Catholic News

Pope tells U.S. bishops to build church unity


Film revisits the many sides of Mexico’s Cristero Rebellion


Catholics must accept Vatican II, including on Judaism, cardinal says


Georgetown criticized for having Sebelius speak at commencement event


Vatican says reconciliation talks with SSPX still ongoing


Vatican, Benetton reach out-of-court settlement over kissing-pope ad


Bishops: Canadians experience ‘worrisome erosion’ of religious rights


Faith in the footlights: Religion gets a curtain call on Broadway


Traditionalists and Rome strike contrasting notes on Jews


South Sudan’s church leaders want peace accord implemented quickly


Cardinal Dolan urges graduates to reflect Christ’s self-giving love


March for Life draws nearly 20,000 people to Canada’s Parliament Hill


Traditionalist leader says group could divide over unity with Rome


Well-formed faith makes dialogue with opponents easier, cardinal says


Lord Alton: Religious freedom is intrinsic aspect of human dignity


Study shows US Catholic population stood at nearly 59 million in 2010


On ‘ad limina’ trip, bishops talk about defense of traditional marriage


Iowa diocese’s decision on scholarship for gay student causes uproar


More Than Gold: British parishes work to involve Catholics in Olympics


Pope tells American colleges to strengthen Catholic identity


Church should not accept members who deny Vatican II, official says


Student loan debate: Combined course in economics, political science


US al-Qaida official called Catholics ‘fertile ground’ for conversion


Conference brings ‘voiceless’ victims of torture out of the shadows


Irish cardinal defends role in 1975 abuse inquiry, says he won’t resign


US bishops discuss LCWR reform, visitation with Vatican officials


Closeness to God gives strength to withstand everything, pope says


Familiar with controversy, ‘Catholic Oscars’ honor their heritage


Priests must live holy lives to be effective ministers, Vatican says


US bishops offer prayers for workers, families on May 1 holiday


Pope says quest for peace must also be quest for truth


Wikipedia head joins Vatican meeting, talks about abortion controversy


‘Pacem in Terris’ is model for preaching, teaching, archbishop says


Growing divestment campaign among churches targets biggest US banks


At Georgetown, Ryan defends budget as fruit of Catholic teaching


Timeline of Vatican relations with US women religious since 1950s


Despite risks, Central Americans keep heading north


Court considers state/federal lines of authority in immigration law


Charity, social justice must be coupled with prayer, pope says


Latin American religious recall tough decisions, emphasis on dialogue


Dialogue between Catholic leaders, Girl Scouts addresses criticisms


Hidden helpers: Vatican ushers bring tots, disabled closer to pope


Pope asks US donors to pray for religious freedom


Northwest bishops pray for courage in proclaiming Gospel, truth


Peoria bishop’s Hitler, Stalin references in homily stir controversy


Reform of US nuns group an opportunity for dialogue, archbishop says


Religious liberty: Why a battle 1,700 years ago is relevant today


Secularism in America: Growing American movement raises concerns


Letters to Congress: USCCB opposes proposed cuts in services to poor


Religious liberty issue takes center stage at Catholic prayer breakfast


Citing doctrinal problems, Vatican announces reforms of US nuns’ group


USCCB appeals ruling that Constitution forbids religious accommodation


Vatican says traditionalists’ response marks ‘step forward’ in talks


Church to consider if prayer to wartime priest led to man’s recovery


Major exhibit of late pope’s artifacts will open in New Orleans in 2013


House member to Cardinal Dolan: Urge Congress to make poor a priority


Bavarian band, dancers celebrate pope’s birthday in apostolic palace


Irish survey: Gap between church teaching, self-identified Catholics


Monitoring students’ use of social media adds to teachers’ duties today


Catholics urged to resist unjust laws, join in ‘fortnight for freedom’


