|
South African churches ask world not to recognize Mugabe presidency
By Bronwen Dachs
Posted: 7/2/2008
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS) -- The South African Council of Churches has called on the international community not to recognize the presidency of Zimbabwe's longtime ruler, Robert Mugabe, who was sworn in for a sixth term after a runoff election in which he was the only candidate.
Body of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati arrives in Sydney for WYD
By Dan McAloon
Posted: 7/2/2008
SYDNEY, Australia (CNS) -- The body of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati arrived in Sydney for World Youth Day 2008, marking the first time it has left Turin, Italy, since his 1925 death.
Jesuit priest reacts to deadly attack in Jerusalem
By Judith Sudilovsky
Posted: 7/2/2008
JERUSALEM (CNS) -- Violent acts focus priests back on the need to pray for peace, a Jesuit priest said following an apparent terrorist attack in Jerusalem.
Pope’s message for World Peace Day 2009 to focus on combating poverty
By Cindy Wooden
Posted: 7/1/2008
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI's message for World Peace Day 2009 will focus on the connection between poverty and a lack of peace in the world, the Vatican said.
Pope opens year of St. Paul, says apostle should serve as model
By John Thavis
Posted: 6/30/2008
ROME (CNS) -- Joined by other Christian leaders, Pope Benedict XVI opened the year of St. Paul and said the apostle's courageous witness to the faith should serve as a model for contemporary Christians.
Via satellite video, pope urges Catholics to make world better
By Deborah Gyapong
Posted: 6/27/2008
QUEBEC CITY (CNS) -- The Eucharist is the church's "most beautiful treasure" and introduces the faithful to eternal life, Pope Benedict XVI said in his homily during the closing Mass of the 49th International Eucharistic Congress June 22.
Environmental exegesis: Two sets of commandments
By John Thavis
Posted: 6/27/2008
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Anytime there's mention of a new Ten Commandments at the Vatican, journalists start salivating. So the buzz was high when a new "Decalogue for the Environment" was promised in early June.
Vatican official says ’Humanae Vitae’ defends freedom of women
By John Thavis
Posted: 6/27/2008
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Although bitterly criticized as burdensome on Catholic couples when it was published in 1968, the encyclical "Humanae Vitae" has ended up defending the freedom of women and the fullness of married love, a top Vatican official said.
Vatican gives official recognition to the Neocatechumenal Way
By Jesus Colina
Posted: 6/20/2008
VATICAN CITY (ZENIT) -- The definitive approval of the Neocatechumenal Way’s statutes is a moment of joy, both for the ecclesial group and for the Church itself, said Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko.
Lambeth Conference: Time of reckoning for ecumenical dialogue
By John Thavis
Posted: 6/20/2008
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- This summer's once-a-decade Lambeth Conference marks a potentially defining moment for the worldwide Anglican Communion and a time of reckoning for ecumenical dialogue.
Opponents say bullet train threatens famous Spanish basilica
By Anna-Patrice Bitong
Posted: 6/20/2008
BARCELONA, Spain (CNS) -- Planned construction of an underground bullet train threatens to destroy one of Spain's most spectacular tributes to God, say opponents of the train.
Australian bishops ask forgiveness, urge lapsed Catholics to return
By Anthony Barich
Posted: 6/20/2008
PERTH, Australia (CNS) -- The Australian bishops have undertaken a nationwide newspaper advertising blitz, inviting lapsed Catholics to return and asking for forgiveness for any hurt the church caused individuals in the past.
Bush, pope meet in Vatican Gardens for private talks, informal stroll
By Carol Glatz
Posted: 6/20/2008
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In a cordial and festive visit to the Vatican, U.S. President George W. Bush met with Pope Benedict XVI in the lush Vatican Gardens for private talks, an informal stroll and a choral performance by the Sistine Chapel Choir.
Cardinal: Eucharistic congress helps Catholics examine life’s purpose
By Regina Linskey
Posted: 6/20/2008
QUEBEC CITY (CNS) -- When people pause and question the purpose of their lives, they "yearn for a spiritual answer," said Slovakian Cardinal Jozef Tomko at the opening Mass of the 49th International Eucharistic Congress.
Diocese won’t allow ’Angels and Demons’ to be filmed in Rome churches
By Carol Glatz
Posted: 6/17/2008
ROME (CNS) -- Rome diocesan officials have denied Hollywood producers permission to film the prequel to "The Da Vinci Code" inside its churches in Rome.
At congress, African and Asian cardinals discuss church life
By Regina Linskey
Posted: 6/17/2008
QUEBEC CITY (CNS) -- Several cardinals from around the world gave the status of church life in their countries and regions at the 49th International Eucharistic Congress.
Macroeconomics: A Vatican view on finer points of global food crisis
By John Thavis
Posted: 6/13/2008
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As world leaders were meeting in Rome to work out a response to the global food crisis, the Vatican weighed in on two levels -- morality and macroeconomics.
