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Religious brother details tension in Lebanon
In e-mails sent to his family members and community, Marist Brother Jose Maria Romero has detailed the growing tension Christians... Read more
Nicaraguan bishop gave up NBA career to become priest
Bishop Jorge Solorzano of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, has revealed to a local newspaper that he gave up the chance to become... Read more
Catholic relief agency calls for negotiations, majority of Palestinians agree
As Catholic relief agency Caritas Internationalis released a statement calling for peace negotiations in the Middle East, a new poll... Read more
Martino calls on UN to act in the Middle East
Cardinal Renato Martino, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, strongly urged the United Nations to get involved... Read more
Pope working on book and encyclical during vacation
According to several Vatican sources who are following the trip of the Pope to the region of Les Combes, in... Read more
Pope asks Catholics to pray for Mary’s intercession in Holy Land
After praying the Angelus with the faithful gathered in front of the house at Les Combes in Italy's Valle d'Aosta... Read more
Holy Father celebrates devotion to the Virgin of Mount Carmel
Speaking from the same Italian Alpine chalet where Pope John Paul II often stayed, Pope Benedict XVI recalled on Sunday... Read more
Seminar launches research on Catholic religion courses in European schools
The Catholic bishops of Europe have initiated a research plan for investigating the teaching of the Catholic religion in private... Read more
Spanish archbishop says WMF should translate from joy into action
Reflecting upon the recent World Meeting of Families (WMF), which Pope Benedict XVI attended in Spain, Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of... Read more
Former Nuncio to Israel calls on UN to support dialogue in the Middle East
The former Apostolic Nuncio to Israel, Cardinal Andrea Lanza di Montezemolo, has called on “the international community and in particular... Read more
Vatican targeted by Europe more than Cuba or China for “violations” of human rights
In an interview with the Spanish weekly, “Alba,” the director of Aid to the Church in Need in Italy, Attilio... Read more
British bishops fear adoption agencies to close if anti-discrimination law passed
All Catholic adoption agencies in Britain, which find families for more than 200 children each year, could be forced to... Read more
Spanish diocese founds first new diocesan seminary in 100 years
The Diocese of Terrasa in northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia is set to open a new major seminary, the first... Read more
Six thousand projects receive help from Aid to the Church in Need in 2005
Aid to the Church in Need has released its annual report, which indicates that in 2005 some 1,900 projects in... Read more
British bishops order review of child-protection measures
The bishops of England and Wales have commissioned a review of the progress made by the local Church in the... Read more
Miracle under investigation in Scotland
The Catholic Church is investigating reports of a miracle at a Scottish hospital. Catholics are claiming that the intercession of... Read more
Cardinal Levada recommends Catechism for families
Cardinal William Levada has recommended that families turn to the Catechism of the Catholic Church as a "unique help" in... Read more
Turkish media hostile to Papal visit, bishop says
According to Bishop Luigi Padovese, Apostolic Vicar of the Diocese of Anatolia, Turkey, the stabbing of a Catholic priest has... Read more
Benedict XVI expresses thanks for reception and hospitality in Valencia
The AVAN news agency published a message from Pope Benedict XVI to Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia in which he... Read more
Fellay re-elected to lead Society of Saint Pius X
Yesterday, the Society of Saint Pius X re-elected Bishop Bernard Fellay as their superior, at their headquarters in Econe, Switzerland. Read more
