March 13, 2012

By Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service

OXFORD, England (CNS) – A hearty dark brown beer produced at a Trappist monastery in Belgium has been rated the world’s best brew by an online community of beer lovers.

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March 12, 2012

By Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Benedict’s trip to Mexico and Cuba March 23-28 will be a relatively brief one, consisting of a little more than two days in each country. Yet his visit is bound to highlight a wide range of prominent issues affecting an entire continent of crucial importance to the Catholic Church.

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March 12, 2012

By Catholic News Service

GENEVA (CNS) – Adequate housing is a fundamental human right, especially for women, who often are solely responsible for the care and upbringing of children, a Vatican official told the U.N. Human Rights Council.

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March 12, 2012

By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The number of Catholics in the world and the number of deacons, priests and bishops all increased in 2010, while the number of women in religious orders continued to decline, according to Vatican statistics.

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March 12, 2012

By Catholic News Service

JOS, Nigeria (CNS) – A suicide car bomber attacked a Catholic Church as Mass was being celebrated, killing three people and sending dozens of worshippers fleeing into the streets, officials said.

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March 9, 2012

By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin will be characterized by humility, moderation and a renewed focus on the Eucharist as the source and nourishment of unity in the church, said the president of the Vatican committee charged with overseeing the gathering.

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March 9, 2012

By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Permissive attitudes toward sex, cohabitation before marriage and acceptance of same-sex marriage can damage individuals and are harmful for society, Pope Benedict XVI told a group of U.S. bishops at the Vatican.

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March 7, 2012

By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

ROME (CNS) – While migration brings struggles for the migrant and the host country, in the long term it provides opportunities for stability, cultural enrichment and religious growth, said speakers at a Rome event sponsored by the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See.

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March 7, 2012

By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI urged Christians in the Middle East not to lose hope despite the serious difficulties they face.

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March 7, 2012

By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Vatican’s official website suffered an attack by computer hackers March 7, cutting off access by users for several hours.

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