Catholic News

  1. Archbishop Chaput defends school's decision not to re-enroll lesbian's children - Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver has written a newspaper column defending an archdiocesan school's decision not to re-enroll two children being raised by an openly lesbian ...
  2. Archbishops Dolan, Listecki reluctant to deny Communion to pro-abortion politicians - Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York told an Albany television reporter on March 9 that he does not favor denying Holy Communion to Catholic politicians who support abortion and same-sex ...
  3. At UN, Vatican envoy denounces 'gender ideology' - The Vatican's representative at the UN has denounced gender ideology, saying that the approach has harmed rather than helped women. Speaking at a UN session on gender equality, ...
  4. Attorneys distance themselves from recent claims against Legion of Christ founder - Attorneys representing an alleged former lover of Father Marcial Maciel and her children have severed ties with the family because their recent public accusations differed "in some ...
  5. Austrian archabbot admits abuse, resigns - The head of the oldest monastery in the German-speaking world resigned on March 8 after admitting abusing a boy four decades ago. Archabbot George Becker of St. Peter's Archabbey in ...
  6. Bishops rap Arizona's proposed immigration crackdown - Catholic bishops of Arizona and New Mexico have issued a joint message to Arizona state legislators, advising against legislation that would crack down on illegal immigrants. The bishops ...
  7. Cardinal Levada: 'Union with the Catholic Church is the goal of ecumenism' - In a lengthy address delivered in Canada on March 6, Cardinal William Levada, prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, stated that the reception of communities of ...
  8. Dutch bishops commission independent abuse inquiry - The Dutch Catholic bishops have called upon a former government minister to head an independent commission investigating sex-abuse complaints. Citing more than 200 reports of abuse filed ...
  9. Egyptian Muslim leader, Vatican's partner in dialogue, dies at 81 - Sheik Mohammend Sayyed Tantawi, the head of Egypt's Al Azhar University and the most prominent cleric in the Sunni Muslim world, has died suddenly of a heart attack while visiting Saudi ...
  10. Father Maciel's accuser sought money for silence, Legion reports - The Mexican woman who this week announced that she had borne three sons to Father Marcial Maciel, the late founder of the Legionaries of Christ, asked the religious order for $26 million ...
  11. German bishops commission probe of abuse at choir school; Pope's brother apologizes - Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, who directed the cathedral choir in Regensburg from 1964 to 1994, has apologized to victims of sexual abuse at the choir's boarding school. Msgr. Ratzinger has said ...
  12. Nigerian massacres: a 'horror' but not a religious conflict - The Vatican has expressed "concern and horror" at the mass killings of Christians in Nigeria. A March 9 statement from the Vatican press office made the point that although the ...
  13. Pakistan: Christians, not Muslims, arrested following attack on Christians - In the weeks following a February attack on Christian churches and homes in Pakistan's largest city, police have questioned 40 Christians and arrested five, according to a report published ...
  14. Pope expresses horror at Nigerian massacre - At the conclusion of his public audience on Wednesday, March 10, Pope Benedict XVI voiced his horror at the massacre of Christians in Nigeria and promised his prayers for the victims and ...
  15. Pope's letter on Irish abuse crisis due next week? - A letter by Pope Benedict XVI to the Irish Church, in response to the sex-abuse scandal there, will be made public next week, Irish Central has reported. The Vatican has not confirmed the ...
  16. Social scientist sees data supporting Church teaching on family, sexuality - Patrick Fagan-- whose Mapping America project has provided volumes of data on the connections between religious faith, intact families, and healthy citizenship-- argues that most social ...
  17. Two House Democrats vow: no vote for health-care bill without pro-life language - A Democratic lawmaker who voted to approve the health-care reform in the House of Representatives has said that he will not support the Senate version of the legislation unless a pro-life ...
  18. Vatican II did not create a new Church, Pope reminds audience - At his public audience on March 10, Pope Benedict XVI argued that the Church remains the same throughout history. While new movements and reforms frequently arise, he said, they are born ...
  19. Vatican diplomat: Economic policy should focus on persons, not goods and services - Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the Office of the United Nations and Specialized Institutions in Geneva, urged the international community to focus on ...
  20. Vatican rejects 'wall of silence' charge on sex-abuse complaints - The Vatican has released a statement defending Church responses to sex-abuse complaints, and rejecting the charge by a German cabinet member that the Vatican was building a "wall of ...