As a man grows older: Papal milestones prompt celebration, speculation


Nearly all US dioceses’ abuse policies found to comply with charter


US bishops report on child abuse allegations, costs for 2011


From dumpsite to department stores, a rags-to-riches dream in Manila


Now-venerable Cuban priest’s role as bridge-builder grows, bishop says


Jesuit seminarian took photographs of Titanic’s infamous voyage


Varied paths bring thousands into Catholic Church at Easter Vigil


Pope asks Christians to reread Gospel accounts of Easter


Christ’s resurrection changed the world, pope says at Easter


Working to change Latin America’s culture of violence against women


Finding strength in prayer, despite throngs at Church of Holy Sepulcher


Following St. Thomas, Indians climb mountain to find peace, healing


‘The Last Supper’ artwork invites visitors to sit around Christ’s table


Holy Land pilgrimages on rise and could increase during Year of Faith


Can business lead to holiness? Promoting virtue in the executive suite


Researcher says survey on why Catholics left church provides insight


Wisconsin family heartbroken after ICE deports father of four to Mexico


Proposal to pay for contraceptive cost ‘radically flawed,’ say bishops


As Supreme Court deliberates, fans, foes of health reform law prepare


On anniversary of Blessed John Paul’s death, Vatican focuses on WYD


Relics of St. John Neumann visit Washington as one of last tour stops


Emotional moment: Havana seminarians had chance to meet pope


Patience, progress: Differing opinions on dealing with Cuba’s regime


Irish bishops: God not missed in lives of many Europeans


Pope criticizes US embargo, renews call for more freedom in Cuba


Pope asks Castro for more church freedom, Good Friday holiday


Ladies in White arrested before pope’s Havana Mass


Pope, at Mass, calls for full religious freedom in Cuba


Pope asks Our Lady of Charity to protect, guide, help suffering Cubans


Cheers, tears, prayer: Cuban-Americans join Cuban pilgrims in Santiago


Welcome immigrants based on Gospel mandate, Cardinal Mahony says


Pope arrives in Cuba, calls for greater freedom, respect for rights


Pope bids warm farewell to Mexico, heads to Cuba


In Mexico, pope says social change will come with revival of faith


At Mass, pope recognizes Cubans’ struggles, calls freedom a necessity


Pope greets Mexicans affected by notorious crimes


Trust in God to help change society, pope says in Mexico’s heartland


Cuban dissidents attend Mass, hold protest, day before pope’s arrival


USAID’s directive on conscience gives church officials glimmer of hope


Giving sombreros to popes a tradition for family of Mexican milliners


Pope calls for patience in fight to bring freedom to communist Cuba


Mexican migrants seek favor from Cristo Rey before heading north to US


Pope arrives in Mexico as ‘pilgrim of faith, of hope, and of love’


Waiting for the pope: Vatican flags, human wall — and hope for peace


The cry of the poor: Pope likely to repeat criticism of Cuba embargo


Archbishop Romero’s message resonates with new generation of Catholics


Few priests, few seminarians, but enthusiasm for Cuban church’s future


Mexico’s political landscape more open to church but still has bumps


New archbishop has become face of bishops’ drive for religious freedom


Sainthood causes advance for Boys Town founder, other Americans


Despite past shortcomings, Irish church is fighting abuse, Vatican says


Quake shakes central, southern Mexico, not region where pope will visit


Vatican announces investigations into document leaks


Havana parish evangelizes with meals, hair salon and laundry service


Restoring St. Patrick’s Cathedral to cost $175 million, take five years


Bishops want Irish government to create new post to care for emigrants


Vatican says SSPX response to basic doctrinal principles ‘insufficient’


Florida farmworkers end fast calling for fair prices, better conditions


Rise in tech use by congregations mirrors that in society, survey shows


US bishops stand in solidarity with people facing Middle East violence


Pope rings bell symbolizing call to turn out for eucharistic congress


‘Unified, focused’ bishops pledge to continue religious liberty defense


Cuban church has become more public in a rapidly changing culture


Message of ‘October Baby’ film hits close to home for one of its stars


Vatican says number of Catholics, priests, bishops worldwide increased


In Mexico and Cuba, papal trip to highlight local and regional issues


Church must better explain teaching on sexuality, pope tells US bishops


Eucharistic congress won’t ignore abuse scandal, Vatican official says


Cuban-born bishop leads US Catholics on pilgrimage to see pope


Don’t lose hope, even in hardship, pope tells Middle East Christians


Vatican website succumbs to online attack


Maine diocese to focus on education about marriage, not political push


Catholics in archdiocese ready to give long-term aid to tornado victims


Tornado damage widespread; churches become centers for aid, prayer


Caritas Lebanon seeks shelter for refugees fleeing Syrian violence


Researcher’s advice to pastors: Spend more time on church suppers


Catholic laity urged to bring faith-based convictions to public square


Catholic press uses variety of ways to reach Spanish-speaking Catholics


God’s Word: New exhibit shows Bible’s evolution, beauty, perseverance


Church plans to redouble effort for law to protect religious conscience


Culture, faith on display at Mass honoring Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha


