A CHRISTIAN charity which has so far spent more than $1.3 million to generate just $330,000 in loans for indigenous Australians is being ...

A demonstrator confronts with a riot police officer during clashes during a protest against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI in Madrid Wednesday Aug. 17, ...

Sangamon County judge heard oral arguments Wednesday from lawyers representing four Catholic Charities agencies who urged him to prevent the state from severing a partnership that has provided ...

Thousands of protesters angry over a visit by Pope Benedict XVI for a lavish youth festival took to Madrid's streets, to be confronted by Catholic pilgrims and riot police. The protesters ...

The Vatican, reeling from unprecedented criticism over its handling of sexual abuse cases in Ireland, took the unusual step on Wednesday of publishing its internal files about a priest accused of ...

In going for PNC Park sweeps this season, the Pirates have been swept. The Pirates failed to send St. Louis out of town winless, losing to the Cardinals, 7-2, tonight in front of 22,296 fans. The ...

KELANIYA, SRI LANKA - Nilantha Dias and his father operate a flower boutique in Kelaniya, a small town near Colombo, Sri Lanka's capital. The shop, which specializes in flowers and other items used fo

KATHMANDU, NEPAL - Every month for the last 24 years, Belu Damai, 40, from Bhairavsthan, a village in Nepal's Far-Western region, lived in a cowshed during the several days of her menstrual cycle.

Zenit.org ).- Pointing to Mary as a teacher, Benedict XVI is recommending a time for silence and mental prayer so as"to feel how beautiful it is when God speaks with us."The Pope ...

By Father Thomas Rosica, CSBMADRID, Spain, AUG. 17, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Throughout his pontificate, Pope John Paul II enjoyed an incredible popularity with young Catholics. One of the great reasons ...

Madrid - Thousands of protesters marched in Madrid on Wednesday against the cost of the Pope's visit to Spain this week at a time of growing public anxiety and economic hardship in the ...

Health Care This conclusion surprised Christian Cafe’s Fred Moesker, who is in charge of online marketing for the site."I personally felt that the younger age groups would be drinking at ...

Zenit.org ).- Benedict XVI is sending another donation to the Horn of Africa, backing up his appeal to the international community for increased aid for the famine-struck region.The secretary of the ...

Nigeria is introducing Islamic banking to bring more of the nation's estimated 70 million Muslims into the economy. But many prominent Christian leaders say it will further inflame religious violence.

The weeklong faith extravaganza of World Youth Day is under way in Madrid with more than one million young Catholics expected to pour into the city. Pope Benedict is now due to arrive on Thursday as b