Archive for August 19, 2005

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Pope denounces terrorism, says improved relations with Muslims is ‘vital’

Pope Benedict XVI addressed the issue of terrorism head on in his first meeting with 10 of Germany’s Muslim community... Read more

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WYD brings Protestants, Catholics together

Christina Ross says she feel she fits right in at World Youth Day. She’s young, she’s faithful and she’s Lutheran.... Read more

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Baghdad Catholic youth celebrate WYD in Iraq capital, salute Pope and pilgrims in Cologne

In a moving message to Pope Benedict XVI, Christian youth in Baghdad said they were spiritually accompanying the World Youth... Read more

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True revolution comes from God and the saints, Pope tells 700,000 youth

Enthusiasm swept through the crowd as Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Marienfeld Saturday evening for the World Youth Day vigil.  Read more

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Trois-Rivières Bishop Martin Laliberté (right), the president of the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Quebec, said the bishops there were “deeply concerned about the erasure of people and believing communities from Quebec’s public space” after Quebec Premier François Legault (left) said last week that praying in public parks and streets “is not something we want in Quebec.”

Quebec bishops ‘deeply concerned’ after premier says he wants to end prayer in public

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican for his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024.

Pope Francis: Gentleness, respect are more effective than ‘the strength of arguments’

Father Juan Miguel Ferrer Grenesche of the Archdiocese of Toledo in Spain is an expert in popular piety.

Pope Francis is a proponent of ​​popular piety, expert says

Pope Francis meets with members of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024.

CNA explains: What do Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith consultants do?

St. Austin Catholic Church and School once the construction project was underway.

Unused Church properties find new purpose amid serious real estate challenges

The historic city of Aleppo, Syria.

Church leaders express ‘hope’ that Syrian regime will respect Christian communities

Lebanese Christians celebrate the fall of the Assad regime in Syria on Dec. 8, 2024.

Lebanese Christians celebrate Assad’s fall, see it as justice for years of oppression

The Papal Foundation, a U.S.-based organization that provides funding for Catholic projects around the world, recently announced that it has awarded $800,000 to recipients of its scholarship fund.

Papal Foundation announces $800,000 of scholarship awards to 110 religious and laypeople

Former Sistine Chapel choir director Monsignor Massimo Palombella leads the choir during a performance on May 9, 2018, in New York City.

Vatican: Former choir director, manager convicted of embezzlement, abuse of office

Pope Francis speaks to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Paul Pelosi after Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on June 29, 2022.

Nancy Pelosi criticizes Pope Francis’ China deal in interview

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