Bishop tells committee about ‘absurd’ effects of contraceptive mandate


Campus programs tackling issues of alcohol abuse, binge drinking


Scottish court: Midwives can’t object to managing staff for abortions


Headed to the Olympics? Check out London’s Catholic history


States, women, senators join fight against HHS contraceptive mandate


Teddy bears and tabernacles: the pope’s childhood, told by his brother


Paint, plaster and printed programs: Cubans prepare for Pope Benedict


Those devoted to Blessed Kateri ‘walking on air’ about canonization


Amid rising foreclosure rate, some homeowners have success stories


Chapter and verse: Pope uses Bible reflection to address ‘his’ priests


Educational debt poses roadblock for many considering religious life


Lent should be time of grace, defeating temptation, pope says


Lenten ashes are call to repentance, humility, pope says at Mass


Myths abound about HHS contraceptive mandate; here are the facts


For Cuban-Americans, generational shift parallels changes on island


‘Realism is back,’ says sculptor of new statues for Kansas cathedral


Mexican Catholics: Religiosity with disconnect between faith, practice


Speaker: Catholic health care pioneers knew mission, money both crucial


‘Faithful Citizenship’ gives Catholics a chance to seek the common good


Pope creates 22 new cardinals, including three from US, Canada


Meet the press: New US cardinals share quips, serious reflections


Cardinal-designate Dolan leads cardinals’ reflection on evangelization


Of cardinal importance: new princes of the church on their role


Revised contraceptive mandate prompts reaction from Catholic groups


Family is key to new generation rooted in Gospel, pope says


Pope says no future without children, urges support for large families


Cardinal urges Senate to pass bill protecting conscience in health care


Right to conscience protection must be enacted into law, says bishop


Catholic press combining old, new forms of media to educate, evangelize


Blaire: Catholic Church has long sought ‘decent health care for all’


Senior British official says Europe faces militant secularism


USCCB official: Revision in coverage still violates religious liberty


Congress, courts, politics offer options on contraceptive mandate


Obama’s revised HHS mandate won’t solve problems, USCCB president says


Sex abuse lawsuit against Vatican withdrawn


Nuncio to Syria says priests in Homs choose to remain despite violence


Don’t wait for explosion: Speakers say church must prevent abuse


Obama compromise on contraceptive mandate gets mixed reviews


USCCB president says he is skeptical Obama wants compromise on HHS regs


Lent marks renewed effort to bring Catholics back to church


Vatican sex abuse investigator says bishops should be more accountable


Polish cardinal tours Florida shrine, recalls 1998 papal trip to Cuba


Vanderbilt: No break for religious groups on nondiscrimination policy


Federal judicial panel rules California Proposition 8 unconstitutional


Lent is time to help others spiritually, materially, pope says


Catholicism still dominant in Caribbean, but its influence wanes


Military chaplains told not to read archbishop’s letter on HHS mandate


Vatican officials say ‘corruption’ charges by envoy to U.S. are ‘unfounded’


Rich-poor gap talk less relevant to agencies than caring for the poor


Faith cards ID English, Welsh Catholics in case of accident


Creating cardinals: Ceremony features something old, new, borrowed, red


Doctors wonder how federal mandate will affect practice of medicine


Cardinal Bevilacqua, retired Philadelphia archbishop, dies at age 88


Cardinal urges Catholic college leaders to embrace immigration reform


At the Vatican, southern bishops voice regional, national concerns


Historic parish reaches out to visitors in town for Super Bowl events


New York cardinal-designate: Bethlehem U. helps build culture of peace


Confession: Celebration of mercy, not trial before prosecution


Bishops, religious to attend major conference on preventing abuse


Same-sex marriage issue facing lawmakers, voters in several states


Christianity, religion risk oblivion in many parts of world, pope says


Half a century after Vatican II, a year of faith and debate


French president rejects calls for secular values to be in constitution


Vatican downplays charges of financial ‘corruption’


