Roman Catholic Church News

The Vatican is skeptical regarding a series of alleged miracles performed by a comatose woman in Worcester, Mass., before her death, Catholic scholars say.

Devotees march to Sister Alphonsa's tomb in Kerala; Indian nuns at the Vatican ceremony.

Those who hope Colorado becomes the first state where voters say life begins at conception are facing resistance from a seemingly unexpected place: The Roman Catholic Church and anti-abortion activists.

The amendment would change the state constitution to say that the word, 'person,' 'shall include any human being from the moment of fertilization,' with all the constitutional rights that confers.

The change wouldn't immediately outlaw abortion in Colorado. But it would set up legal battles that backers and opponents say would compel judicial reviews of federally guaranteed abortion rights.

Pope Benedict XVI gave World War II pontiff Pius XII a push toward possible sainthood Thursday and defended his memory from accusations that he did little to spare Jews from the Holocaust.

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THE BBC is facing a backlash over a shocking new TV drama featuring gay sex, murder and Mother Teresa.

A retired Catholic priest from Toledo has been barred from saying Mass or wearing clerical garb after he was accused of sexually abusing a minor almost 30 years ago.

A Roman Catholic diocese outside Pittsburgh will close 14 of its 100 parishes, and 28 others will merge or share clergy in an effort to deal with a priest shortage.

The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is to join Christian and Muslim scholars for the start of a conference aimed at promoting understanding between the two faiths.

Trivandrum, October 11: Thousands of Christians were flocking to a small town in Kerala on Saturday to celebrate the planned canonisation of a Roman Catholic nun, against a backdrop of the worst anti-Christian ...

Alberta is scrambling to come up with a backup plan to vaccinate girls against a virus that causes cervical cancer as more Catholic school boards opt out over a program they say condones premarital sex.

Many people love to go to the beach, and the Most Rev. Edward P. Cullen is no exception.

Both Portugal's Socialist and Social Democratic parties Friday rejected proposals to allow same-sex marriage.

A Catholic school division in southern Alberta says it won't be offering the HPV vaccine that protects girls from a virus that causes cervical cancer.

On Tuesday at a rally, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter , who opposes abortion rights, voiced his opposition to the state's Amendment 48 -- a November ballot initiative that would define a fertilized egg as a person ...

Nearly 10,000 people, mostly Keralite Christians, are expected to participate in the canonisation of Sister Alphonsa in Vatican on October 12.

Bishop Lawrence Brandt announced today a sweeping reorganization that will affect 42 of the current 100 parishes in the Catholic Diocese of Greensburg.

One of the first priests to be prosecuted in New Hampshire for abusing children has died.

PERTH'S Catholic Archbishop Barry Hickey has issued a defamation writ against the West Australian newspaper for being labelled a hypocrite over his stance on women.

Pope Benedict is praising the life of Pope Pius XII, who led the Catholic Church through World War II, and says despite previous claims he did not turn a blind eye toward the Holocaust.