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EWTN to air special Lenten programming, rollout new series
EWTN will air special Lenten programming and a dynamic new series in February, starting with the Ash Wednesday Mass, celebrated... Read more
Progress towards Christian unity being made, Cardinal Kasper says
Cardinal Walter Kasper, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, said at a Vatican press briefing today that... Read more
China says Vatican overture a "step forward"
Church leaders of the "underground" and "open" Catholic communities in China have welcomed a Vatican statement concerning a special meeting... Read more
New book by John Paul II’s personal secretary says retirement was discussed
Pope John Paul II’s former personal secretary will release his new book this week on his experience as the late... Read more
Bishops call on Catholics to be educated, speak out on stem-cell research
The bishops of North Carolina are calling on the state’s 400,000 Catholics to learn more about embryonic stem-cell research and... Read more
Abbot Pierre, founder of the Emmaus community, dead at 94
Abbe Pierre, one of the most popular and controversial figures in recent French Catholicism, died Monday at the age of... Read more
Forensic doctor reveals former Mexican president ordered autopsy not to be performed on Cardinal Posadas
A forensic doctor in Mexico has raised eyebrows across the country by stating this week that former President Carlos Salinas... Read more
Navarro Valls says Spanish president leading the country in wrong direction
The former director of the Holy See Press Office, Joaquin Navarro Valls, warned this week that by promoting homosexual unions,... Read more
Public officials who limit religious freedom are “unacceptable tyrants,” archbishop warns
Upon celebrating the feast of St. Vincent the Martyr, patron of the Archdiocese of Valencia, Archbishop Garcia-Gasco warned that “when... Read more
China to repeal policy on sex-selection abortions
The Chinese government has committed to do more to end sex-selection abortions and to correct a growing gender imbalance in... Read more
Pro-lifers fill snow-packed Washington for annual rally and march
Thousands upon thousands of Americans – young, old, lay, and religious – packed the streets of Washington, D.C. today, as... Read more
Strive to know God's will and respect dignity of immigrants, Archbishop tells lawmakers
Speaking last Tuesday at the Diocese of Phoenix’s annual Red Mass, which coincides with the opening of the state’s regular... Read more
Faith in Latin America must be nourished by prayer, Pope says
On Saturday, in the Vatican, Benedict XVI received the 50 participants in the plenary session of the Pontifical Commission for... Read more
John Paul II's beatification process advancing well
The cause for beatification for Pope John Paul II is advancing well, says the late pontiff’s personal secretary, Cardinal Stanislaw... Read more
Pope concerned over damage to Bucharest cathedral due to construction nearby
Meeting with the new Romanian ambassador to the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI expressed concern on Saturday about damage being... Read more
New York archdiocese to close 21 parishes
Twenty-one New York parishes and missions will be closed or merged as part of a major diocesan reorganization plan. The... Read more
Indian bishop calls for more participation of lay Christians in public life
Catholic lay people must be encouraged to speak about Christ and to offer living witness of the faith in the... Read more
Catholic Church and the unborn among most discriminated in Argentina
An investigation by the group Pro-Life in Argentina has revealed that the Catholic Church and the unborn are the two... Read more
Catholic politicians cannot support abortion, say Chilean bishops
A politician who claims to be Catholic, whether of the left or of the right, cannot support abortion, warned Archbishop... Read more
Archbishop calls on new left-wing government to embrace dialogue
Archbishop Antonio Arregui Yarza of Guayaquil has called on Rafael Correa, the new President of Ecuador, to act with restraint... Read more
