• Gaza: Cardinal Vincent Nichols appeals for immediate truce

  

  Aug 1, 2014 1:11

  (ICN) Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, and President, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and...

   

• Vatican confirms dates for pope’s Philippines visit

  

  Jul 31, 2014 9:16

  (UCAN) The Vatican on Tuesday confirmed dates for Pope Francis’ second visit to Asia schedueld for January to Sri Lanka...

   

• Pope to visit Sri Lanka, Philippines in January

  

  Jul 29, 2014 22:46

  (AFP) Pope Francis will travel to Sri Lanka and the Philippines in January for his second trip to a continent where evangelisation...

   

• German bishops mark WWI anniversary, acknowledge churches share guilt

  

  Jul 29, 2014 22:43

  (CNS) As the world marks the 100th anniversary of World War I, Germany’s Catholic bishops urged efforts to overcome “destructive...

   

• Vatican fires Paraguay priest accused of alleged abuse

  

  Jul 29, 2014 22:41

  (Global Post) The Vatican has ordered a diocese in eastern Paraguay to dismiss a priest accused of sexually abusing young...

   

• Catholic officer sues Scotland Yard for ‘religious discrimination’ claiming he was ‘bullied’ by his Protestant boss

  

  Jul 29, 2014 0:40

  (Daily Mail UK) A Belfast-born detective is suing Scotland Yard, claiming he was the victim of ‘sectarian’ discrimination...

   

• For some Mideast Catholics, church is anchor of hope amid violence

  

  Jul 29, 2014 0:35

  (CNS) — As the death toll in Gaza surpasses 1,000, violent demonstrations in the West Bank leave dead and wounded,...

   

• Australian Catholic bishop charged with child sex abuse case

  

  Jul 28, 2014 23:32

  (The Guardian UK) A Catholic bishop accused of child sex offences at a college north-east of Perth 45 years ago will face...

   

• Welby’s unity plea to Pope Francis over women bishops

  

  Jul 27, 2014 23:22

  (The Telegraph) The Archbishop of Canterbury has written to Pope Francis in a plea to prevent the ordination of women bishops...

   

• Calls for UN-backed force in Ukraine’s crash site

  

  Jul 25, 2014 6:16

  (Vatican Radio) The Netherlands and Australia will ask United Nations backing for an international force to protect those...