Catholic News

  1. 5 priests arrested in China - Five priests affiliated with the underground Church in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia have been arrested in Erenhot, a small city of 16,000 on the Mongolian border. The five were ...
  2. AP story summarizes HHS-mandate debate - For those just catching up with the dispute between the Obama administration and the Catholic hierarchy, an AP story accurately sketches the ...
  3. Cardinals called to day of reflection before February consistory - Pope Benedict XVI has called all members of the College of Cardinals to join in a day of reflection on February 17, on the eve of the consistory at which he will create 21 new ...
  4. English bishops to distribute 1 million 'faith cards' - The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales has printed one million "faith cards" for distribution to the faithful. "It's an idea that we had to remind people that they are ...
  5. European evangelization initiative to spread to 72 cities - The president for the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization has announced that the metropolitan missions that are taking place in 12 European cities this Lent will expand ...
  6. Indian nun may face arrest for refusing to allow Hindu ceremony in classroom - Militant Hindus are charging that a Catholic nun "wounded the religious sentiments of the community" when she disrupted a Hindu religious ceremony organized by a student during class in a ...
  7. Irish prime minister may reconsider closing of embassy at Vatican - Facing considerable public backlash after closing his country's embassy at the Vatican, Irish Taoiseach (prime minister) Enda Kenny has said that he may reconsider the ...
  8. Judge dismisses complaint against Vatican in swindle case - A federal judge in Mississippi has dismissed a complaint against the Vatican, brought by insurance commissioners in connection with an elaborate financial scheme conducted by a man who had ...
  9. Komen Foundation, under fire, reverses policy on Planned Parenthood - Facing enormous public pressure, the Susan G. Komen Foundation has rescinded a decision to drop funding for Planned Parenthood, and issued a public apology for announcing that decision ...
  10. Milwaukee archdiocese faces 550 abuse claims in bankruptcy proceeding - More than 550 people have filed claims for compensation because of sexual abuse by clerics of the Milwaukee archdiocese. The claims were filed just before a deadline imposed by ...
  11. Obama address at National Prayer Breakfast - Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on February 2, President Barack Obama discussed how his faith has influenced his policies and avoided any reference to the ...
  12. Obama mandate inverts Jefferson's notion of religious freedom, says columnist - Francis Beckwith argues that the Obama administration's mandate for contraceptive coverage betrays a radical approach to religious freedom, and one fundamentally at odds with the original ...
  13. Pope celebrates Presentation, Day of Consecrated Life - Celebrating the feast of the Presentation and the Day of Consecrated Life at Vespers in St. Peter's basilica on February 2, Pope Benedict XVI tied the two observances together in his ...
  14. Retired general withdraws from speech at West Point, citing Islamic protests - A retired US Army general has withdrawn from a commitment to speak at the US Military Academy because of complaints from Islamic groups. Lt. Gen. William Boykin, a decorated veteran of ...
  15. Romney rips Obama on HHS mandate; critics rip Romney - In an editorial column for the Washington Examiner, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has denounced the Obama administration for requiring Catholic institutions to provide ...
  16. SSPX leader: 'we have to say no' - The head of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) has indicated that the traditionalist group remains at odds with the Vatican on key issues regarding the teachings of Vatican II. In a ...
  17. Secularists seen moving aggressively against Catholicism in Ireland - "Ireland used to be full of one-eyed nationalists," writes columnist David Quinn in the Irish Independent. "Today, it is full of one-eyed secularists." Quinn points to a Labor Party ...
  18. Sex abuse dropping where 'code of silence' is broken, says Vatican official - The Vatican's chief prosecutor in sex-abuse cases sees a decrease in the incidence of clerical abuse in those countries where the "code of silence" has been broken. Msgr. Charles ...
  19. Vatican Observatory cosponsors exhibition on astronomy - The Vatican Observatory, joined by Italy's National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Pisa University's physics department, is sponsoring "Stories from Another World," an exhibition in Pisa. ...
  20. Writer plans London temple to atheism - A Swiss writer and philosopher has announced plans to build a £1M ($1.58 million) temple to atheism in London. "Normally a temple is to Jesus, Mary, or Buddha, but you can build a ...