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Church ‘will not budge one inch’ on issue of condom use, says Cardinal Lopez Trujillo
In an exclusive interview with Colombia’s Radio Cadena Nacional (RCN), Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, president of the Pontifical Council for... Read more
Austrian diocese sending USB hard drives with Church info as gifts to young people
Since the start of 2006, the Austrian Diocese of Graz has begun sending a curious gift to all young people... Read more
Masons claim compatibility with Christian faith, call for lifting of excommunication
The head office of Masons in Spain is calling on the Spanish bishops’ Committee on the Doctrine of the Faith... Read more
Experts skeptical, saddened by Guttmacher report on state of abortion in U.S.
On Friday, the Alan Guttmacher Institute--the research arm of Planned Parenthood--will release a new report on the past, present and... Read more
Vatican condemns illicit Chinese bishop ordinations, expects excommunications
Following yesterday’s announcement of a second ordination--in the same week--of a Catholic bishop in China without consent from the Vatican,... Read more
Cardinal encourages Catholics, Buddhists to work together in service of humanity
The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue has sent a message to the world’s Buddhists, currently celebrating Vesakh, calling for... Read more
Cardinal Pell of Sydney encourages Catholics to read Koran
“I recommend that you too read this sacred text of the Muslims, because the challenge of Islam will be with... Read more
Bishop Tafoya of Pueblo strongly denies charges of misconduct in handling of sex abuse case
Bishop Arthur N.Tafoya of Pueblo, Colorado in an official, statement released today, answered to charges of negligence and misconduct directed against... Read more
Nun who launched Vatican website to launch faith-based community site
The woman behind the much-renowned Vatican website is working on a new faith-based community site, which will be launched this... Read more
Harvard study challenges authenticity of abstinence, virginity pledges
A new study released by the Harvard School of Public Health challenges the authenticity of pledges made by adolescents to... Read more
Change of heart: University chancellor allows student fees to be directed to Catholic group
Chancellor John Wiley of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has changed his mind about directing student fees to religious organizations, saying... Read more
Situation of Christians in West Bank worsening since Hamas take-over
The Catholic relief association, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) recentlyreported on the dire situation of Christians living in... Read more
Cardinal Martino calls lay the ‘light and soul of society’
“You are a privileged partner and the light and soul of society,” said the Vatican’s Cardinal Renato Martino, speaking on... Read more
Could Notre Dame help save Washington DC’s troubled John Paul II Center?
The University of Notre Dame may step in to save the financially troubled John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington,... Read more
Orthodox, Catholic leaders gather to discuss state of the ‘soul of Europe’
Starting today, leaders from the Vatican and the patriarch of Moscow are meeting together in for an historic joint conference... Read more
Pope Benedict mourns victims of Black Sea airline crash
Pope Benedict has sent his personal condolences, by way of Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano, for the victims of... Read more
Ordination of new Bishop will harm the Church, says Chinese dissident
China's state-sanctioned Catholic church has installed its second new bishop to be appointed without Vatican approval this week. The Chinese... Read more
Pope Benedict: Through apostolic ministry, Christ Himself maintains the Church
Speaking to a crowd of some 52,000 people in St. Peter‘s Square today, Pope Benedict XVI explained that through apostolic... Read more
Bishops of Bolivia criticize government for corruption, human rights abuses
The Bolivian bishops began their annual assembly last weekend with an urgent call to the new government of Evo Morales... Read more
Uruguayan bishops want country to avoid commercial conflict with Argentina
The Bishops’ Conference of Uruguay has released a statement drafted at their last general assembly in which they call for... Read more
