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Closing Pauline year, pope reveals results of tests on apostle’s tomb
By Cindy Wooden
Posted: 6/30/2009
ROME (CNS) -- Closing the year of St. Paul, Pope Benedict XVI announced that tests done on the presumed tomb of the Apostle revealed the presence of bone fragments from a human who lived between the first and second century.
Role of bishop of Rome key to Catholic-Orthodox progress, pope says
By Cindy Wooden
Posted: 6/30/2009
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A common understanding of the role the bishop of Rome played in the united Christianity of the first millennium is essential for resolving the question of the primacy of the pope in a united church, Pope Benedict XVI said.
Internet causing marital problems, says Irish Catholic support group
By Catholic News Service
Posted: 6/30/2009
DUBLIN, Ireland (CNS) -- The world of cyberspace is causing real-world problems for a growing number of married couples, according to research conducted by ACCORD, the Irish bishops' agency providing care and support for marriage.
Pope opens Year for Priests, says they must witness God’s compassion
By John Thavis
Posted: 6/26/2009
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Formally opening the Year for Priests, Pope Benedict urged all priests to strive for holiness and said the ordained ministry was indispensable for the church and the world.
Pope Pius XII promoter says Jewish pressure an obstacle to sainthood
By Sarah Delaney
Posted: 6/26/2009
ROME (CNS) -- A top proponent of the beatification of Pope Pius XII said Pope Benedict XVI has not moved the cause forward because Jewish groups have warned it would permanently damage Catholic-Jewish relations.
Pope visits tomb of St. Padre Pio, asks priests to imitate him
By Catholic News Service
Posted: 6/26/2009
SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO, Italy (CNS) -- St. Padre Pio's devotion to the Eucharist, the hours he spent in the confessional and his concrete care for the sick make him a model all priests should try to imitate, Pope Benedict XVI said.
Canadian bishops find no wrongdoing by aid agency’s Mexican partners
By Michael Swan
Posted: 6/26/2009
TORONTO (CNS) -- The Mexican partners of the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace were imprudent when they signed a statement on human rights sent to the United Nations, but Canada's bishops have found no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of the aid agency or its partners, said the president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Planned ordination of St. Pius X priests ’illegitimate,’ Vatican says
By Cindy Wooden
Posted: 6/19/2009
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- If the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X ordains new priests at the end of June as planned, the ordinations would be illegitimate, the Vatican said.
Year for Priests: Pies, prayers not enough; clergy need love, support
By Cindy Wooden
Posted: 6/19/2009
VATICAN CITY (CNS) --Each and every one of the world's 408,000 priests should feel loved, respected, valued and supported in his vocation to bring the Gospel to an increasingly secular -- but still open -- world, said Cardinal Claudio Hummes.
Theological commission publishes document on natural law
By Cindy Wooden
Posted: 6/19/2009
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Modern men and women may deny the existence of "natural law," but they actually recognize that certain moral values, such as protecting the environment, are universally valid, said members of the International Theological Commission.
New papal physician explains doctors’ role in sainthood process
By Cindy Wooden
Posted: 6/16/2009
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The path to sainthood passes through a team of physicians, who pore over medical texts, patient charts and test results to make sure a healing is medically inexplicable.
Vatican excommunicates former Catholic priest from Zambia
By Mwansa Pintu
Posted: 6/16/2009
LUSAKA, Zambia (CNS) -- A former Catholic priest from Zambia who is an advocate of optional celibacy for clergy and the ordination of women has been excommunicated from the Catholic Church.
Child abuse was part of a prevalent church culture, Irish bishops say
By Cian Molloy
Posted: 6/16/2009
DUBLIN, Ireland (CNS) -- The abuse of children in institutions run by Catholic priests and nuns was part of a culture that was prevalent in the Catholic Church in Ireland, the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference said at the conclusion of its summer meeting.
Vatican visit to CERN opens new channel of dialogue for science, faith
By Carol Glatz
Posted: 6/16/2009
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A recent visit by a Vatican delegation to CERN -- one of the world's largest centers for scientific research -- has opened up an important channel of communication between science and faith, said the Vatican representative to U.N. agencies in Geneva.
