Category: News

Mexico City, May. 5, 2008 (CWNews.com) – A Mexican priest was beaten to death in his rectory on Friday, May 2. Father Julio Cesar Mendoza Acuna, who was 33, was found bound and beaten in the bathroom of his rectory … Continue reading →

The swearing in ceremony is today. Vatican, May. 5, 2008 (CWNews.com) – Pope Benedict XVI (bio – news) welcomed 33 new recruits to the Swiss Guard on May 5, as they prepared for swearing-in ceremonies the next day. The Pontiff … Continue reading →

Madrid, May 2, 2008 / 01:49 pm (CNA).- A prominent lay Catholic in Spain who was recently named to the Pontifical Council for the Laity, Lola Velarde, said this week that Spain’s President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero’s secularist agenda is … Continue reading →

May 4, 2008 – The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts is criticizing the State Council of the Massachusetts Knights of Columbus for refusing to allow a vote this morning at their annual convention on a measure which would have required … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican says it is happy that Pope Benedict was left off Time magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people, which included the Dalai Lama and the spiritual head of Orthodox Christians. “I am … Continue reading →

Among the signers of the liquidation decree is Mikhail Gorbachev. The Canadian Free Press article begins: “Warsaw, Poland: New, sensational documents concerning the attempt against the late pope, John Paul II, have been revealed in a new book by John … Continue reading →

Harare, Apr 22, 2008 / 09:07 pm (CNA).- A coalition of Catholic and Protestant church leaders has appealed to the world to end the state-sponsored terror and humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe, the Catholic Information Service for Africa (CISA) reports.  The … Continue reading →

Don’t Tread on Me takes on a new meaning in the Alps. CNA reports. “Geneva, Apr 30, 2008 / 04:01 pm (CNA).- Switzerland has now become a country in which the unborn are less important than plants and animals.  The … Continue reading →

Honolulu, May 1, 2008 / 08:02 pm (CNA).- The Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints has ruled that a Hawaiian woman’s cure from cancer was a miracle linked to her prayers to Blessed Father Damien De Veuster.  The missionary … Continue reading →

Glasgow, May 1, 2008 / 01:08 am (CNA).- A Scottish soccer team could be censured after a player displayed a shirt that said “God Bless the Pope” in a post-game victory celebration, the BBC reports. The Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc, whom … Continue reading →

Iraq’s deputy prime minister under Saddam Hussein, went on trial this week after 5 years in prison, the AsiaNews service reports. Aziz faces the death penalty if convicted of ordering multiple executions. Post from CWN here

NEW YORK (LifeSiteNews) – The decision by several prominent pro-abortion politicians to publicly receive Holy Communion at papal Masses during the recent visit of Pope Benedict XVI, despite clear Church teaching that says that their reception of Communion would constitute … Continue reading →

Among the inspiring words the Holy Father wrote to the participants in the annual youth pilgrimage were the following: “[C]elebrate with enthusiasm the joy of loving Christ and of believing and hoping in him, and to follow with trust the … Continue reading →

What about the importance of believing in Jesus Christ and becoming Catholic?   “Vatican City, Apr 29, 2008 / 09:46 am (CNA).- The Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue sent its annual Message to Buddhists for the Feast of Vesakh.  The … Continue reading →

Los Angeles, Apr 28, 2008 / 10:22 pm (CNA).- A Los Angeles-based apostolate is sending relics of Catholic saints to U.S. troops based around the world and to their families in the United States.  More here.