A Connecticut bishop has defended the concept of social justice against critics who "have been telling Catholics to eliminate the term 'social justice' from any organization that speaks on ...

Two bishops, joined by 40 priests and 1,500 faithful, attended the solemn consecration of the Parish of Jesus the Good Shepherd in the Diocese of Baotou on September 1. Both bishops were ...

A federal judge on September 7 rejected the Obama administration's request to lift his temporary ban on federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research. "In this Court's view, a stay ...

In a message published September 7, Pope Benedict expressed his hopes that Sweden's first new Catholic university since the Middle Ages will be characterized by "the illustrious tradition ...

Communist China continues to persecute bishops who are faithful to the Pope, even when they have received government recognition, the retired bishop of Hong Kong said in an article ...

A Florida Protestant minister's plan to burn copies of the Qur'an on September 11 has drawn condemnation from US government and military leaders. Rev. Terry Jones of the Dove World ...

A cardinal, a US bishops' conference official, and 32 other religious leaders issued a statement on September 7 denouncing "categorically the derision, misinformation and outright bigotry ...

Muslims could soon constitute a majority in Europe, largely because of the low birth rates among Christians, an Italian priest has warned. Father Piero Gheddo insisted: "The challenge must ...

During his visit to Great Britain, Pope Benedict XVI will use Latin in celebrating Mass "to emphasize the universality of the faith and the continuity of the Church," the director of papal ...

The British government's top official handling plans for this month's papal visit has suggested that the Pontiff will meet privately with sex-abuse victims. During a BBC television ...

In advance of the visit by Pope Benedict XVI to Great Britain later this month, the Vatican Information Service has released some statistics about the life of the Church there. Among ...

An Italian journalist covering the Vatican has reported that Pope Benedict XVI will call a consistory for November of this year to raise new members to the College of Cardinals. Marco ...

The Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto and the Accademia della Voce of Turin are joining in a September 7 performance of Mozart's Requiem at the apostolic palace in Castel Gandolfo. The ...

The Grand Forks Herald has profiled a Nigerian priest who, with the approval of his bishop, is earning a doctorate in North Dakota in the hopes of founding a school and starting a literacy ...

The National Catholic Register has profiled the Knights of Mercy, a Wisconsin men's apostolate founded by Father Rick Heilman in 2006. The organization has grown to 300 members and will ...

A New Zealand bishop is opposing legislation that would permit shopping on Easter Sunday. Similar bills have been defeated repeatedly in recent years. "We support the bishop of Dunedin ...

Following the third terrorist attack in recent days, the national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Pakistan warned that terrorists are taking advantage of the worst flooding ...

"Heart's Cry," an electro-pop youth anthem by the British band Ooberfüse, will be performed during Pope Benedict's upcoming apostolic visit to the United Kingdom. The anthem, which ...

As the first Congress of Asian Catholic Laity concluded in Seoul on September 5, the president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity urged participants not to compromise with secularism. ...

Cooperation with the Russian Orthodox Church is necessary for the growth of Catholicism in Russia, according to the secretary general of the Conference of Russian Catholic Bishops. "The ...