Archive for September 28, 2009

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Priests from 75 countries on international retreat at Cure of Ars shrine

More than 1,200 priests from 75 countries are participating in an international retreat September 27 to October 6 in the... Read more

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Have courage to prefer holiness to worldly power, Pope tells Czechs

On Monday morning, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated the national feast day of St. Wenceslas, the patron of the Czech Republic.... Read more

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Relic of True Cross stolen from monastery outside Madrid

The Spanish daily La Razon reported this week that a relic of the Holy Cross was stolen from the Benedictine... Read more

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Archdiocese of Madrid: Laicized married priests cannot exercise ministry

The Archdiocese of Madrid issued a statement Friday explaining that laicized or married priests cannot exercise their ministry. The clarification... Read more

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Respond to the vocation God gives you, Pope urges young people

A sea of young people listened to Pope Benedict on Monday morning as he challenged them to meet Jesus, place... Read more

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Bishops deplore electronic bingo and instant divorce bills in Brazil

The Pastoral Council of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Brazil, issued a statement Friday expressing its rejection of various... Read more

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Argentinean archbishop explains how Church defends dignity of women

Addressing the more than 40,000 faithful gathered outside the cathedral for a Mass honoring Our Lady of Mercy, the patroness... Read more

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Vietnam officials continue confiscation of church land

Amid a continuing smear campaign against Catholics, local Vietnamese officials have confiscated a Catholic school while other church land has... Read more

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‘Demand Your Dignity’ tells women not believe the culture's lies

A new website for women “from the men who love them” encourages women to “demand their dignity” and attacks the... Read more

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Iowans remember Pope John Paul II’s 1979 visit

Thirty years after Pope John Paul II’s visit to Iowa, residents are remembering the event when an estimated 340,000 pilgrims,... Read more

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Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich, knocks on the door of Notre-Dame Cathedral during a ceremony to mark the re-opening of the landmark Cathedral, in central Paris, on Dec. 7, 2024.

Notre Dame Cathedral ‘back in the light’ after glorious reopening  

Pope Francis arrives for a consistory at St. Peter's Basilica with visible bruising on his face, Vatican City, Dec. 7, 2024. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni explained that the Pope suffered a contusion after hitting his chin on a bedside table the previous morning.

Pope Francis: Notre Dame reopening shows ‘sadness and mourning give way to joy’

Pope Francis places the red biretta on Cardinal Domenico Battaglia, archbishop of Naples, during the consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica, Dec. 7, 2024.

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, including archbishops of Tehran and Toronto

Both Chile’s Chamber of Deputies and Senate approved a rule in the national budget to prevent the financing of transgender-focused hormone and surgical treatments for minors in the public health network

Battle over gender policies for minors also rages in Chile

St. Pio of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio.

New film on Padre Pio provides intimate look into saint’s life from those who knew him

A firefighter in Rome pays tribute to the Blessed Virgin Mary by laying a wreath of fresh flowers at her statue atop a column near the Spanish Steps at dawn on Dec. 8, 2023.

Immaculate Conception on an Advent Sunday: When to go to Mass?

Ryan Clarke, Harrison Tinsley, and Adam Vena, who have each faced custody battles over their opposition to transgender ideology, rally on the steps of the United States Supreme Court with activist and detransitioner Chloe Cole on Dec. 4, 2024.

Fathers who lost their children to gender ideology: ‘I feel so betrayed’

When asked what Christians can do outside the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa responded: “Pray and support. Support the Christian community as much as they can.”

Cardinal Pizzaballa: Pope Francis calls Holy Family Church in Gaza every day

Pope Francis meets with the College of Cardinals on July 1, 2024.

What does it mean that almost half of the new cardinals will be from religious orders?

Left to right: Dominican Father Timothy Radcliffe, Archbishop Fernando Chomali, Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo, Archbishop Rolandas Makrickas, and Bishop Mykola Bychok, CSsR, will be made cardinals in a consistory on Dec. 7, 2024.

New cardinals emphasize Church unity, evangelization ahead of consistory

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