Archive for August 18, 2010

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Ignatius Press launches illustrated Catholic books for children

Ignatius Press announced on Monday that they are launching a collection of illustrated Catholic books for children, with the first... Read more

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Catholic Radio Conference to feature 'Boot Camp' for new stations

The 2010 Catholic Radio Conference, scheduled for October, will feature a “boot camp” for those new to Catholic radio. Keynoting... Read more

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Benedict XVI affirms First Communion for children at age of reason

The Holy Father remembered Pope St. Pius X and reviewed his Church reforms and renewals during Wednesday's general audience catechesis.... Read more

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Pope makes appeal for flood victims in Pakistan

Benedict XVI remembered the people of Pakistan in his prayers on Wednesday as he appealed to the international community not... Read more

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Devotion to Mary guarantees fidelity to Christ, says Argentinean archbishop

Archbishop Jose Maria Arancedo of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz encouraged Argentineans on Sunday to honor the Blessed Mother... Read more

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Archdiocese of Mexico City: Supreme Court will be complicit in harm resulting from gay adoption

The Archdiocese of Mexico City has ripped the country’s Supreme Court for ruling to allow adoption by same-sex couples and... Read more

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Researchers find that adult stem cells can rebuild heart tissue

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic, working together with Belgium experts, have demonstrated in lab tests that adult stem cells from... Read more

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Archdiocese of Guadalajara says bribery involved in Supreme Court ruling on gay 'marriage'

The spokesman for the Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Father Antonio Gutierrez, said this week that Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iniguez has proof... Read more

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Police raid on Belgian archdiocese ruled illegal by appeals court

In the absence of an official statement from Belgium's judiciary, the lawyer for the Archdiocese of Brussels-Mechelen announced the court's... Read more

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Susan Boyle will sing for Pope during UK visit

The surprise music sensation Susan Boyle will sing for Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to the U.K., a spokesman... Read more

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Papal visit aimed at showing 'secularized' UK positive contribution of Christianity

The Vatican's spokesman hopes that the Pope's visit to the U.K. will make known the positive contribution of the Christian... 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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