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

ROME (CNS) -- The Second Vatican Council's teaching, particularly on Judaism and other religions, is rooted in traditional Christian theology and the Bible, and...

Battling the influence of evangelical sects in Latin America

The World Church of the Power of God opened an L-shaped, one-story, corrugated metal megachurch on the outskirts of Sao Paulo on New Year's...

Archbishop hopes June congress will help heal wounds of Irish church

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The wounds and divisions within the Catholic Church in Ireland make the upcoming International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin an important...

About-face! Swiss Guard marches into social networking sites

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In an effort to boost recruitments through more modern methods of outreach, the Pontifical Swiss Guard has opened a page...

North Carolina voters approve amendment upholding traditional marriage

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CNS) -- With a heavy turnout at the polls, North Carolina voters approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between...

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

DAVENPORT, Iowa (CNS) -- A gay student at Prince of Peace Catholic School in Clinton has been chosen to receive a scholarship from an...

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

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The recent call for the resignation of top officials at the Pontifical Academy for Life stems from some members' concern...

Half a century later, still answering Fatima questions

SOTTO IL MONTE GIOVANNI XXIII, Italy (CNS) -- The feast of Our Lady of Fatima, May 13, is the occasion every year for millions...

Catholic leaders reject Obama’s support for same-sex marriage

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholic leaders rejected President Barack Obama's May 9 declaration in a television interview that "personally it is important for me to...

Legionaries of Christ priest admits affair, removed from ministry

THORNWOOD, N.Y. (CNS) — A popular, telegenic Legionaries of Christ priest who has appeared over the years as a church analyst for CNN, CBS, ABC and Fox News has been removed from public ministry after admitting he had a relationship with a woman "a number of years ago" and fathered her child.