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Irish president tells mostly Protestant council that partnership works
People living in the world's conflict areas, particularly in the Middle East, should draw inspiration from Northern Ireland's ability to... Read more
Filipino army negotiating with kidnappers of Italian priest
A top official of the Filipino military, Marine General Mohammad Ben Dolorfino, announced this week that military officials have been in... Read more
Abortion advocate wants IRS to probe bishop who criticized Giuliani
A leading abortion activist has filed a complaint with the IRS in an attempt to silence Bishop Thomas Tobin, who said... Read more
Iraqi Bishop confirms liberation of Chaldean priest
A Chaldean priest, abducted by unknown gunmen in Baghdad, was freed this past Sunday according to the Missionary News Service... Read more
Vatican Press Office announces: Re-opening of a cathedral, conference for university professors, and the Holy Father's theme for World Day of Peace
The Press Office of the Vatican made three announcements today: THE REOPENING OF THE CATHEDRAL of Noto, a conference for... Read more
Church gives guidelines for bringing faith to the streets
A rather interesting document was issued today on the pastoral care of the road. The guidelines were created for the... Read more
Cardinal Keeler of Baltimore recovering after brain surgery
Cardinal William Keeler of Baltimore underwent brain surgery yesterday to drain excess fluid from his brain, the Baltimore Sun reported.... Read more
Three of the Minnesota sextuplets pass away, three in critical condition
In an update on the condition of the sextuplets born last week in Minneapolis, hospital officials told the Associated Press... Read more
Bishops upset over leak of Aparecida document
Speaking to the Mexican news agency Notimex, Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iñiguez of Guadalajara (Mexico) and Archbishop Alberto Taviera Correa of... Read more
Representatives of the Holy See and Vietnam discuss normalization of bilateral relations
Representatives of the Holy See and of Vietnam met recently to discuss the re-establishing of bilateral diplomatic relations after decades... Read more
US and Mexican bishops approval statement on immigration reform
The bishops’ conferences of Mexico and the US have issued a joint statement supporting immigration reform in the US that... Read more
Costa Rica to bestow honorary distinction on John Paul II
The Costa Rican Congress has accepted consideration of a bill that would bestow a special honorary distinction on Pope John Paul... Read more
Spain approves law allowing therapeutic cloning of human beings
Spain’s parliament has passed a new Law on Biomedical Research making the country the fourth in Europe and the ninth... Read more
"Baby hatch" at Catholic hospital causes concern
Yet another infant was left in the “baby hatch” of a Catholic-run hospital in Japan. The Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto... Read more
New Catholic website helps fight porn addiction
A Catholic apostolate is trying to help those caught in the grips of pornography addiction. The apostolate, called Serenellians, is... Read more
US bishops voice concern over Israeli-Palestinian conflict and urge Senate to action
The U.S. bishops have urged co-sponsorship of a Senate resolution that seeks to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Marking the... Read more
Romney speaks out on stem-cell issue, Congress must be ethical and make use of science
Lawmakers in Washington must move beyond partisan politics and offer support for stem-cell research techniques that bring science and ethics... Read more
Pope meets with Orthodox Archbishop, issue joint declaration
The Holy Father received His Beatitude Chrysostom II, Archbishop of New Justinian and of Cyprus, in Rome on Saturday. The... Read more
Pope tells the youth to imitate the example of Francis’ radical conversion
Departing from the cathedral in Assisi, Benedict XVI traveled by car to meet the youth at the basilica of St.... Read more
Holy Father uses his pilgrimage to Assisi to denounce violence
The Holy Father noted that Assisi, eight centuries ago, “could harldly have imagined the role which Providence had assigned it.” ... Read more
