March 19
Irish Cardinal ducking blame in abuse case
Using 'Nuremberg defense' in face of public outrage
Irish bishop paid sex abuse victim to keep quiet
Adds to scandals surrounding Catholic Church in Europe
Bavarian bishops pray for abuse victims
Archbishop calls for justice for sexual abuse victims
First black Catholic priest in US up for sainthood
Cardinal to appoint commission to evaluate Fr. Tolton
Vietnam temporarily frees 'dissident' priest
Human rights activists to receive medical treatment
Catholic schools in N Ireland facing mergers
Church continues its plans for reorganization
Top Vatican exorcist: Pedophiles tempted by Satan
Says 'devil tempts those in the Vatican'
Former Tiller abortionists make Albuquerque home
City becomes new late-term abortion capital
Pope verbally abused in St Peter's Square
Vatican police forcibly removed screaming man
March 18
Vatican confirms commission to study Medjugorje
Will investigate long-reported Marian apparitions
Priests with love lives speak out against celibacy
Vatican rejects any link between vows and sex abuse
Irish cardinal 'ashamed' over clergy abuse failure
Brady says he will reflect on testimony he's heard
Pope Benedict to sign sex-abuse letter
Tells Irish faithful missive will be sent 'soon'
Mosul, another targeted execution of Iraqi Christian
Shooting is just the latest in a long trail of blood
Sex scandal embroils Catholic Church in Brazil
Three priests accused of abusing altar boys
Bishop: Confessors can't turn in sex abuse priests
'The only possible outcome of confession is absolution'
Court: Overtime payments don't apply to seminarians
Mexican seminarian sued Archdiocese of Seattle
Catholic nuns urge passage of health care bill
...in an unusual public break with bishops
March 17
Bishop: scandals will cause generations of damage
Says Catholic Church is 'holed beneath the waterline'
Pope's ex-diocese suspends sex-abuse priest
Violated terms set out for him after his conviction
Legion of Christ awaits appointment of new leader
Vatican concludes 8-month investigation of Maciel order
Catholic Church losing Latinos in US
Some move to other denominations or claim no religion
Bishops reiterate objection to health care bill
Abortion wording still unacceptable despite revisions
Could Catholic Church kill healthcare reform?
Pelosi, a Catholic, deems the bill toward passage
Child abuse claims sweep Church in Europe
Victims confronting the clergy to face its demons
Church to fund adult stem cell research
Australian archdiocese announces $100,000 grant
Benedict to visit Scotland, England for 4 days
Unprecedented papal visit with status of a state visit
March 16
Priest's victims forced into vow of silence
Top-ranking Irish cardinal admits to involvement
Catholic hospitals support health care bill
Group rallies behind President Barack Obama
Nazis planned to send 'monk' spies to Vatican
Britain's MI5 reveals Hitler's infiltration plan
Celibacy debate re-emerges amid abuse scandals
Pope reiterates that voluntary chastity is gift from God
Prominent gay activist Jesuit priest dead at 82
Helped found the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Vietnam releases Catholic priest from prison
'Dissident' suffered 2 strokes during 3-year confinement
Colombia bishops call for clean elections
Urge Catholics not to take bribes in exchange for votes
Priest challenges bishop on church closings
Says diocese is violating rights of parishioners
Rio de Janeiro's Christ statue set for renovation
Heavy rains have eroded portions of face and hands
March 15
Abuse scandal in Germany edges closer to Pope
Ratzinger's Munich archdiocese made 'serious mistakes'
Marriages in Scotland hit a 150-year low
Mainly due to acceptance of co-habiting couples
Atheists meet to celebrate lack of faith
Will issue statement on 'negative effects of religion'
Vatican: number of sex abuse cases is small
Far more widespread in secular world than in Church
Swiss Catholic Church investigates 60 abuse claims
Abbot says victims should the ones to press charges
Pope 'distraught' by German sex abuse scandal
German archbishop says priest celibacy not to blame
Pope stresses Christian unity at Lutheran church
Says don't complain about the slow pace of dialogue
Vienna Boys Choir admits possible sexual abuses
Austrian cultural icon not affiliated with the Church
Cardinal Brady will not resign over 'cover-up'
Abused teenagers were made to sign vows of silence
March 12
