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Vatican official says controversy over death of John Paul II part of pro-euthanasia media blitz
The president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, said this week reports that John Paul... Read more
Tenuous Sudanese peace threatened
The town of Juba in the war-torn south of Sudan is a "time bomb" which "could explode at any time,... Read more
Bishop of Gallup calls police after he detected intruders
Bishop Donald Pelotte of the Diocese of Gallup, New Mexico made an erratic emergency call from his home to local... Read more
Archbishop Burke: public figures must receive Holy Communion worthily
In an essay certain to have an impact on American politics, Archbishop Raymond Burke of the Archdiocese of St. Louis... Read more
International Theological Commission examines “universal system of ethics”
In its annual plenary session, the International Theological Commission plans to discuss natural moral law in a document aimed to... Read more
Pope shows his appreciation to director of Vatican newspaper
In a letter to Mario Agnes, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his deep gratitude to the head of the Vatican newspaper,... Read more
Archbishop Mamberti to the UN: Renew the protection of human rights
On Monday at the United Nations in New York, Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, the Vatican’s secretary for Relations with States, took... Read more
Don't blame the children - Senate should OK plan for kids of illegals
Comprehensive immigration reform midwifed by Florida Republican Sen. Mel Martinez was stillborn earlier this summer. The consequences of this failure... Read more
Abortion supporters disrupt Mass at Cathedral of Managua, attempt to receive Communion
Just yesterday, feminists and pro-abortion supporters interrupted Mass at the Cathedral of Managua in Nicaragua and attempted to receive Holy... Read more
Six priests ordained bishops by Pope Benedict on the Feast of the Archangels
On Saturday in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Benedict XVI ordained six priests as bishops and spoke about how they should... Read more
Bishop reminds Muslims: There is no Iraq without Christians
During a dinner with 150 Muslim representatives marking the end of Ramadan, Archbishop Louis Sako said, “There is no Iraq... Read more
Pope mourns death of first archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia
Pope Benedict XVI sent a telegram last Friday expressing his condolences at the death of Cardinal Adam Kozlowiecki, a Jesuit... Read more
Hundreds of thousands celebrate feast of Our Lady of the Rosary in Argentina
More than 800,000 people from across Argentina and other countries gathered at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary... Read more
House Speaker Pelosi criticized for dismissing blasphemous ad, indecent festival
Following controversy over San Francisco's Folsom Street Fair and its lewd, profane advertisements, United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has... Read more
Michigan Catholic Conference launches stem cell education campaign
Michigan Catholics will soon receive educational material about stem cell research from the Michigan Catholic Conference explaining how the use... Read more
Missionary priest killed in Sri Lanka
The SIR news agency is reporting that Father Nicholas Pillai Packiya Ranjith, a diocesan missionary priest, was killed in Sri... Read more
Archbishop Gomez: journalists can’t tell America’s story without religion
In an address to the annual conference of the Religion Newswriters' Association, Archbishop José Gomez of the Archdiocese of San... Read more
Myanmar Catholic clergy avoid protests, urge prayer and fasting
The massive protests against Myanmar's military rulers have included thousands of Buddhist monks facing military troops and riot police armed... Read more
I hope for a peaceful solution and give my assurances of intense prayer, says Pope about Myanmar
Yesterday afternoon when he had finished reciting the Angelus, Pope Benedict said that he hoped that a peaceful solution can... Read more
Benedict XVI’s prayer intentions for the month of October
Pope Benedict's intentions for the month of October are focused on the theme of bearing witness. They are as follows... Read more
