Latest Headlines Boko Haram death toll: over 500 Catholics in Nigeria CWN - 10 hours ago Boko Haram terrorists have killed more than 500 Catholics in Nigeria, and destroyed 20 churches and rectories, since launching their violent campaign in 2009, the Fides news service reports. The... Moscow patriarch weighs in on pan-Orthodox council CWN - 18 hours ago The head of the Russian Orthodox Church-- the largest of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches-- has weighed in on the issues he believes should be discussed during the 2016 pan-Orthodox... Swedish 'megachurch' leader converts to Catholicism CWN - 10 hours ago One of Sweden’s most prominent Protestant leaders has shocked his followers by announcing his conversion to Catholicism. Rev. Ulf Ekman, who founded the Word of Life community in 1983 and saw it... India: police search for clues in case of murdered seminary rector CWN - 10 hours ago Police in Bangalore, India, have applied truth-serum tests to two priests as they seek evidence about the unsolved murder of a seminary rector. Father K.J. Thomas was found dead at St. Joseph’s... Arrests made in attack on Orissa prayer hall CWN - 17 hours ago Local police have arrested two Hindu fundamentalists who attacked a prayer hall that was under construction in Odisha, an eastern Indian state. The Odisha Sun Times reported that following the... FBI investigates archdiocesan data breach; up to 90,000 affected CWN - 17 hours ago A data breach of the Archdiocese of Seattle’s computer systems has led to the filing of fraudulent tax returns, according to local media reports. The FBI is investigating the breach. “If you... Chaldean Catholic patriarch reflects on 1st year in office CWN - 18 hours ago The head of the Chaldean Catholic Church-- an Eastern Catholic church in full communion with the Holy See-- has issued a message on the first anniversary of his election. “I feel more the... Argentina: bishop supports drug tests for politicians CWN - 18 hours ago A leading Argentine bishop has lent support to a mayor’s proposal to require elected officials to undergo drug testing. “I think it would be a good idea, first of all because it is a way to know... Court backs Maryland crisis pregnancy center, bars enforcement of ordinance CWN - 19 hours ago A federal district court has barred enforcement of a Maryland county’s ordinance that compelled crisis pregnancy centers to display a sign in their waiting rooms. Montgomery County’s ordinance... Cadillac that carried Pope Paul across Holy Land in 1964 offered for visit by Pope Francis CWN - 10 hours ago The Maronite Catholic Church has suggested that during his visit to the Holy Land in May, Pope Francis could use the same Cadillac that carried Pope Paul VI when he made his visit there in 1964, the... Concert at Roman basilica in memory of Japanese earthquake/tsunami victims CWN - 11 hours ago A performance of Mozart’s Requiem was scheduled at the Roman basilica of St. Paul-Outside-the-Walls on March 11, to mark the 3rd anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck... Benedictine sisters have top 2 CDs on classical music chart CWN - 17 hours ago “Lent at Ephesus,” a new album released by the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, has remained at the top position on the Billboardtraditional classical albums chart for three weeks. The... India: prelate, opposition criticize Holy Thursday elections CWN - 17 hours ago Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrão of Goa and Damão has joined opposition politicians in criticizing a state government decision to hold elections on Holy Thursday, according to the Fides news... Fire destroys Milwaukee seminary’s historic buildings CWN - 18 hours ago Fire has destroyed the original chapel and hall that dates from 1873 at St. Lawrence High School Seminary, one of the United States’ few high school seminaries, according to local and national media... Cardinal Dolan: Pope wants to understand—not endorse—civil-union proposals CWN - March 10 In a television interview aired March 9, New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan said that Pope Francis wants the Church to understand the campaign for legal recognition of same-sex unions. Appearing... Wisconsin bishop says Pope Francis encourages strong stand on life issues CWN - March 10 Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison, Wisconsin, has said that far from discouraging his criticism of cultural trends, Pope Francis has encouraged him to take a stronger stand against abortion and... Cardinal Pell: abuse victims should be allowed to sue dioceses in Australia CWN - March 10 Cardinal George Pell has reportedly said that sex-abuse victims should be allowed to sue the Catholic Church, in an apparent change. Abuse victims have never successfully brought suit against... Benedict XVI discusses John Paul II in interview excerpted in Italian newspaper CWN - March 10 Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI discussed his relationship with Pope John Paul II in an interview that appeared in the Italian daily Corriere della Sera …