Pope Benedict XVI urged the faithful to set aside time in their lives for God and the needy, as he ushered in Christmas early today by celebrating Midnight Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. ...more

December 25, 2007

"In God's Name" begins with a brief introduction from its filmmakers, Jules and Gedeon Naudet, who take the viewer back - back to the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, when the brothers were in lower Manhattan working on a documentary on New York firefighters. ...more

December 23, 2007

Pope Benedict XVI strongly criticized atheism in a major document released Friday, saying it had led to some of the "greatest forms of cruelty and violations of justice" ever known. ...more

December 1, 2007

The Roman Catholic Church must figure out what it is doing wrong in the battle for souls, because so many Catholics are leaving the church to join Pentecostal and other evangelical movements, a top Vatican cardinal said Friday. ...more

November 24, 2007

The cardinal elected Tuesday to lead the U.S. Roman Catholic bishops' conference was already one of the most influential men in the American church. ...more

November 14, 2007

Pope Benedict XVI will travel to the United States for the first time as pontiff next year to meet with President Bush, address the United Nations and visit ground zero, a Vatican official told American bishops Monday. ...more

November 13, 2007

Pope Benedict XVI lauded the contributions of Christians in Saudi Arabia - a kingdom that embraces a strict version of Islam, restricts worship by other faiths and bans Bibles and crucifixes - in the first meeting ever Tuesday between a pope and reigning Saudi king. ...more

November 7, 2007

A devout and defiant Austrian farmer beheaded by the Nazis in 1943 for deserting Hitler's army was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church on Friday in the last major step before possible sainthood. ...more

October 27, 2007

Pope Benedict XVI named 23 new cardinals Wednesday, giving Texas its first 'prince' of the Roman Catholic Church in a clear recognition of the growing Latino presence in the U.S. church. ...more

October 18, 2007

Negative opinions about Islam are on the rise, Mormons are viewed as Christian but different and Pope Benedict XVI trails his predecessor in popularity, a poll of Americans released Tuesday said. ...more

September 28, 2007