2007 in review: CWN's 20 top headlines

As the calendar year comes to an end, we take a retrospective look through CWN headlines, selecting our most important stories of the year. In some cases these were one-time headline ..

New Vatican document to clarify Summum Pontificu

The Vatican will soon issue a new document clarifying the terms of Summum Pontificum, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone has revealed. Confirming reports that have circulated around Rome in ..

Vatican official raps radical environmentalism

In an interview for the Fides news agency, the secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, has criticized radical and ideological ..

Christmas Requires Humility of Us, Says Pope

VATICAN CITY, DEC. 25, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Today a great light and hope entered the world, but humility is needed in order to see and accept it, said Benedict XVI in his traditional Christmas message.

Tony Blair received into Catholic Church, Vatican welcomes him with respect

VATICAN CITY, December 24 (CNA) - After years of rumors and speculation about his religious beliefs, former British prime minister Tony Blair was officially received into the Catholic Church on Friday. 

Practicing Catholics now outnumber Anglicans in the UK

LONDON, December 24 (CNA) - In the United Kingdom, new research has found that services offered by the Church of England are no longer the countrys most popular form of worship.  The Press Association reports that Catholic churchgoers outnumber Anglicans for the first time since the Reformation.

Chinese state church ordains Vatican-approved bishop

BEIJING, December 24 (CNA) - On Friday the state-recognized Catholic Patriotic Association ordained a bishop with the approval of the Vatican, the Agence France-Presse reports.

Pope Benedict emphasizes importance of evangelization

VATICAN CITY, December 23 (CNA) - Today the Holy Father addressed the faithful in his final Sunday Angelus before Christmas asking that their hearts be opened to welcome Jesus and encouraged them to share the Good News.

The Vatican's relative truth

Diocesan donations distributed to Minnesota flood victims

MINNEAPOLIS, December 21 (CNA) - In response to the flooding in southeastern Minnesota in August 2007, the Diocese of Winona, Minnesota has been giving grants to those families hit hardest by the disaster.

Logo for U.S. Papal visit revealed to the public

WASHINGTON DC, December 21 (CNA) - The theme and logo for Pope Benedict XVIs April visit to the United States were revealed on Wednesday.

Benedict XVI blesses Mexican nativity scene on display in Paul VI Hall

VATICAN CITY, December 21 (CNA) - During the Wednesday General Audience this week, Pope Benedict XVI blessed a Mexican nativity scene on display in the Paul VI Hall for an art show inaugurated that morning at the Vatican.

New multimedia news website launches service in eight languages

ROME, December 21 (CNA) - Led by the Computer Network of the Church in Latin America (RIIAL), the new multimedia Catholic news website www.H2Onews.org has launched its service, providing text, video and audio in eight languages to internet users.

Pope Benedict says encounter with Jesus is the answer to world's challenges

Papal Message For '08 World Peace Day

VATICAN CITY, DEC. 11, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Here is a Vatican translation of Benedict XVI's message for the 41st World Day of Peace, to be celebrated Jan. 1, 2008. The message titled "The Human Family, a Community of Peace," was signed Saturday and released today.