Dolan: Natural law, not religious preference, dictates all life sacred


Months after independence, South Sudan grapples with contentious issues


Chaplain says Mexican officials committed sacrilege at prison chapel


New questions, challenges confront Episcopal-turned-Catholic leader


Silence is key ingredient to meaningful communication, pope says


Way disabled treated shows belief about human dignity, says archbishop


Life, liberty at ‘core of our national character,’ Boehner tells rally


Cardinal links religious liberty fight with abortion struggle


Annual San Francisco walk draws tens of thousands of pro-life activists


Pro-lifers wear their convictions on colorful T-shirts, sweatshirts


Cutting-edge science: the church and the study of human anatomy


Abortion leading to less respect for lives of disabled, archbishop says


Copps pleased FCC has turned into ‘a grass-roots organization’


HHS delays, but does not change, rule on contraceptive coverage


Cardinal Wuerl: Education a key to the new evangelization


Pope warns of threat to freedom of religion, conscience in US


Advocates say tough new state laws make immigration reform more urgent


Archbishop Broglio speaks with pope about spiritual care of US military


Rockford abortion clinic, open since 1973, closes its doors


Education key component of church’s evangelization efforts, says priest


Ten years after abuse scandal, Boston cardinal reflects on its impact


Vatican to issue recommendations for celebrating Year of Faith


Events in Washington, around US mark 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade


Pope names 22 new cardinals, including three North Americans


Haitian quake survivors leaving camps for a place they can call home


In speech to diplomats, pope condemns ‘religiously motivated terrorism’


Young and old, hundreds of pilgrims seek baptism in Jordan River ritual


CELAM official: For real progress in Latin America, spread the wealth


Three-year study of women religious completed; Vatican reviews results


Spanish priest says exorcism is God’s ‘gift to help us believe’


Eucharist gives strength to those who are weak, weary, lost, pope says


Five former US ambassadors to Vatican endorse Romney presidential bid


Supreme Court upholds church school’s exception to laws against firing


Letter objects to treating same-sex unions ‘as if they were marriage’


Church groups cheer for Packers; playoff game a chance for fundraising


Mormons feel misunderstood but say their religion is gaining acceptance


Making the old new: Vatican encourages a recovery of ‘apologetics’


Ruling over teacher’s firing could have far-reaching implications


‘Ad limina’ visit is occasion to reaffirm bond with pope, cardinal says


Priest who survived cancer takes on challenge of Mount Kilimanjaro


Head of new Anglican ordinariate is a teacher, pilot and granddad


In message for World Day of the Sick, pope stresses value of anointing


Under the radar, African women struggle more than others in food crisis


Bishop Zavala resigns after disclosing he is father of two children


Pope says Christians look to new year with hope, commitment to peace


Absentee landowners? West Bank landowners can’t get to their land


Former Episcopal bishop to head new US ordinariate for ex-Anglicans


Catholic school affordability: Progress made but still a long way to go


S.C. diocese emphasizes appropriate Internet use in new policies


Documents show how pope tried to end Irish inmates’ 1981 hunger strike


Pope says Christmas shows God’s will to save people from sin, violence


Pope condemns Christmas bombings in Nigeria


N.J. nurses don’t have to assist in abortion in new hospital agreement


For pope, 2011 was year of evangelization, travel and technology


Midnight Masses canceled in Iraq because of growing security concerns


‘Haute Sphere’ Nativity artwork gets US debut at Los Angeles cathedral


‘Exuberant jubilation’ greets news Blessed Kateri to be canonized


Pope points to joyful lessons learned from World Youth Day, Benin trip


‘Lily of the Mohawks’ came to know, love Christ over clan’s objections


Percentage of Americans who are married reaches all-time low, Pew says


Prague archbishop remembers Havel as friend, ‘fellow prisoner’


