The Vatican has released the full schedule for the trip by Pope Benedict XVI to France in September, to join in the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the Virgin Mary's appearances ... more >>

Pope Benedict XVI is considering changes in the Mass, according to an Italian publication. The weekly Panorama reports that the Holy Father has asked the Congregation for Divine Worship ... more >>

The Vatican has cleared the way for the canonization of Blessed Damien of Molokai, and the beatification of the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux. At a July 3 private audience with ... more >>

Church leaders in Texas are engaged in "intense conversations" about practice in Catholic hospitals, after anonymous whistle-blowers revealed that thousands of sterilizations had been done ... more >>

Amnesty International (AI) is pushing Mexico's highest court to uphold the legality of abortion, the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-Fam) reports. AI, which officially ... more >>

A US federal court has convicted the former chief financial officer of the Cleveland, Ohio diocese of failing to pay taxes on $171,000 of unreported income. However, the jury found Joseph ... more >>