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VATICAN CITY (CNS): One of the most difficult diplomatic challenges facing the Catholic Church today comes from powerful cultural, economic and political lobbies in wealthy countries that are hostile because of the Church's position on issues like abortion and same-sex marriage, a top Vatican prelate said...

MEXICO CITY (CNS): The Dalai Lama joined Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City and other Mexican religious leaders in prayers for world peace while calling for mutual understanding among the world's religions...

A new movement is seeking to encourage more men to take an active role in the Church. PETER BUGDEN reports:.

POPE John Paul II said greater Christian devotion to the Eucharist can help heal a world torn by terrorism and racked by poverty...

VATICAN CITY (CNS): Pope John Paul II has beatified the last Hapsburg emperor and the nun whose visions inspired Mel Gibson's film, The Passion of the Christ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS): A leading Vatican official has told the United Nations that the war in Iraq did not make the world safer and that defeating terrorism would require multilateral co-operation that goes beyond short-term military operations...

A survey has tapped the personal opinions of Australia's priests. PETER BUGDEN reports on the findings:.

VATICAN CITY (CNS): More funding is needed in the global fight against hunger and poverty, the Vatican's secretary of state told world leaders at the United Nations...

ROME (CNS): It is generally very difficult for theologians to impute sinful behaviour to politicians based on their position on abortion, and even more difficult when it comes to voters, said a respected theologian...