January 31 CATHOLIC WORLD NEWS
Vatican-Israel diplomatic accord finally near completion?CWN - 7 hours ago
A long-overdue diplomatic accord between the Vatican and Israel is finally near completion, according to a top Israeli negotiator. Israel’s deputy foreign minister Danny Ayalon—who took part in...
God's love is the ultimate form of fatherly strength, Pope tells audienceCWN - 6 hours ago
At his weekly public audience on January 30, Pope Benedict XVI continued a series of meditations on the Creed, with a focus on the description of God as the “almighty Father.”The Pope...
Philippine bishops blast ‘culture of death and promiscuity,’ will inform voters of candidates’ stancesCWN - 18 hours ago
Noting that “our country continues to suffer grave crises, disasters and challenges,” the bishops of the Philippines have issued a pastoral statement lamenting “the promotion of a culture of death...
Some US bishops ready to defy HHS mandate, risk jailCWN - 6 hours ago
In interviews with LifeSite News, three American Catholic bishops said that they were prepared to go to jail rather than accept implementation of the contraceptive mandate in the Obama...
Lebanese prelate denounces governments supporting both sides of Syrian civil warCWN - 6 hours ago
Maronite Catholic Patriarch Bechara Rai has charged that the governments who are arming both sides in Syria’s civil war bear a moral responsibility for the bloodshed. The Lebanese prelate...
Catholic schools see continued enrollment decline, save nation $20 billion per yearCWN - 18 hours ago
In a statement for Catholic Schools Week, Bishop Joseph McFadden of Harrisburg, chairman of the Committee on Catholic Education for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, stated that...
Pakistani appeals court lifts death sentence against Christian in blasphemy caseCWN - 6 hours ago
A Pakistani Christian has been acquitted by an appeals court, after having been sentenced to death on blasphemy charges. Rimsha Masih, who had spent 18 months in prison, was freed when an...
USCCB, in Supreme Court briefs, defends marriage as union of man and womanCWN - 18 hours ago
As the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has filed briefs in their...
Central African Republic: rebels seize city, loot churchCWN - 18 hours ago
Rebels in the Central African Republic have seized control of Alindao, a city of 160,000 that is the seat of one of the nation’s nine dioceses, destroyed the city hall and police stations, and...
String of attacks against Armenian Christians in IstanbulCWN - 18 hours ago
Five Armenian Christians have been attacked recently in an Istanbul neighborhood. One 85-year-old murder victim was stabbed repeatedly and had a cross carved on her corpse.“Opinion remains...
Court dismissed ex-Congressman's defamation suit against pro-life groupCWN - January 29
A federal court in Ohio has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a former Congressman against a pro-life activist group. Former US Rep. Steve Driehaus, an Ohio Democrat, had charged that the Susan B....
Mennonite pastor jailed for refusing to testify in case involving lesbian visitationCWN - January 29
A Mennonite pastor in Vermont has been jailed for contempt of court after he refused to testify in a case involving a woman who fled with her daughter to avoid a court order requiring the daughter...
Philippines: pro-contraception demonstrator sentenced for disrupting MassCWN - January 29
A Filipino man has been sentenced to a 13-month prison term for disrupting Mass at the cathedral in Manila to deliver a message in favor of contraceptive use. Carlos Celdran was found guilty of...
Zambia: bishops warn of mounting human-rights violations, repression of political dissentCWN - January 29
"The respect and protection of human rights in our Country is deteriorating at an alarming rate," the Catholic bishops of Zambia have warned in a pastoral letter. The bishops’ letter criticize...
Pope picks young Lebanese Catholics to write Good Friday meditationsCWN - January 29
Pope Benedict XVI has asked for two young Lebanese Catholics to prepare the meditations for the Way of the Cross devotion on Good Friday at the Coliseum in Rome. The Pope has asked Maronite...
Resistance continues to translating pro multis as 'for many'CWN - January 29
As Italian Catholics await formal Vatican approval for a new translation of the Mass, a lively debate continues over the translation of the words “pro multis” as per molti rather than per tutti. The...
Vatican press conference presents Pope's message for World Day of the SickCWN - January 29
At a January 29 press conference, held to brief reporters on Pope Benedict’s message for the World Day of the Sick, Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski said that the Pope’s message, released earlier this...
Pope plans full schedule of liturgical events for Lent, EasterCWN - January 29
Pope Benedict XVI will preside at all the usual liturgical ceremonies of Lent, Holy Week, and Easter, the Vatican has announced. Although he requires more rest as he approaches his 86th birthday,...
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