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Syrian Catholics reaching out to help Iraqi refugees
According to a Syrian bishop, Catholics in Syria are struggling to provide adequate aid and assistance to thousands of Iraqi... Read more
German archbishop wins sports award reminds that human body should be treated as gift of God
For the tenth time Archbishop Ludwig Schick of Bamberg has received the golden award of German sports, and in response... Read more
President of Nicaragua signs pro-life law
The president of Nicaragua, Enrique Bolanos, signed a new law last Friday that modifies the country’s Penal Code and outlaws... Read more
Catholics continue to flee discrimination in Bosnia-Herzegovina
The provincial superior of the Franciscans in Bosnia, Father Mijo Dzolan, said last week that because talks over reform of... Read more
Film has duty to educate on human dignity, says archbishop
Movies have an educational value and must be used as a means to “knock down the wall of indifference” to... Read more
Cardinal Schönborn to celebrate jubilee Mass of St. Peter’s Basilica
In an Austrian tribute to the jubilee celebration of the 500th anniversary of the laying of the first stone of... Read more
Mama Margarita, mother of John Bosco, declared venerable
Margarita Occhiena, mother of Salesian founder St. John Bosco, was declared venerable by Pope Benedict XVI through a decree that... Read more
Italians debate whether Pope can be subject of satire
TheItalian press this week is debating whether it is politically correctto poke fun at Pope Benedict XVI, after his secretary,... Read more
Pope trip will not heal wounds, says Turkey’s religious head
Turkey’s head of religious affairs says the Pope’s visit to Turkey later this month may help improve relations with Muslims,... Read more
Fra Angelico's paintings expected to sell for £1 million
Two sacred art pieces by Renaissance master Fra Angelico were recently discovered and are expected to be auctioned in England... Read more
Czech bishops to propose new date for papal visit
The Czech Catholic Bishops Conference are going back to the drawing board to propose new dates for a papal visit,... Read more
Portuguese Prime Minister says legalization of abortion to be determined only by referendum
The Prime Minister and leader of the Socialist Party in Portugal, Jose Socrates, said this week his administration would not... Read more
Muslim philosopher meets Pope, praises ‘thirst’ to understand Islam
The first Muslim intellectual to have a private meeting with Pope Benedict XVI since his election said the pontiff has... Read more
Anglican, Catholic bishops have first joint meeting in UK
The Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops of England and Wales organized an unprecedented two-day joint meeting in Leeds this week.... Read more
Spanish ambassador admits government sought to manipulate papal comments
Speaking to the Spanish daily “El Mundo,” Spain’s ambassador to the Holy See, Francisco Vazquez, admitted that the government of... Read more
Vatican cardinal deplores “cruelty” of euthanasia for newborns in the UK
Speaking with Italian reporters, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care, deplored the “cruelty” of... Read more
New president must keep election promises, bishop says
Newly elected Nicaraguan President, Daniel Ortega, must honor his promise to bring social justice to the country, Bishop David Zywiec,... Read more
No one chooses his or her sex, despite what Congress says, warns Spanish bishop
Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Tarazona said this week persons do not determine their own sex, despite what Congress says, because... Read more
Spanish cardinal says treatment of the unborn “cries out to heaven”
The Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, said this week during a Mass honoring the devotion to Our... Read more
International community should support suffering Church not corrupt Sudanese government, Cardinal says
Speaking recently to Aid to the Church in Need, Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Archbishop of Khartoum decried the continued suffering... Read more