Pope advances sainthood causes of Marianne Cope, Kateri Tekakwitha


Pope tells prisoners God loves them, Christians pray for them


Philadelphia Catholics at funeral consoled for ‘death in family’


Lay missionaries prepare for two-year service trips


Bethlehem witness: Women’s tales to be on posters on separation wall


Teaching young about human dignity promotes peace, justice, pope says


Archbishop Kelly, retired Louisville archbishop, dead at 80


Catholics doubt British review that says no mental health-abortion link


Bishop urges Congress to heed needs of jobless and their families


Evidence of alleged miracle credited to Archbishop Sheen heads to Rome


‘You are not alone,’ Hispanic bishops tell undocumented immigrants


USCCB seeks answers to why plan to help trafficking victims was denied


Pope celebrates Guadalupe feast, confirms he’ll travel to Mexico, Cuba


Pope says late cardinal should inspire use of media to spread Gospel


Economic hardship hits nearly all, from individuals to nations


Roman Missal voted top news story of 2011; Pope Benedict top newsmaker


Cardinal Foley dies; was Vatican communications chief, Mideast advocate


Church should fear sin of members more than persecution, pope says


New Jersey, Pennsylvania ‘ad limina’ talks look at new evangelization


Soldiers feel it’s time to give Iraq chance to ‘function independently’


Dealing with tribal violence just part of Kenyan bishop’s daily tasks


Website fosters faith, fellowship among students, campus ministries


Rocca to succeed Thavis as chief of CNS bureau in Rome


Irish priests struggle, feeling tarred by sins of the minority


Archbishop Dolan defines human dignity as ‘primary doctrine’ of church


Destination Latin America: Promoting religious tourism


Image of Christ as Navajo shepherd among church’s distinctive features


Too much focus on money destroys the environment, says cardinal


‘It’s amazing to walk’ grounds of school founded by saint, says nun


At audience, pope praises groups for efforts to ban death penalty


Audits of six Irish dioceses show better handling of clergy abuse cases


HHS defends decision on funding trafficking victims program to Congress


Religious advocacy measured less in dollars than in effectiveness


Vatican II treasure hunt: Committee seeks bishops’ notes, diaries


Catholic seminary enrollment up, but numbers seen as only part of story


Black Catholics’ survey finds strong ties, strong engagement in church


Despite a few ‘rough spots,’ Catholics adapt to new missal translation


Lawyer: No basis to Anglican’s claim of rape by Australian priest


Pope urges international agreement on climate change


Mass for Motor City strikes a hometown chord with new Roman Missal


Poverty in the midst of plenty: Hunger persists in the United States


Addressing U.S. bishops, pope defends church efforts on sex abuse


Cardinal O’Malley calls Boston Catholics to ‘family meal,’ Sunday Mass


Penn State crisis shows sex abuse pervasive in US society, many say


Youths at conference honor Christ with electronic ‘holy shoutout’


Dams of sand give African drought victims hope, optimism


Retired Pakistani archbishop: Fear has silenced Christians


United Methodist bishops say they’ll uphold ban on same-sex unions


In Africa, pope asks church to be model of reconciliation


Franciscans think UNESCO status could complicate rules at holy sites


Pope asks African Catholics to be ‘apostles of reconciliation’