Pope calls for re-emphasis on study of philosophy
By John Thavis
Posted: 6/13/2008
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI called for a re-emphasis on the study of philosophy in universities, as part of a more intense dialogue between faith and reason.
Bodies of parents of St. Therese of Lisieux exhumed in France
By Jonathan Luxmoore
Posted: 6/13/2008
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) -- The remains of the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux, France, have been exhumed as French Catholics await the couple's expected beatification.
Vatican to host world premiere of musical about life of Mary
By Carol Glatz
Posted: 6/13/2008
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican has thrown its support behind an Italian musical highlighting the life of Mary.
Vatican to scrap formal protocol when pope meets president
By Carol Glatz
Posted: 6/13/2008
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When Pope Benedict XVI and U.S. President George W. Bush meet at the Vatican June 13, they will scrap the usual formal protocol and instead hold talks and take a leisurely stroll in the Vatican Gardens.
Archaeologists claim Jordan cave was first church; scholars skeptical
By Judith Sudilovsky
Posted: 6/12/2008
JERUSALEM (CNS) -- Jordanian archaeologists say they have found the world's first Christian church in the northern city of Rihab, but international scholars question the validity of the claim.
After harsh criticism, Venezuela to modify intelligence reform law
By Catholic News Service
Posted: 6/10/2008
CARACAS, Venezuela (CNS) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has promised to modify an intelligence reform law in the face of harsh criticism from the Catholic Church and civil rights advocates.
Vatican: Attempted ordination of women incurs excommunication
By Cindy Wooden
Posted: 6/6/2008
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican's doctrinal congregation has decreed formally that a woman who attempts to be ordained a Catholic priest and the person attempting to ordain her are automatically excommunicated.
Vatican permits parishes to mark feast of conversion of St. Paul
By Cindy Wooden
Posted: 6/6/2008
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As part of the 2008-2009 celebration of the special year devoted to St. Paul, Catholic parishes may mark the traditional Jan. 25 feast of the Conversion of St. Paul even though it falls on a Sunday in 2009.
Quebec cardinal says he hopes congress pilgrims ready to give witness
By Barb Fraze
Posted: 6/6/2008
TORONTO (CNS) -- Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet said he hopes pilgrims to the 49th International Eucharistic Congress will be prepared "to receive and to give."
Vatican working on interreligious dialogue guidelines, official says
By John Thavis
Posted: 6/4/2008
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican is working on a new set of pastoral guidelines for interreligious dialogue, a leading official said.
As English dioceses abandon adoption work, bishop appeals to trustees
By Simon Caldwell
Posted: 6/3/2008
LONDON (CNS) -- Several Catholic dioceses in England have announced they will end adoption services because of new laws compelling them to place children in the care of same-sex couples, but one local bishop has said he will fight to keep his adoption agency under church control.
Opting out of politics not option for Catholics, says church official
By Deborah Gyapong
Posted: 6/2/2008
TORONTO (CNS) -- Opting out of politics is not an option for Catholics, despite the messy, partisan fray, said a U.S. bishops' official.
Cardinal tells media Catholics must reaffirm their role in Quebec
By Barb Fraze
Posted: 5/30/2008
TORONTO (CNS) -- Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet, who last year sparked controversy with his remarks about religion in Quebec society, said Catholics "need some more militance" to reaffirm "the values of our Catholic tradition in Quebec."
Vatican newspaper responds to U.S. journal on human dignity, science
By Cindy Wooden
Posted: 5/30/2008
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Protecting human dignity is the only guiding principle that ensures progress in biomedical technology does not harm the weakest humans, the Vatican newspaper said.
Twice during special Mass, Chinese Catholics recite papal prayer
By Catholic News Service
Posted: 5/30/2008
SHANGHAI, China (CNS) -- Chinese pilgrims, mainly from the Shanghai Diocese, read aloud Pope Benedict XVI's "Prayer to Our Lady of Sheshan" as they celebrated the Sheshan Marian shrine's feast day on the outskirts of Shanghai.
Vatican completes restoration of mausoleum under St. Peter’s
By Carol Glatz
Posted: 5/30/2008
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican has completed the restoration of the largest and most luxurious mausoleum in the vast necropolis under St. Peter's Basilica.
Vatican-Israeli commission reports ’significant progress’
By Carol Glatz
Posted: 5/30/2008
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A bilateral Vatican-Israeli commission reported there was "significant progress" made in work on financial and legal questions for church institutions in Israel.
Vatican document says vow of obedience shows dependence on God
By Cindy Wooden
Posted: 5/28/2008
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A religious vow of obedience is a witness to the truth that obeying God's will sometimes involves reining in unbridled personal freedom, said a new Vatican document.
Pope urges Catholic journalists to promote truth, respect common good
By John Thavis
Posted: 5/28/2008
TORONTO (CNS) -- Promoting truth and respecting the common good are at the heart of the media's role in modern society, Pope Benedict XVI said in a message to Catholic journalists.
|
|
|
|
