Pope Benedict XVI appointed Argentinean Archbishop Leonardo Sandri as new Prefect of the Congregation for Oriental Churches, and appointed Archbishop... Read more
This morning President George W. Bush was received in an audience by Pope Benedict XVI for the first time. The... Read more
Members of Caritas International have chosen a new Secretary General and made history in the process. The new Secretary General... Read more
The Catholic Anti-Defamation League of Italy published a strong criticism of the comments by the former president of the Italian... Read more
The president of the International Federation of Associations of Catholic Doctors, Jose Maria Simon, accused the NGO Doctors Without Borders... Read more
The Archdiocese of Jalapa has been given the Episcopal ring of St. Rafael Guizar y Valencia, which the saint had... Read more
The Brazilian soccer superstar known as Kaka has said that both he and his wife, Caroline, were virgins when they... Read more
Spokesmen for radical homosexual organizations said this week top officials at the Organization of American States (OAS) have expressed their... Read more
The U.S. Catholic bishops and Catholic Relief Services are calling on all members of Congress to reinstate funding for the... Read more
Pro-life and church groups are optimistic about a new scientific breakthrough that provides yet another ethical alternative to embryonic stem... Read more
President George W. Bush vowed to veto the bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on June 7, which... Read more
At noon today the Pope spoke to Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of more than 150 aid organizations, about the Christian... Read more
Christ’s incarnation and presence in the Eucharist “puts into crisis the wisdom of men”. So the Pope spoke this past... Read more
During a presentation of a new biography on Pope Pius XII, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, said the... Read more
The Church in Mexico presented this week an “Ethical Decalogue on the importance of respect and defense of life,” that... Read more
The bishops of Bilbao, San Sebastian and Vitoria in Spain have issued a statement in response to the decision by... Read more
A new online survey reveals a significant number of Christians — both male and female — admit to having an... Read more
The former president of Poland, Lech Walesa, one of the icons of the fall of Communism in his country, granted... Read more
An elderly bishop in China's underground Catholic church has been jailed again by police, nine months after his release from... Read more
Poland's Solidarity movement is expected to lead a nationwide strike on the feast of Corpus Christi today, to protest policies... Read more