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Cardinal Herranz asks legislators to recognize marriage as a union between man and woman
The President of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts, Cardinal Julian Herranz, requested that the world’s legislators... Read more
Italian cardinal says improved education needed to combat anti-family laws
Speaking at one of the conferences of the World Meeting of Families, taking place this week in Spain, Cardinal Carlo... Read more
Priest who survived subway accident concelebrates at funeral of victims
A priest who survived Monday’s subway accident in Spain concelebrated at a Mass offered for the 41 victims at the... Read more
Cardinal Kasper: Turkey not ready to join EU
The attack on a Catholic priest in Samsun, Turkey, last week shows that Turkey is not ready to join the... Read more
Bishop in Pakistan struggles for justice after Catholic teen killed
A Catholic bishop in Pakistan is struggling to achieve justice for the family of a young man who was allegedly... Read more
Former Nazi ship to become sailing church for Croatian youth
A Catholic monastery will adapt a former Nazi ship into a sailing church for youth. The “floating church” is intended... Read more
Priests must live their vocation 100 percent, says Slovakian bishop
Priests must be more fully who they are, said Bishop Jan Babjak, the Byzantine Catholic bishop of Presov, East Slovakia. Read more
Twenty Cuban families to attend World Meeting in Valencia
The twenty Cuban families that will arrive in Valencia to participate in the 5th World Meeting of Families constitute the... Read more
Monument to John Paul II unveiled in late pontiff’s hometown
A bronze statue of Pope John Paul II was unveiled in his hometown Friday. Read more
Bishop calls on Spaniards to unite with the Pope in defending the family
In a pastoral letter marking the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Bishop Jose Sanchez Gonzalez of Sigüenza-Guadalajara has called... Read more
Brazilian bishop seeks new means to evangelize youth
New ecclesial movements, Catholic media and renewed efforts in youth ministry are three means the Brazilian bishops have identified to... Read more
Defence against liberalism is a task of the Church, bishop says
According to Bishop Frantisek Tondra, Bishop of Spis (East Slovakia) the defence of Gospel values against an increasing influence of... Read more
Government of Finland may deny Catholics access to patron Saint
Bishop Józef Wróbel of Helsinki has asked that the relics of St. Henry, patron saint of Finland, remain in the... Read more
Guardia Civil commander refuses to remove statue of Mary from office
A Guardia Civil commander in Cordoba, Spain, Jose Ignacio Criado, has denied a request by two officers at a post... Read more
Congressional committee approves teaching of homosexuality in Spanish schools
By a vote of 20-16, the Committee on Education and Science of the Spanish Congress approved a measure that would... Read more
Archbishops in England, Scotland push for new abortion laws
Two Catholic Church leaders have urged the British government to review the 1967 Abortion Act and to establish a bioethics... Read more
Spanish bishops reiterate right to express opinions on policies that affect the faithful
The spokesman of the Bishops’ Conference of Spain, Father Juan Antonio Martinez Camino, said this week that bishops have the... Read more
Archbishop to suspend Masses in diocese during Pope’s celebration
Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia signed a decree this week, suspending Masses in all the parishes and churches of the... Read more
Returning immigrants to the their places of origin not a solution, says Spanish bishop
The president of the Spanish bishops’ Committee on Migration, Bishop Jose Sanchez, said repatriating sub-Saharan immigrants on the Canary Islands... Read more
Vatican, Moscow Patriarchate work on joint position regarding human rights
The Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches have announced that they will hold a joint forum next year on Christianity,... Read more
