Catholic News

University of Illinois offers to reinstate Catholic professor fired for his views
The University of Illinois has offered to reinstate a Catholic faculty member who was dismissed after he explained Church teachings on homosexuality. University officials announced that ...
UK announces 'unprecedented focus' on contraception, 'safe' abortion in aid to poor nations
Prime Minister David Cameron's government has announced that the United Kingdom will "put family planning at the heart of its approach to women's health in the developing world." The ...
Bishop airs evidence of British troops' misconduct in 1971 shootings in Northern Ireland
An Irish bishop has released a group of previously unpublished documents that point to serious misconduct by British troops in shootings that caused 11 deaths and multiple injuries in ...
2 decades after death, Congo proclaims persecuted cardinal a national hero
Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya of Kinshasa, one of Africa's leading prelates, has lauded a decision by Congolese President Joseph Kabila to proclaim the late Cardinal Joseph-Albert ...
Iraqi Christian kidnapped as intimidation campaign continues
An Iraqi Christian businessman was abducted outside his office in Kirkuk on July 29, in the latest of a series of targeted attacks on the country's religious minority. Yonan Daniel ...
Kenyan Church leaders unite to oppose new constitution
In a remarkable display of ecumenical solidarity, the Christian leaders of Kenya have issued a statement opposing a new draft constitution, saying that the document "in its current form is ...
Jerusalem officials threaten to cut water supply for Church of the Holy Sepulchre
City officials in Jerusalem are threatening to cut off the supply of water for the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the AsiaNews service reports. The city has provided free water service ...
Key US bishop praises judge's decision on immigration law
The chairman of the US bishops' Committee on Migration has joined the bishops of Arizona in praising a federal judge's July 28 ruling that prevented parts of Arizona's controversial ...
Pope screens film about his pontificate
Pope Benedict XVI attended an advance screening of a film about his pontificate on July 29 at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo. After watching Five years of Pope Benedict XVI, by ...
Oxford lecturer claims discrimination after conversion to Christianity
An Oxford University professor has charged that she suffered discrimination after her conversion to Christianity. Tali Argov, who came from Israel to teach in Jewish studies, says that her ...
UN: Access to drinking water is a human right
By a 121-0 vote, the United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution stating that access to drinking water and sanitation is a human right. The United States and 40 other nations ...
Caritas appeal for flood-ravaged Burkina Faso
Recent torrential rain has left 26,000 homeless in Burkina Faso, one of the world's poorest nations, notes Caritas Internationalis, the international consortium of Catholic relief and ...
Pittsburgh diocese sued after alleged abuse victim commits suicide
Two months after a man who alleged abuse by a Pittsburgh priest committed suicide at a psychiatric facility in Massachusetts, the man's family has filed suit against the Diocese of ...
Pope Benedict's prayer intentions for August 2010
The Vatican has announced the prayer intentions of Pope Benedict XVI for August 2010. The Pope's general intention is: "That those who are without work or homes or who are otherwise in ...
Arizona bishops welcome judge's decision on immigration law
The bishops of Arizona welcomed a federal judge's July 28 ruling that prevented parts of Arizona's controversial immigration law from taking effect. "We, the Roman Catholic Bishops in ...
Vatican praises Chinese clerics, urges continued work toward unity
The leaders of the Congregation for Evangelization has sent a special message to Catholic bishops priests in China, thanking them for their service and acknowledging "how some of you ...
Cardinal Zen: Beijing still in 'tug of war' for control of Catholic hierarchy
Cardinal Joseph Zen issued a strong caution against the belief that the Chinese government is willing to cooperate with the Holy See on the appointment of Catholic bishops. The retired ...
Chinese 'underground' priest released, then re-arrested
A priest of the "underground" Catholic Church in China who was released from prison after a 3-year term was immediately re-arrested, the AsiaNews service reports. Father Peter Wang of ...
Homosexuality is a disorder, former Vatican prefect emphasizes
The gay community in Chile is reacting with indignation to recent comments by 83-year-old Cardinal Jorge Medina Estévez, who led the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of ...
Obama health-care policy leaves opening for abortion funding, says Congressional report
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has issued a memo indicating that an executive order by President Barack Obama does not fully resolve the issue of abortion funding in the new ...