Roman Catholic Church News

The pope has put one of his most loyal collaborators to head the investigation in Medjugorje. Cardinal Camillo Ruini, famous for his work and discretion reacted like this when he was asked how he would proceed.

Two former members of the famed Vienna Boys' Choir say they were sexually abused by their supervisors, a top Austrian newspaper reported Thursday, as allegations of misconduct against children in Austria spread beyond the Roman Catholic Church.

Gay couples kiss after getting married at City Hall in Mexico City, Thursday, March 11, 2010.

Shortly after entering Congress in 1993, Rep. Bart Stupak withstood President Bill Clinton's charm offensive and voted against free-trade legislation - an early display of the independent streak that has put him at odds with fellow Democrats many times since.

A Rome high school has incurred the ire of the Catholic Church after its decision to install condom-vending machines for students.

The Bishop of Regensburg Gerhard Muller, denied reports of newly committed child abuse cases in Germany and says that Georg Ratzinger, the pope's brother has nothing to do with cases reported in the past.

Married or single priests from the early stages of Christianity practiced celibacy, according to a Vatican archaeologist. “Abstinence wasn’t only for single priests, it was also for those who were married. Married priest who were from the time of the early Church until the Middle Ages, refrained from having relations with their wives. They were only able become priests if their wife agreed”, he said

The Episcopal Conference of France has put an end to rumors that French nun Marie Simon Pierre had a relapse, and instead says the nun has recovered fully from Parkinson's disease.

The Devil is lurking in the very heart of the Roman Catholic Church, the Vatican's chief exorcist claimed on Wednesday.

Dr Geoff Tunnicliffe, international director of the World Evangelical Alliance, and WCC general secretary Rev.

The Catholic Diocese of Marquette announced an investigation Wednesday of whether a possible medical miracle in 2006 should be attributed to Baraga's intercession.

At home here on Long Island, he is Gary L. Krupp, medical equipment dealer, now retired after a career of ups and downs.

PHOENIX, Arizona, MARCH 8, 2010 .- The Arizona bishops are calling on government authorities to defend the most vulnerable: the unborn, children, the elderly and immigrants.

A leading Catholic bishop in the Netherlands has called for an independent investigation into the sexual abuse of children by priests after 200 alleged victims contacted help services last week.

In a lengthy address delivered in Canada on March 6, Cardinal William Levada, prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, stated that the reception of communities of Anglicans into the Catholic Church is consistent with Anglican-Catholic ecumenical dialogue because "union with the Catholic Church is the goal of ecumenism." Tracing ...

VATICAN CITY, MARCH 8, 2010 .- Without charity work, society cannot last long, Benedict XVI says, since even in the most just society, love will always be necessary.

Gay and lesbian groups are attacking a decision by the archdiocese of Denver, Colorado, not to re-enroll a child in a Catholic school in Boulder, Colorado, next year because the child's parents are lesbians.

The archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City has decided to close a Catholic church in the Oklahoma City metro.

"In a world without truth, freedom loses its foundation and people are exposed to the violence of passion and to manipulation both open and hidden." - Pope John Paul II, 1991 First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the ...

Rome, Italy, Mar 7, 2010 .- On Sunday morning, the Holy Father celebrated Mass at St.