In Benin, pope urges Africa to uphold values of family, human dignity


Campaign do’s and don’ts remain the same, but new mood seen in US


French-based Catholic movement says founder was sex abuser


Salesian institute gives young Salvadorans an alternative to violence


Vatican high court upholds three parish closures in Springfield Diocese


Vatican financial document took complex route to delivery


Bishops, back from Iraq, suggest ways Catholics, Americans can help


Cardinal says US ordinariate for former Anglicans to be created Jan. 1


Cardinals throw clout behind strengthened post-abortion healing program


Vancouver archbishop urges Canadians to guard their religious freedoms


Bishops discuss religious liberty, marriage, finances at annual meeting


Bishop Lori outlines religious liberty issues at fall general assembly


Embryos cannot be destroyed even for important research, says pope


Reclaim truth about Jesus’ church, Archbishop Dolan tells bishops


Many Americans OK with religion in politics as long as it’s their own


Catholic college sues federal government over contraception mandate


Pantry counts blessings for food for needy, wishes more could be done


Bishops urge Marylanders to safeguard, defend religious freedom


2012 papal trip to Mexico, Cuba being studied seriously, spokesman says


In Benin, pope to outline church’s pastoral direction in Africa


Vatican partners with company to discuss stem-cell research


First US ‘ad limina’ visits highlight religious freedom, evangelization


Chaplains care for soldiers’ religious, morale needs, says chief


CCHD rebuts new charges that funded groups violate Catholic teaching


Bishops from northeastern US begin ‘ad limina’ visits with prayer


Adviser resigns following column linking same-sex attraction with devil


Catholics, Jews urged to work together to promote religious freedom


Traditionalist says group rejects Vatican doctrinal conditions


Ireland to close embassy to Holy See, but diplomatic relations continue


Mass unites Mexicans, Americans separated by border fence


Witnesses disagree about HHS rule’s effect on conscience, access


At audience, pope prays G-20 summit will help world’s poor


All Saints’ Day calls for focus on holy vocation of church, pope says


Events in New York, San Francisco capture interfaith spirit of Assisi


Indian bishops want charges dropped against Christian protesters


War dead prompts letters of ‘penance’ from North Carolina rep


Day of the Dead takes on new meaning amid violence in Mexico


‘Ad limina’: US bishops set to begin round of consultations in Rome


Bishops reaffirm doctrinal concerns with Fordham theologian’s book


Among Assisi participants, a sense of deeper crisis in modern society


Believers must oppose violence to promote peace, true faith, pope says


Bishop addresses House panel on ‘grave threats to religious liberty’


Melkite archbishop urges Christians to support Jews and Palestinians


Pope prays Assisi pilgrimage will foster dialogue, peace


Survey shows Catholic shift on church leadership, authority issues


Respect rights, religious freedom in Mideast, Maronite patriarch urges


Catholics don’t rejoice, but recall Gadhafi’s brutality, look to future


Vatican document calls for global authority to regulate markets


Vatican: Gadhafi’s death marks end of ‘harsh and oppressive regime’


Jewish leaders denounce traditionalist’s remarks on ‘deicide’


‘Ad limina’ change means not all bishops meet privately with pope


Vatican to issue document on global financial reform


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Melkite archbishop urges Christians to support Jews and Palestinians


Catholics don’t rejoice, but recall Gadhafi’s brutality, look to future


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Indian bishops want charges dropped against Christian protesters


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Franciscans risk stoning to provide aid to poor along border fence


Vatican to issue document on global financial reform


Cardinal says Assisi will feature joint pilgrimage, not joint prayer


Pope names Archbishop Vigano new nuncio to the U.S.


Coach, star player put on full-court press for ‘Mighty Macs’ film


Pope announces ‘Year of Faith’ to help renew missionary energy


Study finds divide exists in how Catholics read church news


Bishop Finn, diocese plead not guilty to failure to report child abuse


Assisi III: Pope puts his own mark on prayer summit’s third edition


US bishops find Iraqi Christians want return to peace, meaningful jobs


Bishop Blaire: Bishops saw no need to rewrite ‘Faithful Citizenship’


At 83, Honduran priest returns to help his country face its past


Advance of same-sex marriage deepens concern for religious liberty


Response to bishops’ document gives glimpse of coming political season


Pope, at audience, condemns attack on Christians in Egypt


US bishops’ agency denied federal grant to help trafficking victims


Honduran bishop to run for office because politics ‘screwed the poor’


Italian abuse victim asks to meet pope, wants norms applied


Crops rotting, families leaving, say critics of Alabama immigration law


Pope: Silence, solitude needed in ‘agitated, sometimes frantic’ world


Mideast church leaders worried about Christians if Syria has civil war


For US Hispanics, poverty is growing faster with little relief in sight


On train ride north, hungry migrants grab sustenance from Mexican women


Peoria Catholic Charities withdraws from state social service contracts


Archbishop reflects on challenges, rewards in lives of parish priests


Late Apple co-founder knew the value of communication, Jesuit says


Pittsburgh bishop calls accusation made against him ‘false, offensive’


