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Archbishop denounced division and tension government has fostered among Venezuelans
Archbishop Reinaldo del Prette of Valencia said this week President Hugo Chavez’s heavy-handed manner of governing has created division and... Read more
Cardinal Dias calls for prayers in anticipation of release of Pope’s letter to Chinese Catholics
Cardinal Ivan Dias, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, has launched a prayer campaign calling on all... Read more
Australian state passes law that supports stem-cell research
Despite opposition from the Catholic Church and a prayer campaign by Christian MPs, the NSW Upper House passed a law... Read more
UK bishops say hybrid embryos should be treated as human embryos
Parliament is expected to debate a draft bill later this year that would allow scientists to create hybrid embryos for... Read more
Victory for Catholic Teacher Told to Pay Dues or Change Religions
A U.S. District Court judge struck down an Ohio law that allowed only those public employees who belong to certain... Read more
European foreign affairs minister says aid to Nicaragua will only come with changing of abortion law
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation for the Netherlands, Bert Koenders, has announced that his country and the... Read more
American head of Vatican Communications and long-time “Voice of Vatican Christmas” moves on
Made public this morning from Rome was the latest move in Pope Benedict XVI’s gradual rearrangement of the Vatican Curia. ... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI focuses on St. Cyril: a master of Catechesis
The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, greeted the thousands of pilgrims gathered in the Vatican’s Paul VI auditorium this morning,... Read more
Thousands of African parishes to get Catholic satellite radio
In an effort to reduce the digital divide separating the Church in Africa from the rest of the world, two... Read more
Archdiocese of Manila issues guidelines for proper dress in church
Numerous complaints about skimpy attire in church have prompted the Archdiocese of Manila to issue guidelines for proper dress when... Read more
Faith is indispensable for rebuilding Spain and Europe, cardinal says
During a Mass celebrated in the Mozarabic rite at the Cathedral of Toledo to mark the 1,400 anniversary of the... Read more
Legalization of sexual relations between children “aberrant” says Peruvian bishop
The secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Peru, Bishop Juan Jose Larraneta, called a new law approved by the... Read more
Father Lombardi expresses solidarity with martyrdom of Christians in Iraq
Echoing the words of Pope Benedict XVI about the suffering of Christians in Iraq, the director of the Holy See’s... Read more
Spanish parents: conscientious objection not “right-wing” tactic
A group of parents in the Spanish city of Cadiz who recently exercised their right to conscientiously object to the... Read more
Euthanasia not merciful, says Mexican cardinal
Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City said on Sunday that there is no mercy in euthanasia and criticized a... Read more
Catholic condemned to death for blasphemy tells of his trauma
Church and human rights bodies, including the Catholic bishops' National Commission for Justice and Peace and the All Pakistan Minorities... Read more
EWTN airs program to inspire Christians to end abortion
EWTN aired a program yesterday intended to set Christians "on fire to peacefully work to end abortion." The 30-minute documentary,... Read more
National Catholic Bioethics Center announces educational opportunities
The National Catholic Bioethics Center has announced some important upcoming events for those who work in the health care or... Read more
Holy Father changes rules for electing new pope
It was announced today that the Holy Father, Benedict XVI has brought back the traditional method for electing a new... Read more
European parliamentarian denounces secret pro-abortion agenda of report on millennium development goals
European Parliamentarian Nirj Deva denounced a report on development for the new millennium entitled, "MDGs at the Midway Point", for... Read more
