Catholic World News is an independent Catholic news service staffed by lay Catholic journalists, dedicated to providing accurate world news, written from a distinctively Catholic perspective.

With correspondents all around the world, CWNews.com seeks to provide loyal Catholics and other interested readers with all the daily news that affects their Church and their faith.

On this site you'll find the latest news about:

• Pope Benedict XVI
  
• The Vatican and the Roman Curia
  
• The College of Cardinals and the Synod of Bishops
  
• The pro-life movement and the Culture of Life
  
• Papal encyclicals and statements from the Magisterium
  
• Papal succession and papal conclaves
  
• Infallibility, contraception, homosexuality, and other controversial issues;
  
• AND the latest news of the secular world, viewed through the prism of the Catholic faith!