nuns have top classical album
    "Angels and Saints at Ephesus," a new album released by the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, has debuted at the top position on the Billboard traditional classical albums ...
  7. Protester climbs down from dome of St. Peter's
    The Italian man who climbed out onto the dome of St. Peter's basilica on Monday to dramatize a political protest climbed down Wednesday night. Marcello Di Finizio, who was protesting ...
  8. Lateran University announces new chair to honor late Cardinal Gantin
    The Pontifical Lateran University has announced the establishment of a chair honoring the late Cardinal Bernardin Gantin. Cardinal Gantin, a native of Benin, was the first African-born ...
  9. Interreligious dialogue center hosts conference on �image of the other'
    The King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID), an organization established by Austria, Saudi Arabia, and Spain and named ...
  10. Vatican's Financial Information Authority issues report, cites strides toward transparency
    The Vatican's Financial Information Authority (FIA) has released its first annual report, documenting the effort to tighten controls on financial transactions and to guard against ...
  11. Holy Spirit powers evangelization, Pope explains at audience
    "Evangelization is the Church mission," Pope Francis told his public audience on May 22. "Not just of a few, but my, your, our mission." In a talk on the working of the Holy Spirit, the ...
  12. Crowd attacks Pakistani village; 1,500 Christians flee
    Residents of the Muslim village of Chak 30 attacked the Christian village of Chak 31 in the Pakistani province of Punjab after local Christians were accused of being disrespectful towards ...
  13. Pope urges Friday prayers for Church in China
    On May 22, Pope Francis reminded his weekly public audience that the coming Friday, May 24, would be the feast of Our Lady of Sheshan, the day set aside by Pope Benedict XVI for prayer for ...
  14. USCCB questions Obama administration's use of drones
    The chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has invoked just-war criteria to question the moral legitimacy of the ...
  15. Vermont legalizes assisted suicide
    Following votes of 75-65 in the state house and 17-13 in the state senate, Vermont has become the fourth state to legalize assisted suicide. Oregon and Washington legalized the practice by ...
  16. After settling child-porn complaint, Kansas City diocese hit with two more lawsuits
    Less than a week after the Diocese of Kansas City, Missouri, reached a $600,000 settlement with the family of a girl involved in a child-porn case against a local priest, two other ...
  17. Pope praises Missionaries of Charity for making love concrete
    Pope Francis visited a home run by the Missionaries of Charity on Tuesday evening, offering "a heartfelt thank-you" to the sisters for their service to the poor. The Holy Father visited ...
  18. Chicago Jesuit province makes record settlement in abuse lawsuit
    The Chicago province of the Society of Jesus has agreed to pay nearly $20 million to settle a lawsuit brought by men who were sexually abused by Donald McGuire, a former Jesuit who has ...
  19. Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop Coakley on Oklahoma tornado disaster
    Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City expressed gratitude for prayers for the archdiocese and disaster victims following the tornadoes that ravaged parts of Oklahoma on May 19 and ...
  20. Never use faith as a barrier, Pope tells congregation
    In his homily at a daily Mass on Wednesday, May 22, Pope Francis warned against the impulse to exclude others, citing the words of Jesus that "he that is not against us is for us." (Mk ...

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