The Congolese people face desperate and dangerous living conditions in a country beset by war, disease and extreme poverty, said Archbishop Francois Maroy Rusengo of Bukavu, Congo.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI canonized four new saints, including the first native-born saint from India, where Christians recently have come under attack from Hindu gangs.Read More

HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Supreme Court’s Oct. 10 decision permitting same-sex marriage in the state was “a terribly regrettable exercise in judicial activism,” the state’s Catholic bishops said.Read More

The balding Benedictine monk points to the image of Jesus in the center of the glittering gold vestment.Read More

During the Year of St. Paul, which concludes June 28, 2009, pilgrims who visit St. Paul in Ellicott City may obtain a special plenary indulgence (remission before God of the temporal punishment of sin).Read More

WASHINGTON – Given the continuing churning in U.S. financial markets and the resultant worry by many Americans, Catholic News Service asked Frank Rauscher, senior principal at Aquinas Associates in Plano, Texas, a Dallas suburb, questions about personal finance and the recently enacted federal “bailout” or “rescue” bill.Read More

MADRID, Spain – Spanish church leaders have said a new government-mandated class teaches alternatives to traditional values.Read More

Amid the business attire, networking and note-taking that marked the Catholic Medical Association’s 77th annual Educational Conference, Patrick Tomeny stood out.Read More