Latest Catholic News

CNA

Pro-abortion feminists claim to have support of National Council of Churches in Brazil

Jul 18, 2006

A feminist leader has revealed that the National Council of Christian Churches in Brazil (NCCB) has been an ally for... Read more

CNA

Caritas Lebanon issues emergency humanitarian alert as thousands are displaced

Jul 18, 2006

Caritas Lebanon has issued a humanitarian alert in response to the displacement of thousands of people who are fleeing the... Read more

CNA

Benedict offers prayers following tsunami in Indonesia

Jul 18, 2006

The Vatican announced, this morning, that Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano has sent a telegram of condolence, in the... Read more

CNA

Religious brother details tension in Lebanon

Jul 17, 2006

In e-mails sent to his family members and community, Marist Brother Jose Maria Romero has detailed the growing tension Christians... Read more

CNA

Catholics in Colombia joining together to stop perverse sex event

Jul 17, 2006

Various Colombian organizations are calling on government officials to intervene and prevent a massive “sexual exchange of partners” scheduled to... Read more

CNA

Bolivian archbishop decries “Communist” actions of the government

Jul 17, 2006

Archbishop Tito Solari expressed his disappointment at the politicization of the recent National Congress on Education in which, “in a... Read more

CNA

Nicaraguan bishop gave up NBA career to become priest

Jul 17, 2006

Bishop Jorge Solorzano of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, has revealed to a local newspaper that he gave up the chance to become... Read more

CNA

US Catholic clergy encouraged by bishops’ liturgy decisions

Jul 17, 2006

North American priests and deacons, who are members of the Confraternity of the Catholic Clergy, passed a resolution at their... Read more

CNA

Federal Act to save Mt. Soledad Cross heads to debate

Jul 17, 2006

An act that would protect a 29-ft hilltop cross from being removed from public view now heads to debate in... Read more

Catholic relief agency calls for negotiations, majority of Palestinians agree

Jul 17, 2006

As Catholic relief agency Caritas Internationalis released a statement calling for peace negotiations in the Middle East, a new poll... Read more

CNA

Martino calls on UN to act in the Middle East

Jul 17, 2006

Cardinal Renato Martino, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, strongly urged the United Nations to get involved... Read more

CNA

Pope working on book and encyclical during vacation

Jul 17, 2006

According to several Vatican sources who are following the trip of the Pope to the region of Les Combes, in... Read more

Pope asks Catholics to pray for Mary’s intercession in Holy Land

Jul 16, 2006

After praying the Angelus with the faithful gathered in front of the house at Les Combes in Italy's Valle d'Aosta... Read more

CNA

Holy Father celebrates devotion to the Virgin of Mount Carmel

Jul 16, 2006

Speaking from the same Italian Alpine chalet where Pope John Paul II often stayed, Pope Benedict XVI recalled on Sunday... Read more

CNA

Bolivian education minister pledges to uphold religious instruction in public schools

Jul 16, 2006

Bolivia’s Minister of Education, Felix Patzi, has pledged to the country’s bishops that he will uphold religious instruction in public... Read more

CNA

Relics of six Knights of Columbus continue US tour

Jul 16, 2006

A U.S. tour of the relics of six Knights of Columbus, canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2000, will... Read more

CNA

Seminar launches research on Catholic religion courses in European schools

Jul 16, 2006

The Catholic bishops of Europe have initiated a research plan for investigating the teaching of the Catholic religion in private... Read more

CNA

Continued growth for Church in Cameroon

Jul 16, 2006

The Catholic Church in Cameroon continues to flourish, especially in the west African country’s southwest province where signs of faith... Read more

CNA

Maronite leader calls for end of conflict in Lebanon

Jul 16, 2006

The leader of the Maronite Catholic Church has condemned attacks by Hezbollah and Israel, which have killed hundreds of innocent... Read more

CNA

Spanish archbishop says WMF should translate from joy into action

Jul 16, 2006

Reflecting upon the recent World Meeting of Families (WMF), which Pope Benedict XVI attended in Spain, Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of... Read more