Understanding Bible requires faith, intelligence, pope says
By Cindy Wooden
Posted: 6/12/2009
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Discovering the truth contained in the Bible about God and about each human person requires attentive reading and scholarship as well as a constant willingness to change one's life, Pope Benedict XVI said.
English nun a step closer to being declared venerable
By Simon Caldwell
Posted: 6/12/2009
LONDON (CNS) -- An English religious sister who was jailed as a heretic by the same pope who sanctioned Galileo has moved a step closer to sainthood after Vatican theologians ruled that she lived a life of heroic virtue.
Relics of St. John Bosco will travel to five continents
By Sarah Delaney
Posted: 6/12/2009
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Celebrations for the bicentennial of the birth of St. John Bosco, the founder of the Salesian order and champion of underprivileged children, are underway with a five-continent "pilgrimage" of his relics.
Pope visibly upset to hear of child abuse, Dublin archbishop says
By Cian Molloy
Posted: 6/9/2009
DUBLIN, Ireland (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI was visibly upset to hear June 5 of the abuse suffered by thousands of Irish children in the care of religious congregations, reported the archbishop of Dublin, Ireland.
Vatican paper highlights agreement with U.S. bishops on life issues
By John Thavis
Posted: 6/9/2009
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican newspaper has again emphasized that when it comes to the Obama administration and pro-life issues, the Vatican and the U.S. bishops are in full agreement and that no compromise is possible on the right to life.
Regensburg Diocese warns excommunication looms for Lefebvrist priests
By Jonathan Luxmoore
Posted: 6/9/2009
OXFORD, England (CNS) -- Officials in the Diocese of Regensburg, Germany, have said plans by the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X to ordain new priests without Vatican consent at a local seminary will lead to their excommunication.
Reporting scandal: Media coverage of abuse helps victims, church
By Cindy Wooden
Posted: 6/9/2009
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The embarrassment and scandal raised by each new report of a case of sex abuse in the church also has a positive effect of giving other victims the courage to come forward and increasing the church's commitment to ending abuse, said experts meeting at the Vatican.
Irish religious orders agree to boost compensation for abuse victims
By Cian Molloy
Posted: 6/9/2009
DUBLIN, Ireland (CNS) -- The 18 Irish religious orders implicated in decades of abuse of thousands of children in their care have agreed to increase their contribution to the compensation fund for victims.
Pope grants congregation power to more easily laicize some priests
By Cindy Wooden
Posted: 6/5/2009
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI has granted the Congregation for Clergy new powers to dismiss from the priesthood and release from the obligation of celibacy priests who are living with women, who have abandoned their ministry for more than five years or who have engaged in seriously scandalous behavior.
Pope sends condolences after disappearance of Air France flight
By Lise Alves
Posted: 6/5/2009
SAO PAULO, Brazil (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI sent his condolences and apostolic blessing to the families of passengers and all those affected when Air France Flight 447 disappeared above the Atlantic Ocean.
People must fight spiritual pollution, pope says on Pentecost
By Cindy Wooden
Posted: 6/5/2009
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Just as the human body is threatened by breathing polluted air, the human soul is threatened by images and ideas that glorify violence or the exploitation of others, Pope Benedict XVI said.
Pope John Paul’s beatification delayed, Italian newspapers say
By Cindy Wooden
Posted: 6/5/2009
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The beatification of Pope John Paul II may be delayed as the Vatican seeks more documentation regarding his almost 27 years as pope, Italian newspapers reported in late May.
British court: Church adoption agency must include same-sex couples
By Simon Caldwell
Posted: 6/5/2009
LONDON (CNS) -- The Catholic Church in England and Wales has lost a legal battle to retain its few remaining adoption agencies.
World Youth Day’s lasting impact: Australian study reveals positive effects
By Father John Flynn, LC
Posted: 6/5/2009
ROME (ZENIT) -- Seven out of 10 young people who attended World Youth Day in Sydney last year rated it as one of the best experiences in their life. This was one of the findings of a survey carried out to measure the impact of the event.
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