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Bishop calls on Venezuelans to come together in unity

Apr 9, 2007

Bishop Emeritus Ramon Ovidio Perez Morales of Los Teques has called on Venezuelans to seek unity and fraternity, saying the... Read more

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Priest killed in Philippines was willing to give his life for the Gospel

Apr 9, 2007

Father Fransiskus Madhu, a missionary of the Society of the Divine Word who was killed in April 1st in the... Read more

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Holy See confirms, Pope sent letter to Iran asking for release of detained British soldiers

Apr 9, 2007

The director of the Holy See’s Press Office, Father Federico Lombardi, confirmed on Saturday that Pope Benedict XVI sent a... Read more

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Catholic League defends Cardinal Mahoney’s right to speak on moral issues

Apr 9, 2007

Catholic League president Bill Donohue has come to the defense of Cardinal Roger Mahony, after the Cardinal was criticized in... Read more

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Bishops’ Easter messaged warns of mass uprising if Mugabe remains in power

Apr 9, 2007

Zimbabwe’s nine Roman Catholic bishops issued a pastoral letter on Easter Sunday that calls on President Robert Mugabe to end... Read more

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Cardinal Rigali urges Senate to reject stem cell legislation

Apr 9, 2007

Cardinal Justin Rigali has urged U.S. senators to reject legislation (S. 5), which would allow federal funding for stem cell... Read more

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Cardinal George released from hospital after fall

Apr 9, 2007

Cardinal Francis George was released from the hospital on Easter Sunday, one day after slipping on the marble church floor... Read more

With Thomas let us proclaim, “My Lord and my God,” Pope Benedict says Easter morning

Apr 8, 2007

Celebrating Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica this morning, Pope Benedict XVI invited all Catholics to imitate the faith... Read more

“The Christian God has a Heart of flesh,” Pope says during the Stations of the Cross

Apr 7, 2007

On Friday evening Pope Benedict XVI led a group of pilgrims in praying the Stations of the Cross at the... Read more

In the resurrection love is shown to be stronger than death, Pope says at Easter Vigil

Apr 7, 2007

Preaching to a group of pilgrims and prelates, who filled the entirety of St.Peter’s Basilica, Pope Benedict XVI reflected on... Read more

Pope Benedict presides at Good Friday Liturgy

Apr 6, 2007

This afternoon, Pope Benedict XVI led the Church’s traditional Good Friday service at St. Peter’s Basilica.  The service involved the... Read more

Pope Benedict kneels for the ritual washing of the feet

The new Passover remains with us in the Eucharist

Apr 5, 2007

Late this afternoon, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Cathedral of Rome,... Read more

Pope Benedict celebrating the Chrism Mass at St. Peters

Priests must put on Christ’s yoke of love, Pope Benedict says

Apr 5, 2007

Celebrating the Chrism Mass, which commemorates the ordained ministry of the bishops and their priests, Pope Benedict XVI explained the... Read more

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Pope thanks Cardinal Martinez for 14 years of service, appoints new Camerlengo

Apr 4, 2007

Benedict XVI has written a letter to Cardinal Eduardo Martinez Somalo, Camerlengo (Chamberlain) of the Holy Roman Church, whose resignation... Read more

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Pope Benedict’s first book to be on store shelves in two weeks

Apr 4, 2007

The Vatican announced this morning that on Friday, April 13th, Pope Benedict XVI’s first book will be released with a... Read more

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Catholic bishops, bio-ethicists welcome stem cell breakthrough

Apr 4, 2007

The Catholic Bishops Joint Bio-ethics Committee — the group of experts form the Catholic Church in Britain and Ireland charged... Read more

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Thousands to join Catholic Church Holy Saturday

Apr 4, 2007

Thousands of people will join the Catholic Church in the United States on Holy Saturday, April 7, having followed the... Read more

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Bishops worried about living wills, sees dangerous 'drift towards euthanasia'

Apr 4, 2007

Italian bishops are worried that living wills could open the way for general acceptance of subtle forms of euthanasia.  Read more

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Police provide protection for Italian archbishop who spoke out against homosexual unions

Apr 4, 2007

Local police have begun offer protection to the president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco of Genoa, because... Read more

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Bishops of Monterrey express rejection of abortion in Mexico

Apr 4, 2007

Bishops of the ecclesiastical province of Monterrey in Mexico have expressed their concern and rejection of the legalization of abortion... Read more