Vatican paper laments 'veil of masculine secrecy'
Says women needed in important decision-making roles
Vatican criticizes condom machines in Rome school
Rome's mayor also says it sends the wrong message
Irish bishop: media 'unfair' on abuse scandal
Says 'cover up' was not just confined to the Church
German Catholic Church pledges investigation
Ordered two separate inquiries into 170 allegations
Police spoil move to vandalize India cathedral
Sixty Hindu radicals burned effigy before dispersing
Abuse scandal could create crisis for Benedict
Ratzinger was Archbishop of Munich from 1977 to 1982
Polish Catholic paper punished for abortion view
Loses appeal in what's seen as freedom of speech battle
Magazine sorry for Communion-spitting offense
Muslim journalists posed as Catholics and spat out Host
Severe drought in Venezuela resurrects church
82-foot high building re-emerges from underwater
March 11
Chief exorcist says Devil active in the Vatican
'Cardinals who do not believe in Jesus' are Satanic
Austrian arch-abbot admits child abuse
Offers to resign over molestation of 12-year-old boy
Iran: Christian tortured for 'converting Muslims'
Regime steps up fight against proselytizing
Egypt acquits Muslims who beheaded Christian
Attack took place 'in full view of witnesses'
Flap in Tennessee over anti-Catholic tract
Baptist pastor regrets 'Death Cookie' leaflet
Jesuits selling properties worth millions
Seven single-family houses in Cambridge on market
Chaput defends Catholic school's decision
...not to re-enroll lesbian couple's children
Psychologist: Priestly celibacy not dangerous
Says 'anything goes' sexuality is the real problem
Argentina judge revokes same-sex 'marriage'
Orders two men to turn in any marriage licenses
March 10
Nigeria's anti-Christian massacre toll hits 500
Muslim herdsmen responsible for machete-hacking death
Archbishop: We've come 'face to face with Satan'
500 butchered by Muslims in Nigeria killing fields
Pope's brother: I slapped pupils in the face
Georg says he's not aware of sexual abuse allegations
Dutch bishops announce sex abuse investigation
Follows more than 200 accusations filed by victims
Legion responds to founder's alleged children
Says family spokesman requested $26 million hush money
Utah Gov. Herbert signs abortion bill into law
Only abortions performed by a doctor would be legal
World's wackiest St. Patrick's Day celebrations
Shortest parade, largest shamrock, coldest festival
Peter Hitchens: How I came back to God
...and found peace with my atheist brother
Hans Kung blames clergy sex abuse on celibacy
Theologian scolds Church for 'uptight' views on sex
March 9
Vatican accused over sex abuse allegations
German justice minister condemns 'wall of silence'
Machete-wielding rioters kill 200 Christians
Suspicion falls on Muslim group after villages attacked
Philippine health chief, Church fight over condoms
Long-running battle over contraception reignited
Vatican launches appeal for Christians in Holy Land
Seeks to stem mass exodus from the ancient community
Petition protests Pope Benedict's UK visit
Calls on the Prime Minister to exempt taxpayers
Maciel scandal puts focus on secretive Legionaries
Alleged sons claim sex abuse by order's founder
Two fired over alleged Vatican gay-prostitute ring
Papal aide already in jail over a corruption probe
Vatican backs German sex abuse probe
Results should 'render justice to possible victims'
Gendercide: the worldwide war on baby girls
Technology, infertility, prejudice unbalance societies
March 8
Maciel accused of sexually abusing alleged son
Woman claims 20 year relationship with Legion founder
Catholic school boots student with gay parents
Says parents 'living in open discord' with Church
2,000 deaths, 600,000 Christian refugees in Iraq
Nation's Christian population down to 3 percent
Vatican commission to probe Medjugorje apparitions
To be headed by Congregation for Doctrine of the Faith
Orthodox Dutch Catholics angered by gay decision
Bishop to allow openly gay men, women take communion
Germany wants Catholic clarity on abuse cases
Nation wants zero tolerance approach to child abuse
Pope's brother: I would testify in abuse case
But says he knows nothing about the alleged abuse
Church slams Mexico City's leftist mayor
...accusing his administration of botching issues
Traditional Anglicans to join Catholic Church
Group responded positively to Benedict XVI's overture
Thousands rally in Spain against abortion law
Gatherings held in at least four Spanish cities
