A group of five new saints were canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday. The canonization mass took place in Saint Peter's Basilica.

Pope Benedict has announced a special meeting of bishops next year to discuss Middle East peace efforts and the role of the Catholic Church in the region.

The titles is intriguing is it not? But the program that the Catholic church has initiated in Baltimore is the opposite of what you think. 21 weapons bought in gun buyback program.

The Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, Vincent Nichols, has warned that Facebook and other social networking sites, as well as texting and e-mails are undermining true friendships.

Archbishop of Baltimore Edwin O'Brien has has written a letter with suggested swine flu precautions to be taken at churches in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. In his letter he particularly discourages serving wine this Sunday and suggests to refrains from holding hands during Our Father.

"Catholics for Working Families" Campaign Supports the Employee Free Choice to Build an Economy that works for Families.

By now everyone knows about Bishop Richard Williamson. The pope lifted an excommunication on Williamson along with a number of other bishops of his order, which had been excommunicated for decades. Allegedly the pope was unaware of the Bishop’s holocaust denying views.

Bishop Peter J. Jugis of Charlotte and Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Raleigh have released Oct. 3 a survey of N.C. political candidates relating to church social teaching. Additionally, they have released Sept. 23 a joint statement on voter participation.

Cardinal Justin F. Rigali, chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, and Bishop William E. Lori, chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Doctrine, have issued the following statement responding to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's misrepresentation of Church teaching against abortion.

A gunman opened fire at a school festival at St. John Baptist de la Salle Catholic Church in Southern California on Saturday morning wounding at least two people. The suspect was reloading the weapon when festival-goers wrestled him to the ground and held the man until police arrived.

Father Albert Gondek, a Catholic priest from the Diocese of Charlotte returns to ministry after being cleared of misconduct allegations.

A film called "The Golden Compass" opens December 7. It is based on the first book of a trilogy titled His Dark Materials. The author of this children's fantasy is Philip Pullman, a noted English atheist. It is his objective to bash Christianity and promote atheism. To kids. "The Golden Compass" is a film version of the book by that name, and it is being toned down so that Catholics, as well as Protestants, are not enraged.