Each human being is a miracle loved by God the father, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Addressing God as "Father" is an acknowledgement that God is the one who created, supports and guides humanity, Pope Benedict...
Files documenting claims of abuse by California Franciscans made public
LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- More than 8,500 pages of material detailing claims of sexual abuse by a group of Franciscan priests and brothers in...
Increasingly on their own, women migrants face special dangers
ROME (CNS) -- Increasing numbers of women are migrating alone, a situation that makes them vulnerable to violence and exploitation, but one that often...
Pope’s private assistant arrested in ‘VatiLeaks’ probe
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi confirmed that Paolo Gabriele, the pope's private assistant, was arrested after private Vatican documents were...
Cardinal Wuerl urges young adults to stand up for religious freedom
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Speaking to a standing-room-only crowd of young adults, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl encouraged them to pray and stand up for religious...
Archbishop urges people of all faiths to stand for religious freedom
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- After receiving the inaugural Religious Freedom Award May 24, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori encouraged people of all faiths to stand...
Commission lists Egypt among countries with religious freedom problems
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- As Egyptians began voting to replace ousted President Hosni Mubarak, Christian minorities were anxious to see if the next government would...
Pope condemns massacre in Syria, urges prayers, dialogue for peace
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI joined the international community in condemning a massacre in Syria, and he called for Christian and Muslim...
Catholic spokesman in Greece: Orthodox leader intolerant, fanatical
OXFORD, England (CNS) -- Greece's Catholic Church accused a leader of the Orthodox Church of "intolerance and fanaticism" after he sued a Catholic archbishop...
Papal butler’s lawyers ask Vatican for house arrest for their client
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The lawyers for Paolo Gabriele have petitioned Vatican magistrates for house arrest for their client, who is accused of illegally...