March 5
Papal aide linked to Vatican gay prostitution ring
Vatican chorister was allegedly functioning as pimp
Mexican woman claims 2 kids with Maciel
Scandal-tainted Legion founder back in the limelight
Sinead O'Connor: Christ would burn down Vatican
Bald-headed singer says she'd be glad to help Him
Condoms now in 'extra small' for boys age 12
On sale in Switzerland to combat unprotective sex
ND student paper spikes Charles Rice column
Article upholds Church teaching on homosexuality
Pakistan: Christian couple gets 25 years in prison
...for allegedly touching Qur'an with 'dirty hands'
Baltimore archdiocese to close 13 schools
City to lose nine of its 30 Catholic schools
Keillor to headline Catholic teachers convention
...pro-abortion, pro-gay 'marriage' Episcopalian
Rare centuries-old Flemish masterpiece uncovered
Quentin Metsys's 'Christ blessing' estimated at £500,000
March 4
Exorcist: Satanic sects exist in the Vatican
Says participation reaches to the College of Cardinals
German monastery raided over child sex abuse
Head of the monastery, school headmaster step down
Gay weddings to be allowed in UK churches
House of Lords votes in favor of lifting the ban
Pope to consecrate Gaudi's Sagrada Familia
'Will underline the dialogue between faith and art'
Dutch gays, Catholic Church put aside dispute
Parish will no longer bar homosexuals from communion
Filipino bishops want condom ads banned
Say multimillion dollar industry sacrifices morality
French bishops slam pay-to-confess hotline
Phone service charges 0.34 euros a minute
Janitor pleads not guilty to killing NJ priest
Prosecutors say he stabbed victim more than 30 times
Cardinal O'Malley moved by Haitans' sacrifices
Wraps up whirlwind tour of post-quake damage
March 3
Archbishop Chaput: JFK caused serious damage
Says rigid separation of Church and state dubious
DC Catholic Charities drops spouse benefits
To avoid offering benefits to same-sex partners
Anti-theist Florida woman tweets her abortion
'It's not that bad, it's not that scary...'
Life sentence for Christians accused of blasphemy
'The accusations are unjust, manipulated and unproven'
Dutch probe claims of Catholic child sex abuse
Allegations lodged by 1960's students at monastery school
Catholic diocese seeks cash to pay Irish victims
Appealed to its parishioners to cover some costs
Bishops Conference contradicts Pelosi claim
That Senate health bill -- it does fund abortion
Islamic scholar issues fatwa against terrorists
Completely dismantles al-Qaeda's violent ideology
Prolife billboards: abortion targets black women
Is there a racial conspiracy to reduce black population
March 2
New study suggests Catholic girls have 'gone wild'
4 times more likely to 'hook up' than secular gals?
Iraqi Christians protest over killings
680 families have fled Mosul since recent attacks
Dutch activists stage Mass 'walk out' protest
After priest's refusal to give Eucharist to gay man
Discovery pieces together ancient Bible manuscript
Halves separated across centuries, continents reunited
Protesters vow to stop 'sacrilegious gay Masses'
Priest says homosexuals have right to communion too
Pope prays for victims of massive Chile quake
Pledged the assistance of Catholic relief organizations
German bishop rejects call for roundtable meeting
Sees no relation between clerical abuse and homosexuality
Harvard faculty cannot cope with religion
University cannot agree on how it should be taught
Russian pol wants to be cloned for nation's benefit
Vladimir Zhirinovsky: Cloning is 'remedy for humanity'
March 1
Christians arrested for Muslim rampage in Pakistan
Armed Islamic assault followed fruit stand scuffle
Muslim mob burns churches, homes in Liberia
At least three dead and forced hundreds to flee
Nuncio decries Christian deaths in Iraq
Long list of homicides seems endless, horrifying
French bishop frustrated over church desecrations
Laments 'ineptitude' of civil authorities
Searching for Paul's shipwreck on Malta
Finding anchors not just an archeological find
Cardinal asserts right to schools in N Ireland
Says Catholics should not apologize for their faith
King not to be sanctioned for Spanish abortion law
Bishop says 'general principles can't be applied'
Trial postponed for Canada's Bishop Lahey
Former Ontario prelate faces child porn charges
Green Bay diocese withholding funds from CCHD
Bishops says too many allegations need investigating
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