Little attempt made to explain Church's teachings on marriage and the family.
Pontiff appeals for prayers for the upcoming synod of bishops on the family in October.
“In passing this resolution, the European Parliament is acknowledging the intrinsic link between prostitution and trafficking for sexual exploitation.”
The Church “has lost its sense of fun” - it must reach out in a different way to young people.
Media personnel discuss the ‘challenges and opportunities’ for Catholic journalists in Ireland.
New Confession 2014 initiative aims to bring faithful back to sacrament of confession.
"Bishop Donal brings many gifts to his new role": Archbishop Eamon Martin.
The danger that one of our neighbours will provoke a civil war has not blown over: Archbishop Shevchuk.
Faithful urged to overcome indifference towards the innumerable victims of war.
Europe has 11 million empty homes - enough to house all of the Continent's homeless twice.
New economics secretariat will control all economic, administrative and procurement functions.
Two nuns from Europe and volunteer sexually assaulted in Seleka attack on mission near Chad border.
Reaching out to those outside the Church is not about “a checklist of morality.”
Pontiff urges cardinals to avoid the habits and ways typical of a court.
Coptic Orthodox church may be first church since the arrival of Islam.
You can't take away a person's good name. You must deal with what they are saying: Breda O'Brien.
Pope warns “Whenever a worldly mentality predominates, the result is rivalry, jealousy, factions.”
End use of Communion as a reward for doctrinal orthodoxy letter urges Pontiff.
Community awaits safe arrival of relief aid for victims of Typhoon Haiyan.
CSAN lauds Archbishop Nichols as "a consistently powerful advocate of social justice.”
107-year-old Italian Camillian Sister has lived through the pontificates of 10 popes.
"Creeping despair and emptiness ... has tragically taken the lives of too many of our young people through suicide.”
Former CEO accuses Church authorities of limiting NBSCCCI's role “by covert means.”
Representatives discuss religious freedom in a secular society.
Archbishop welcomes forum in which to "calmly and rationally" look at all dimensions of migration.
"Each ordinariate is different, but we share a common goal and a lot of the challenges we face are common ones."
Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas backs Government's decision to require prisoner consent for transfer.
Number is "unacceptably low" Bishop Denis Brennan warns.
Bishop Denis Nulty launches six week Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Monastarevin.
Thousands of Christians and non Christians attend vigil and pray for the health of Le Quoc Quan.
