Archive for June 18, 2006

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Papal spokesman announces desire to leave post

The director of the Holy See’s Press Office, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, announced on Saturday during a television interview that he has... Read more

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Mexican cardinal warns against false prophets and self-proclaimed messiahs

During his homily on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City, exhorted Catholics to be... Read more

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Book by Spanish exorcist outsells Da Vinci Code in Paraguay

A book by Spanish exorcist Father Jose Antonio Fortea and published by the Thomas More Institute of the Catholic University... Read more

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Spanish cardinal calls for respect for religious symbols in schools

The Archbishop of Sevilla, Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo, is calling for “respect and veneration” for religious symbols in response to... Read more

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Catholics question Hawking’s comments on John Paul II

Famed physicist Stephen Hawking said Thursday that Pope John Paul II tried to discourage him and other scientists attending a... Read more

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Catholic schools in New Orleans offer free education

Catholic schools in New Orleans are trying to attract families, displaced by Hurricane Katrina back to the area by offering... Read more

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Large numbers gather worldwide to celebrate Corpus Christi

Thousands of Catholic churches around the world celebrated the Solemnity of Corpus Christi this weekend. Feast-day celebrations, which usually include... Read more

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Vatican, China in negotiations for detained bishops

Vatican and Chinese officials have been in secret negotiations regarding seven detained bishops of the underground Roman Catholic Church in... Read more

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Israeli tourism minister excited about Papal visit

Israeli Minister of Tourism, Isaac Herzog, and Papal Nuncio to Israel, Archbishop Antonio Franco, have reportedly agreed on a visit... Read more

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Australian archdiocese gets new shepherd

Today in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Mark Benedict Coleridge, current auxiliary of the archdiocese of Melbourne, Australia, as... Read more

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Benedict says Eucharist is the “treasure” of the Church

Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged, during his weekly Angelus address, that Sunday marked the celebration of the Solemnity of Corpus Christi... Read more