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Parishes should be a beacon of faith in a secularized world, Pope Benedict says
Pope Benedict XVI consecrated a new parish church for the city of Rome yesterday. Celebrating Mass for the second Sunday... Read more
Return the Church and moral law to their proper place in society, Pope Benedict tells Italian lawyers
Saturday Pope Benedict XVI received participants in the 56th national study congress, promoted by the Union of Italian Catholic Jurists,... Read more
Spanish cardinal calls on Catholics to be courageous amidst difficulties of today’s world
The Archbishop of Toledo, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera, called on the faithful this week to strive to renew Christian initiation... Read more
Pope prays that mankind might give their "yes" like Mary
After praying the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square today, Pope Benedict XVI, traveled to the Spanish Steps to lay flowers... Read more
Vatican supports excommunication of Call to Action group
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops has sent a letter supporting Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz’s decision... Read more
Irish bishops attack schools proposals
The Catholic bishops of Northern Ireland say proposed changes to the state’s education plan would "radically undermine" the Catholic education... Read more
Man files lawsuit over polling station at Catholic church
A nonobservant Jewish man, whose polling station last month was in a room connected to a Catholic church, has filed... Read more
Knights of Columbus continue campaign to ‘Keep Christ in Christmas'
The Knights of Columbus have continued with their North American media campaign to “Keep Christ in Christmas”. Read more
Married former priests warn against Milingo's group
Two groups made up of former Catholic priests, who are pushing for a married priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church,... Read more
The Immaculate Mary shows the Church its vocation, to receive Christ and offer Him to the world, Pope says
Pope Benedict XVI greeted thousands of pilgrims and faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square today for the Solemnity of the... Read more
Pope appoints new members to Pontifical Academy for Life, including one American
Pope Benedict XVI appointed four new members to the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life. The new appointees include Dr. John... Read more
Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act loses vote in House
A bill which would have required doctors to notify women seeking an abortion that their unborn child as young as... Read more
Christian leaders to visit Holy Land, call for prayers for area’s Christians
The leaders of four of Great Britain’s largest Christian Churches will travel together to the Holy Land in solidarity with... Read more
US bishops push for humanitarian aid in Somalia
The United States government must work more assertively with the United Nations and neighboring African countries to address increasing violence... Read more
Pope accepts resignation of Cardinal Glemp and appoints successor for Archdiocese of Warsaw
Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Jozef Glemp, Archbishop of Warsaw, who at nearly 77 years, has... Read more
Central American bishops call on priests to value gift of celibacy
The Council of Bishops of Central America (SEDAC), which met in Honduras November 27-December 1, have called on priests to... Read more
Bioethics institute calls on Argentinean lawmakers to respect life and not make distribution of morning after pill obligatory
As the Argentinean congress debates a measure that would make distribution of the morning after pill obligatory in the country,... Read more
Secularism has become religion of the state, Spanish archbishop warns
Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia has denounced attempts to impose secularism in Spain, calling it “a new state religion” that... Read more
The Church discovers its identity as mother, in the Virgin Mary, affirms Cardinal Bertone
The Vatican Secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, stated that the Church "always discovers and understands better" its "identity as... Read more
Denver Archbishop decries trend of discounting religious believers in political life
Speaking to a crowd of some 700 people gathered in Garden Grove, California, for the Orange County Catholic Prayer Breakfast,... Read more
