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...
US bishops reflect on their role in the new evangelization
ROME (CNS) -- Celebrating Mass in Pope Benedict XVI's cathedral, Rome's Basilica of St. John Lateran, a group of U.S. bishops prayed for the...
Progress brings problems without guidance from truth, faith, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Excluding truth and the transcendent from scientific debate and research has impoverished modern thought and weakened the intellect's ability to...
Vatican strengthens oversight of Caritas Internationalis
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A Vatican decree established new statutes and norms for Caritas Internationalis, giving Vatican offices, including the Secretariat of State, greater...
Speakers examine controversies over collision of art, religious imagery
NEW YORK (CNS) -- The relationship between art and the sacred is an unsolved problem of culture that exposes contradictions among society's less-than-consistent moral,...
Irish cardinal defends role in 1975 abuse inquiry, says he won’t resign
DUBLIN (CNS) -- The primate of All Ireland has said he will not resign despite criticism of his role in a 1975 canonical inquiry...
US bishops offer prayers for workers, families on May 1 holiday
ROME (CNS) -- A group of U.S. bishops began their "ad limina" visits to Rome praying for workers and for families.
The bishops of Colorado,...
Opponents hope Northeast states will resist moves to assisted suicide
BOSTON (CNS) -- Opponents of legislation that would legalize physician-assisted suicide in Massachusetts hope the commonwealth will follow Vermont's lead and kill the measure.
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Priests must live holy lives to be effective ministers, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Ten years after a historic papal response to clerical sex abuse, the Vatican urged priests to strive for greater holiness...
Wikipedia head joins Vatican meeting, talks about abortion controversy
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The co-founder of Wikipedia told a Vatican audience that his online encyclopedia could contribute to peace by promoting "a more...
