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'It’s true, I swear to...?'
Officials in the northeast British city of Hull have created a legal oath for those who do not want to... Read more
Venezuela archbishop criticizes government attempts to distort truth about April 11th crisis
On the fourth anniversary of the Venezuela’s politico-military crisis of April 11, 2002, Archbishop Jose Baltazar Porras of Merida criticized... Read more
Mexicans submit hundreds of testimonies regarding possible miracles by John Paul II
According to the official website for the beatification and canonization of John Paul II, hundreds of emails are pouring in... Read more
Don’t call undocumented workers ‘illegal’ says Mexican cardinal
The archbishop of Guadalajara, Mexico, Cardinal Juan Sandoval Íñiguez expressed his support this week for protests by Hispanics in the... Read more
Puerto Rican cardinal urges prayer for politicians
The archbishop emeritus of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Cardinal Luis Aponte Martinez, is calling on the faithful to pray and... Read more
Benedict XVI: The Priest is a friend of Jesus and a man of prayer
Celebrating today the chrism Mass in the Basílica of Saint Peters, Pope Benedict said that “the nucleous of the priesthood is to... Read more
God's unending love elevates us to God’s heights, says Pope
Among thousands of pilgrims gathered on Holy Thursday in the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, Pope Benedict XVI presided over the Mass... Read more
Hoops for God: Priests take vocational awareness to the court
Kansas City’s Runnin’ Revs basketball team recently overcame the Serra All Stars at Bishop Miege High School in Roeland Park.... Read more
Catholic Home Missions Appeal to focus on rural, impoverished U.S. dioceses
“Support the Mission Church Here in America” is the theme for this year’s national Catholic Home Missions Appeal, sponsored by... Read more
Rising church attendance in Connecticut
Despite a widespread priestly sexual abuse scandal which has shaken the Catholic Church in the U.S. over recent years, Mass... Read more
Idaho passes ‘abortion-information’ legislation
The Idaho House passed legislation Monday that requires doctors to provide women with information about the medical risks of abortion... Read more
Catholic aid workers killed in latest wave of Sri Lankan violence
On Monday, two tsunami aid workers from the Catholic group, Caritas Internationalis were killed when an anti-personnel mine exploded near... Read more
Spanish cardinal calls on priests to defend faithful against imposition of secular culture
The archbishop of Toledo, Spain, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera called on priests this week to come to the defense of... Read more
Archbishop calls for reaction against ‘shameless wave’ of hatred toward Jesus and the Church
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata, Argentina, has exhorted Catholics to avoid laziness and to respond with “noble firmness” to... Read more
Cardinal Medina encourages Christians not to contribute to success of Da Vinci Code movie
The former prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Cardinal Jorge Medina Estevez, is... Read more
Venezuelan cardinal renews call for justice and reconciliation on anniversary of violent April 11th coup
As Venezuelans recalled the fourth anniversary of the April 11 crisis of 2002, which left President Hugo Chavez out of... Read more
German bishops speak out against MTV cartoon which mocks Pope, Vatican
Catholics in Germany are challenging the good taste of MTV in its decision to air a British-born cartoon series mocking... Read more
Pope Benedict: Easter liturgy assures us that evil does not have last word
As Christians prepare to celebrate the Easter Triduum, which begins tomorrow evening, with the Holy Thursday service, Pope Benedict dedicated... Read more
Jews are paralyzed by not studying New Testament, says Rabbi
Prominent reform Rabbi Michael Cook says many Jews are paralyzed by their ignorance of New Testament writings, and is urging... Read more
Cardinal O’Malley returns to Boston for first public Mass
The archbishop of Boston received a standing ovation at St. Theresa of Avila Parish April 1 at the beginning of... Read more
