Astronomy students watch Venus transit at Vatican Observatory
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- An international group of astronomy students watched Venus' passage across the face of the sun from the roof of the...
Bishop says Sacred Heart is a reality marking ‘core of Christ’s being’
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- The Sacred Heart "is a reality that marks the core of Christ's being," Philadelphia Auxiliary Bishop John J. McIntyre told attendees...
Archbishop: Religious liberty campaign not meant to ‘throw’ election
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. Catholic Church's challenges to the federal government's contraceptive mandate under the health care law is not an attempt to...
Sundays must be a day of rest dedicated to God, family, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The demands of work can't bully people out of needed time off, Pope Benedict XVI said.
Sunday must be a day...
Cardinal Quezada, mediator to end Guatemala’s civil war, dies at 80
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Retired Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada Toruno of Guatemala City, credited with helping to end his country's civil war in the 1990s,...
Papal butler could face six years in Italian prison if found guilty
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Paolo Gabriele, the papal assistant, has been accused of aggravated theft, a crime that under Vatican laws is punishable with...
Nigerian cardinal urges crash victims’ families to find strength in God
LAGOS, Nigeria (CNS) -- Cardinal Anthony Okogie of Lagos consoled the families of the victims of the crashed Dana Air plane and urged them...
HHS mandate latest in line of religious crises
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulation that would force employers, including Catholic institutions, to pay, directly or indirectly, for insurance...
Approaches to religious liberty have developed over time
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof” are the first words of the Bill of...
Federal court overturns Defense of Marriage Act; appeal presumed
BOSTON (CNS) -- With a ruling that acknowledged the final decision will be up to the Supreme Court, a federal appeals court declared the...