Promoting schools’ Catholic identity key to their survival, leaders say


Pope pleas for aid, prayers for famine victims in Horn of Africa


Bishops reissue 2007′s ‘Faithful Citizenship’ with new introduction


Vatican newspaper criticizes BBC change to ‘common era’ dating


Healing of US man key to Italian priest’s canonization


Love manifests God’s presence in personal, public life, says archbishop


Even retired, Archbishop Tutu still acts as conscience of South Africa


Adult stem cells making news in courts, Congress and on football field


Archbishop Hannan, paratroop chaplain and Kennedy counselor, dies at 98


Dead wrong: Catholics must no longer support capital punishment


Bishops’ new ad hoc committee will tackle religious liberty concerns


18 Catholic colleges appeal parts of federal health care law mandate


Patriarch encourages pilgrimages to bolster Jerusalem’s Christians


The church’s Marines: Maryknollers older, fewer, but still going strong


Vatican calls for ‘courageous’ decisions on Palestinians


Church-run programs for men help stem violence against Nicaraguan women


New chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Lebanon at national shrine


Trip roundup: In Germany, pope says godlessness poses new risks for society


In pope’s Germany, a test case for ‘new evangelization’


Religious exemption to HHS mandate ‘wholly inadequate,’ CHA head says


Catholics, Lutherans unite in prayer, but differences don’t disappear


In land of Martin Luther, pope prays for Christian unity


Pope meets with clerical sex abuse victims in Germany


Fight against federal law will undermine marriage, says archbishop


Pope celebrates Mass in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium


Arriving in Germany, pope warns against religious indifference


Jerusalem patriarch: Palestine UN bid a step toward two-state solution


Tribunal studies healing attributed to intercession of Archbishop Sheen


Mission to Iran seeks to improve relations through religious dialogue


Philadelphia Catholic high schools reopen after two-week strike


Bethlehem University students: Palestinian statehood would offer hope


American Dream becoming unreachable for a larger segment of the country


Pope says German trip will focus on rediscovering God’s presence


Video games offer challenges, opportunities for Catholic families


Media send unhealthy messages to women, says Catholic talk show host


Church and state: Why can’t they be friends?


Dioceses working diligently to prepare faithful for new missal


Priests for Life head is needed for work in Texas, Bishop Zurek says


Vatican gives traditionalists doctrinal statement to sign


Religious leaders look forward to renewing ‘spirit of Assisi’ with pope


Abuse victims seek investigation of pope, top Vatican officials


Father Pavone suspended from ministry outside Amarillo Diocese


Prayers, commemorations mark 9/11 anniversary


Nuncio praises Turkish decision to return some religious properties


Colleges work to raise awareness of policies on sexual harassment


Vatican responds to Irish government report on clerical sexual abuse


HHS mandate ‘unprecedented,’ must be rescinded, USCCB attorneys say


Austrian cardinal continues dialogue with priests calling for reforms


Dioceses find various ways to cope with contraceptive insurance mandate


Men central to Pennsylvania 9/11 events find strength in Catholic faith


Revised Roman Missal binds Catholics across a 2,000-year history


Vatican newspaper says mandatory sex ed programs don’t work


The Vatican and 9/11: Commitment to dialogue, cooperation set the tone


Irish government officials to discuss Vatican response to Cloyne Report


For some students, faith a factor in college decision process


Church will get through ‘difficult moment,’ Archbishop Chaput says


Exhibit features Rembrandt paintings that changed how world saw Christ


Introduction of new missal going smoothly in English-speaking nations


Hotline to heaven: how relics connect people to community of saints


9/11 anniversary prompts reflection on tragedy’s spiritual dimension


Why does Catholic Latin America need missionaries?


Interfaith relations seen as both better, worse, since terror attacks


Post-9/11 world needs religion to be weapon of peace, spokesman says


Chant may gain traction under new missal, but hymnody’s place secure

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In Mexico City, Blessed John Paul’s relics bring hope for peace


Monumental task: Catholics hope new memorial prompts reflection, action


Baltimore archbishop named to head Knights of Holy Sepulcher


Aid agencies struggled to reach island communities cut off by storm


‘Spiritual Communion’: Youths learn a traditional concept the hard way