Noting that American society places a high importance on relationships, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta kicked off this spring’s John Carroll Lecture Series with a talk on the connections between bishops and their priests.Read More

PIEVE DI CADORE, Italy – Pope Benedict XVI’s closest aide said the pope was pained and concerned by the “devastating scale” of clerical sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.Read More

More than 2,000 black Catholics from nearly 100 U.S. dioceses traveled to Buffalo, N.Y., July 12 for the start of the 10th National Black Catholic Congress.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Anti-religious commentary distributed by media outlets can create tensions and incite violence and therefore must be rejected, said Vatican and Muslim representatives.Read More

WASHINGTON – As Democratic and Republican leaders gathered in Washington for a health care summit convened by President Barack Obama, the U.S. bishops and other Catholic leaders urged all parties to commit themselves to health care reform that is affordable, accessible and protects the life and dignity of every person.Read More

LATE BREAKING VATICAN CITY – In a long-awaited overture to disaffected Catholic traditionalists, Pope Benedict XVI relaxed restrictions on the use of the Tridentine Mass, the Latin-language liturgy that predates the Second Vatican Council. The pope said Mass celebrated according to the 1962 Roman Missal, commonly known as the Tridentine rite, should be made available...Read More

WASHINGTON – Nearly two years ago in the southern African nation of Zambia, Natasha Kangwa became an orphan and was diagnosed with HIV.Read More

WASHINGTON – It took a major earthquake, but momentum is building to cancel all of the remaining debt that Haiti has taken on from several international financial institutions.Read More