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Pope, at audience, says St. Hildegard of Bingen is model for today
By Catholic News Service
Posted: 9/1/2010
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) -- St. Hildegard of Bingen, the 12th-century German mystic, used her gifts to build up the church at a time of trouble similar to today, Pope Benedict XVI said.
Bishop Hubbard, Christian leaders welcome new Middle East peace talks
By Catholic News Service
Posted: 9/1/2010
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace joined 27 other Christian leaders in welcoming the renewal of direct peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders brokered by the United States.
Families believe 'miracle' saved 33 Chilean miners
By Aaron Nelson
Posted: 9/1/2010
SANTIAGO, Chile (CNS) -- Diana Olivares' husband, Daniel Sanderson, had one foot out the door before a gentle nudge from his wife convinced him to stay with the family instead of heading to the mine for work.
Cardinal encourages Catholics, Muslims to overcome violence
By Carol Glatz
Posted: 8/30/2010
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As Muslims around the world prepare to celebrate the end of their monthlong Ramadan fast, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran encouraged Catholics and Muslims to work together in overcoming violence among followers of different religions.
Commission nixes English Catholic adoption agency's bid on gay couples
By Simon Caldwell
Posted: 8/27/2010
LONDON (CNS) -- The Charity Commission for England and Wales has refused the adoption agency Catholic Care permission to amend its constitution so it can turn away gay and unmarried couples.
US must leave behind peace, security as troops exit, say Iraqi bishops
By Carol Glatz
Posted: 8/27/2010
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The United States has a duty to leave behind peace, not chaos, when troops are finally withdrawn from Iraq, said several Iraqi church leaders.
Knock at door led to Cuban priest's 15 years of work with AIDS patients
By Tracey Eaton
Posted: 8/27/2010
HAVANA (CNS) -- A young man knocked on the door of the Catholic parish and asked for soap.
"I don't think someone as young and strong as you should be knocking on anyone's door asking for soap," the priest replied. "You should work and buy the soap with your wages."
German bishops OK new guidelines for handling sex abuse claims
By Jonathan Luxmoore
Posted: 8/27/2010
OXFORD, England (CNS) -- Germany's Catholic bishops have approved new guidelines for handling claims of sex abuse by church personnel to facilitate cooperation with law enforcement bodies.
Mexican Catholics pray for 72 migrants found massacred on ranch
By David Agren
Posted: 8/27/2010
MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- Catholics in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas offered prayers for the 72 undocumented migrants from Central and South America whose bodies were discovered Aug. 24 in what was possibly the largest mass slaying since the country began cracking down on drug cartels and organized crime.
In message to nuns, pope says Mother Teresa models 'Christian virtue'
By Carol Glatz
Posted: 8/26/2010
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Blessed Teresa of Calcutta is "an exemplary model of Christian virtue" who showed the world that an authentic love for others opens the door to knowing and being with God, Pope Benedict XVI said.
Floods hamper aid efforts as disease threatens millions of Pakistanis
By Dennis Sadowski
Posted: 8/20/2010
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Pakistanis faced new dangers posed by disease as emergency response teams and international aid agencies struggled to rush supplies to millions of people forced to flee the country's worst flooding in 80 years.
Orthodox liturgy in Turkey is sign of hope for Christians, says Jesuit
By Cindy Wooden
Posted: 8/20/2010
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Turkish government's decision to allow the Orthodox patriarch to celebrate a liturgy at the ancient Panagia Soumela Monastery near Trabzon was a sign of hope for all members of Turkey's Christian minority, said a U.S. Jesuit priest.
Sounds of silence: Restored Vatican Library ready for scholarly hush
By Cindy Wooden
Posted: 8/20/2010
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In late July, a young woman was removing books from shelves in the Vatican Library and vacuuming the dust off of them, one by one.
Mexican Supreme Court rebukes cardinal, says gay couples can adopt
By David Agren
Posted: 8/17/2010
MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- The Mexican Supreme Court upheld the legality of same-sex couples adopting children and rebuked Guadalajara Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iniguez, who accused the 11 judges of being bribed by the mayor of Mexico City and international organizations.
Pope will not accept resignation of Dublin auxiliary bishops
By Michael Kelly
Posted: 8/13/2010
DUBLIN (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI has decided not to accept the resignation of two Dublin auxiliary bishops who resigned in the wake of the Murphy Report investigation into clerical child abuse in the archdiocese.
Pope says summer should include time for quiet, prayer
By Catholic News Service
Posted: 8/13/2010
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) -- Summer vacation should include time for quiet and prayer, Pope Benedict XVI told a boisterous crowd at his summer villa south of Rome.
Cardinal suggests preparing children for Communion even before age 7
By Cindy Wooden
Posted: 8/13/2010
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Children today are maturing so quickly and are exposed to so many different influences that it might be time to consider allowing them to prepare for and receive their first Communion even before their 7th birthdays, said the head of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments.
Pope calls for generous aid to those hit by flooding in central Europe
By Catholic News Service
Posted: 8/11/2010
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI urged people to offer needed and generous aid to those hit by massive flooding in central Europe.
Vatican welcomes US plaintiffs' decision to end abuse lawsuit
By Carol Glatz
Posted: 8/10/2010
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While underlining its condemnation of "the horror" of the sexual abuse of minors by clergy, the Vatican welcomed as "good news" the imminent end of a lawsuit against the Holy See in a U.S. court.
Thieves in Italy attempt to steal Padre Pio relics
By Catholic News Service
Posted: 8/10/2010
SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO, Italy (CNS) -- Thieves attempted, but failed, to steal a few relics of St. Padre Pio from the Capuchin cemetery in San Giovanni Rotondo, the town where the friar lived and ministered.
Church agencies step up relief work as Pakistan struggles with flood
By Anto Akkara
Posted: 8/10/2010
BANGALORE, India (CNS) -- Church charities in Pakistan are gearing up for prolonged relief and rehabilitation work as the South Asian nation is faced with the worst flood in its history.
Traditionalist Anglicans split over response to ordaining women bishops
By Simon Caldwell
Posted: 8/6/2010
LONDON (CNS) -- A group of traditionalist Anglican bishops has admitted that Anglo-Catholic clergy are sharply divided over how to respond to the ordination of women as bishops.
Conversion: Ancient prison went from pagan to sacred Christian site
By Carol Glatz
Posted: 8/6/2010
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Tradition holds that St. Peter was jailed in Rome's maximum security Mamertine Prison before he was crucified upside down and buried on the hill where St. Peter's Basilica was later built.
Vatican condemns use of embryonic stem cells in tests on humans
By Carol Glatz
Posted: 8/6/2010
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican condemned the recent decision by U.S. regulators to begin using embryonic stem cells in clinical tests on human patients.
Prisoner releases, ongoing talks with Castro give Cuban cardinal hope
By Patricia Zapor
Posted: 8/4/2010
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The release of the first 20 of 52 political prisoners the Cuban government has promised to set free is a hopeful sign for the country, said Havana Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino.
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