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ROME (CNS): While the Catholic Church seeks better ways to reach out to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics, the fact that they may not receive Communion "is not disputed or disputable", said Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo...

A Brisbane evangelist is helping to spread the Word of God in the small Himalayan nation of Nepal. MATT EMERICK reports:.

LONDON (CNS): Catholic officials said the cure of a deacon in the United States could be the miracle that paves the way for the beatification of a 19th century English cardinal...

VATICAN CITY (CNS): At a Mass to close the Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist, Pope Benedict XVI defended priestly celibacy and expressed his "deep sadness" that Chinese bishops were not allowed to attend the assembly...

VATICAN CITY (CNS): Renewed efforts for increasing priestly vocations and a better distribution of the world's priests were the leading suggestions for how the Church should respond to priestless parishes in the first drafts of propositions presented by the Synod of Bishops on October 14...

VATICAN CITY (CNS): Pope Benedict XVI urged children to cultivate a lifelong friendship with Jesus because he would guide them, help them make the right decisions in life and help them become better people...

As the Synod of Bishops in Rome draws to a close this weekend, Vatican correspondent JOHN THAVIS looks back at who have been the main movers and shakers:.

VATICAN CITY (CNS): A lack of priests coupled with people's great need for spiritual nourishment must prompt the Church to be open to considering a role for married priests in the life of the Church, said some members of the Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist in Rome...

SAO PAULO, Brazil (CNS): A Brazilian bishop has ended a hunger strike as part of a protest against government plans to change the course of the country's San Francisco River...