Archive for February 3, 2008

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Church members beaten after asking officials to account for burning of Bibles

China Aid Association has learned that members of a House Church in Yunan Province were severely beaten by police officials... Read more

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Kenyan archbishop recommends Eucharistic ban for participants in violence

In a diocesan newsletter, Archbishop Boniface Lele of Mombasa, Kenya suggested that Catholics known to have participated in the on-going... Read more

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Archbishop of Military Services promises to recruit chaplains

The new archbishop of Military Services, Timothy P. Broglio, pledged to address the alarming shortage of Catholic chaplains during his... Read more

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Benedict XVI prays for reconciliation in Colombia

During today’s Angelus in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope called for a "definitive end" to "human suffering" generated from the... Read more

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Benedictine abbot could be new Archbishop of Westminster

Prominent Catholic figures believe a monk at a Scottish abbey is a leading candidate to become the next Archbishop of... Read more

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Bishops remind Philippine government to choose qualified Vatican ambassador

As the Philippine government plans a replacement for its ambassador to the Holy See, Catholic bishops in the region reminded... Read more

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Pope Benedict to reformulate Good Friday prayers for Tridentine Mass

Pope Benedict XVI will modify the Good Friday prayers used in the Tridentine Mass that generated protests from Jewish leaders... Read more

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South Africa Catholic bishops condemn government raid on Methodist church

The Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference on Friday condemned the actions of the South African Police Service in its raid... Read more

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Wyoming governor pledges to appeal after judge blocks state pro-life laws

Alessandro Allori, “The Presentation of Mary,” 1598.

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Archbishop Philip Anyolo of the Nairobi Archdiocese in Kenya.

Nairobi archbishop declines Kenyan president’s donations to Catholic parish

Jimmy Lai’s wife, Teresa (left), and retired Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun arrive at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts to attend Hong Kong activist publisher Lai’s national security trial in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024.

Jimmy Lai takes the stand in yearslong Hong Kong national security trial

Senior fellow at the National Catholic Bioethics Center Joseph Meaney speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.

Vietnam, with one of the highest abortion rates, leads UN initiative on premature births

Pope Francis greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on Nov. 20, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis reads Ukrainian student’s moving testimony of faith at general audience

Before the wooden coffin is closed, Pope Benedict XVI’s personal secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein and Monsignor Diego Giovanni Ravelli, the Vatican’s lead master of ceremonies for papal liturgies, place a white veil over the late pope’s face. The action on Jan. 4, 2023, is part of the funeral rites for popes.

Vatican simplifies funeral rite for popes

The Supreme Court of India.

Church leaders will appeal Indian Supreme Court order for tax on salaries of clergy

Argentine President Javier Milei walks past President-elect Donald Trump as they attend the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago on Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida.

How will Trump impact abortion, gender, and migration policies in Latin America?

Memorial tree in Mayfouk, Lebanon, in remembrance of Christians killed in the Lebanese civil war.

Red Wednesday in the Land of the Martyrs 

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