Trust Pope's judgment on SSPX deal, senior rabbi says

Rome, Italy, May 18, 2012 / 07:33 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- A leading American rabbi and Holocaust refugee says people should trust Pope Benedict’s judgment when it comes to the Church possibly readmitting the Society of St. Pius X, which has a bishop who denied the scale of the Holocaust.

Pope praying for renewal of US female religious life

Vatican City, May 18, 2012 / 05:22 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Benedict XVI says he is praying that a renewal of female religious life in the United States will “recapture a sense of the sublime dignity and beauty of the consecrated life.”

Priests condemn city's move banning bishop from events

Madrid, Spain, May 18, 2012 / 05:08 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Priests in Spain voiced support for a local bishop after a city council adopted a motion banning him from official city events over his remarks criticizing dangerous behaviors within the gay community.

Pope says immigrants could revitalize US Church

Vatican City, May 18, 2012 / 03:05 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Benedict XVI says that Catholic immigrants to the United States could play a crucial role in the renewal of the Church and society.