SSPX head says group does not have to accept all Vatican II teachings
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The leader of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X said talks with the Vatican demonstrate that "Rome no longer...
Astronomy students watch Venus transit at Vatican Observatory
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- An international group of astronomy students watched Venus' passage across the face of the sun from the roof of the...
Bishop says Sacred Heart is a reality marking ‘core of Christ’s being’
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- The Sacred Heart "is a reality that marks the core of Christ's being," Philadelphia Auxiliary Bishop John J. McIntyre told attendees...
Archbishop: Religious liberty campaign not meant to ‘throw’ election
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. Catholic Church's challenges to the federal government's contraceptive mandate under the health care law is not an attempt to...
Sundays must be a day of rest dedicated to God, family, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The demands of work can't bully people out of needed time off, Pope Benedict XVI said.
Sunday must be a day...
‘Fortnight for Freedom’ begins June 21
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called for a two-week period of prayer, education and action in support of religious freedom. The 14-day...
‘Food is love’: Priest preaches sharing at meals
Fr. Leo Patalinghug sees nothing unusual with his dabblings in the culinary world. After all, the Catholic Church has known about the importance of...
Cardinal Quezada, mediator to end Guatemala’s civil war, dies at 80
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Retired Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada Toruno of Guatemala City, credited with helping to end his country's civil war in the 1990s,...
Papal butler could face six years in Italian prison if found guilty
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Paolo Gabriele, the papal assistant, has been accused of aggravated theft, a crime that under Vatican laws is punishable with...
Nigerian cardinal urges crash victims’ families to find strength in God
LAGOS, Nigeria (CNS) -- Cardinal Anthony Okogie of Lagos consoled the families of the victims of the crashed Dana Air plane and urged them...