Since 2000, the number of priests have risen by several hundred each year reversing the trend from previous decades. During the same time period, the number of Catholics has remained stable at 17.3% worldwide.
This is despite the priest sex abuse scandal and tougher standards for seminarians worldwide. Europe, North and South America have [...]
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Pope Benedict XVI asked young Catholics to use their computers, Facebook accounts, blogs and Internet video posts to share with their peers the joy of faith in [...]
President Obama got off to a rough start with the Vatican when he lifted the ban on US Funding of Abortions around the world. I am sure that will help “decrease abortions.”
From the AP:
Vatican officials said Saturday they were disappointed by President Barack Obama’s decision to end a ban on federal funding for international groups [...]
From the National Catholic Register: A Vatican official has denied a document is being prepared about how to deal with alleged Marian apparitions and visions, such as those at Medjugorje.
According to some reports that have circulated in the last few days, Pope Benedict has instructed the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to [...]
The Vatican (LifeNews.com) – Pope Benedict XVI has a special message for the world with the start of the New Year and it focuses on condemning abortion and birth control. The pope urged efforts to end poverty across the globe but said those efforts must also be life-affirming for women and unborn children.
The leader of [...]
The Vatican City State, the world’s smallest sovereign state, has decided to divorce itself from Italian law.
Vatican legal experts say there are too many laws in Italian civil and criminal codes, and that they frequently conflict with Church principles.
With effect from New Year’s Day, the Pope has decided that the Vatican will no longer automatically [...]
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican raised its opposition to embryonic stem cell research, the morning-after pill, in vitro fertilization and human cloning to a new level Friday in a major new document on bioethics.
But in the document, the Vatican also said it approved of some forms of gene therapy and encouraged stem cell research [...]
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A high-ranking Vatican official says Pope Benedict XVI is considering introducing a change to the Mass liturgy.
Cardinal Francis Arinze, who heads the Vatican office for sacraments, says the pope may move the placement of the sign of peace, where congregation members shake hands or hug.
Arinze told the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano [...]
The Holy See has approved three alternatives to “Ite, missa est,” the final words said by the priest at Mass.Cardinal Francis Arinze, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, today notified the participants in the synod of bishops on the word of God about the new alternatives. The final message is currently [...]
