Catholic News

British government official expects papal meeting with abuse victims - 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 ...
Cardinal to Asian laity: Don't compromise with secularism - 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. ...
Electro-pop youth anthem to be performed during papal visit - "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 ...
Italian journalist predicts consistory, new cardinals, in November - 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 ...
Muslims could become Europe's majority, Italian priest warns - 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 ...
New Zealand bishop opposes Easter shopping - 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 ...
Pakistan: some Christians denied aid unless they convert to Islam - The head of an organization that combats anti-Christian persecution charges that some Pakistani Christian families are being denied flood aid unless they convert to Islam. "Some ...
Pope likely to meet British abuse victims, archbishop says - Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster told a British television audience that Pope Benedict XVI is likely to meet with sex-abuse victims during his visit to the United Kingdom later ...
Pope pays tribute to Leo XIII, pioneer of Catholic social teaching - Pope Benedict XVI traveled from his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo to the town of Carpineto Romano on September 5, to join in celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of that ...
Pope will use Latin in liturgies during visit to Great Britain - 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 ...
Priest who lost 6 siblings to educate the poorest in Nigeria - 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 ...
Russia's Catholic bishops 'interested in strong Orthodoxy' - 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 ...
Scottish cardinal rips BBC - Cardinal Keith O'Brien of St. Andrews and Edinburgh is accusing the world's largest broadcasting organization of anti-Christian and anti-Catholic bias. "Our detailed research into BBC ...
Terrorists taking advantage of Pakistani flooding, says priest - 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 ...
US issues Mother Teresa stamp; postmaster general 'so very proud' - The US Postal Service issued a stamp in honor of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta on September 5, the anniversary of her death and her liturgical feast day. "Often, stamps are referred to as ...
Vatican Radio broadcasts concert from papal summer residence - 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 ...
Vatican offers statistical profile of Church in Great Britain - 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 ...
Vatican taking an interest in case of Iranian woman sentenced to stoning - The Vatican is following reports about the scheduled execution of a Iranian woman by stoning, officials have confirmed. Father Federico Lombardi, the director of the Vatican press ...
Wisconsin men's group spreading nationwide, emphasizes restoration of the sacred - 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 ...
Young people, like tree, need strong roots, Pope tells audience - During his Angelus audience on Sunday, September 5, Pope Benedict XVI made the observation that he did something unusual in his message for World Youth Day: telling people to be firmly ...