By Jonathan Luxmoore WARSAW, Poland (CNS) – The prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has advised bishops’ conferences not to take “doctrinal and disciplinary decisions” on issues that rightly fall under the magisterium of the church. Cardinal Gerhard Muller said that while bishops’ conferences have authority on some matters, “they don’t constitute […]
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Catholics Observe Reburial of England’s Richard III
By Simon Caldwell MANCHESTER, England (CNS) – One of England’s last Catholic kings was reburied three years after his skeleton was discovered in a coffin beneath a parking lot. King Richard III – the last monarch of the Plantagenet dynasty and the last English king to die in battle – was originally buried by Franciscan […]
Pope: It’s Time to Get Serious on Environment
Pope Francis does not pretend to have a technical solution to climate change, but he does feel a responsibility to remind Christians of their obligation to safeguard creation.
UN Archbishop’s Forum Studies Genius of Women
“Today we are here to ponder that feminine genius, to celebrate it, to thank God for it… I am convinced that a deeper recognition and a greater appreciation of this genius is key to fighting violence against women.”
St. Januarius’ Blood Liquefies in the Presence of the Pope
At the end of Pope Francis’ meeting with priests, seminarians and religious in the cathedral of Naples, the vial of dried blood of the city’s patron saint appeared to miraculously liquefy.
At the Holy Stairs, All Prayers Rise to Heaven
Located across a busy street from the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs remains “a place of prayer” even as thousands of people stream through its doors every day.
Traditionalist Bishop Incurs Automatic Excommunication
British Bishop Richard Williamson, who has denied the Holocaust, has been automatically excommunicated along with the priest he illicitly ordained a bishop.
Ivory Coast Bishops Wary of ‘Apparition’
The Catholic bishops of Ivory Coast have denounced the increasingly recurrent circulation in their country of emails and text messages claiming to include messages from Mary.
UN: Pope Will Speak on Sept. 25
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the announcement that Pope Francis would address the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 25.
Pope Visits Poor, Immigrants in Naples
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Hope is the first act of resistance to evil, Pope Francis told the people of Naples as he pleaded for respect for the dignity of immigrants, jobs for the unemployed and the conversion of the city’s notorious mafia families. “The Gospel teaches that the truly blessed are the […]