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Aid to the Church in Need, an organization which helps Christians suffering persecution or oppression in more than 130 countries, has released a report detailing how Christians suffer 75 percent of religious persecution in the world. Archbishop Bashar Warda or Erbil Iraq and Cardinal Keith Patrick O’Brien of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh announced the report, Persecuted and [...]

Annulments aren’t fun — not for kids, not for parents, not for friends. But, as I’ve seen in my own family, annulments heal old wounds. You can find out a lot more about annulments on the Phoenix Diocese’s Tribunal Web site, launched today. It’s an effort to “be more present to the People of God,” according [...]

USA Today published a lengthy and informative piece about Charles Darwin’s upcoming 200th birthday, which is celebrated by scientists and others who subscribe to the theory of evolution. What was refreshing to see in the article was the inclusion of the Catholic Church perspective. On the other hand, Catholic theologian John Haught of Georgetown University, [...]

WASHINGTON — Amid growing tension over immigration, the Church in the United States will celebrate National Migration Week on January 4-10, 2009. This year’s theme, Renewing Hope, Seeking Justice, “reminds us of our obligation to bring hope to the hopeless and to seek justice for those who are easily exploited,” said Bishop John C. Wester [...]

Zenit, a non-proft agency that covers Catholic Church news, reported on the Catholics Come Home campaign today. The campaign, an effort by the Catholic apostolate of the same name, aired nearly 1,000 television commercials on Phoenix local and cable networks during Lent. The commercials detailed the good works of the Catholic Church throughout history. They [...]