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Britney’s newest publicity stunt involves inappropriate photos with “priest”
Britney Spears is attempting to stir-up controversy with her new album “Blackout” by posing suggestively in a confessional with a... Read more
Lefebrivists demand Council be “corrected,” not interpreted
In an interview with Italian journalist Paolo Luigi Rodari, the author of the blog “Palazzo Apostolico,” Bernard Fellay, the superior general... Read more
Catholic healthcare group's expansion in Colorado triggers dispute over abortion, contraceptive coverage
A Catholic hospital group's acquisition of non-Catholic Denver-area hospitals has started a debate about the place of Catholic ethics in... Read more
Cardinal Ortega announces visit to Cuba by Vatican Secretary of State
The Archbishop of Havana, Cardinal Jaime Ortega, has announced that Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, will visit Cuba... Read more
Cardinal Urosa demands Chavez withdraw constitutional reform
The archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, has called on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to withdraw his plans for... Read more
Former USCCB president diagnosed with prostate cancer
Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Read more
Conventual Franciscan appointed auxiliary bishop of Milwaukee
Today the Holy Father announced the appointment of Father William Patrick Callahan as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. ... Read more
Australian cardinal writes new book on "God and Caesar"
Cardinal George Pell of Sydney, Australia launched his new book titled "God and Caesar" yesterday evening. The book contains various... Read more
Benedict XVI calls on the media to serve the Truth
The Press Office of the Holy See announced today the theme chosen by Pope Benedict for the 42nd World Communications... Read more
Protecting environment and human development are not at odds, says archbishop to UN
The environment, sustainable development, and the place of man in the world were the topics of a recent statement to... Read more
498 Spanish Civil War martyrs beatified
Nearly five hundred victims of religious persecution before and during the Spanish Civil War were beatified Sunday, making it the... Read more
Pope writes to new director of L’Osservatore Romano
Benedict XVI has written a letter to Giovanni Maria Vian for the occasion of his appointment as director of "L'Osservatore... Read more
Consistory for creating new cardinals scheduled
The Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff officially announced today the schedule for the consistory at which Pope... Read more
Brazil urgently needs political reform, says head of bishops’ conference
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Brazil, Archbishop Geraldo Lyrio Rocha, said this week the country is passing through... Read more
Church in Brazil reiterates desire to host WYD
The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil has reiterated its desire to host the next World Youth Day after Sydney... Read more
New archbishop installed in Russia
Archbishop Paolo Pezzi took office in Moscow on Saturday as head of the Catholic diocese of European Russia, Itar-tass reports. Read more
Woman faces execution for murdering mother, kidnapping unborn child
A Jury on Friday recommended the death penalty in the case of a woman who killed an expectant mother and... Read more
Priest with secret marriage pleas guilty to half-million-dollar embezzlement
A retired Roman Catholic priest faces forty years in jail for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from two rural... Read more
Future cardinals thank Holy Father for remembering Africa
Archbishops Theodore Adrien Sarr of Dakar (Senegal) and John Njue of Nairobi (Kenya) thanked Pope Benedict XVI for naming them... Read more
Love letter from prison proof of martyrdom of Spanish youth
Bartolome Blanco Marquez is one of the youngest of the group of 498 martyrs beatified by Pope Benedict XVI this... Read more
