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Vatican II and the Church in the world: Archbishop Chaput challenges Catholics to live council’s vision
Denver’s Archbishop Charles Chaput opened a new lecture series being sponsored by the Archdiocese to a packed house last evening... Read more
Catholic Action Group responds to pro-abortion lobby group
The orthodox, independent Catholic Action Group (CAG) has denounced a recent report by the pro-abortion Catholics for Free Choice that... Read more
Parish merger proposed to keep Catholic community viable in Dayton
A seven-parish coalition in Dayton, known as the Catholic Urban Presence, has devised a new pastoral plan that includes parish... Read more
Vatican committee begins scrutiny of US seminary at Aquinas
A Vatican committee began its nine-month evaluation process of the 229 seminaries in the United States. Its first stop Monday... Read more
Bishops of Paraguay denounce attempts to distort human sexuality
In a statement released by two family committees of the Bishops’ Conference of Paraguay, the bishops of that country maintain... Read more
Salesians in Spain to offer master’s program in Youth Ministry
For the fifth straight year, the Salesian Center for Catechetical Studies will offer a master’s program on “Catechetical and Youth... Read more
Working document for V General Conference of Latin American Bishops’ Council published
The Latin American Bishops’ Council (CELAM) published on Tuesday the working document that will guide the preparations for the V... Read more
News agency denounces presence of pro-euthanasia group in Germany
The Kath.net news agency is reporting this week that the controversial Swiss organization “Dignitas”, which is dedicated to helping the... Read more
Pope bids adieu to Castelgandolfo, returns to Vatican
Monday afternoon, Pope Benedict XVI bid his official farewells to religious and civil authorities in the southern Italian town of... Read more
Reconciliation and peace message of the Gospel goes above ethnic and cultural boundaries says Pope to First Encounter of Civilizations in Turkey
The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI welcomed with joy the news of the first Encounter of Civilizations, celebrated in Antioch... Read more
Bishops’ welcome IICD announcement on IRA decommissioning
The Catholic Bishops of Northern Ireland meeting yesterday in Maynooth, on the eve of the September General Meeting of the... Read more
Letter to displaced New Orleanians from Archbishop Hughes
New Orleans Archbishop Alfred Hughes, currently operating out of the chancery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has sent a letter to... Read more
11 Chicago priests officially removed from public ministry
11 priests of the Archdiocese of Chicago have been officially removed from public ministry and have reached the conclusion of... Read more
Bishop says many lessons learned through bankruptcy
After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and emerging from it only one year later, Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson says... Read more
Bishop sheds light on vocations at Serra convention
National and international leaders of the Serra Club, a group dedicated to promoting priestly vocations, gathered for a convention last... Read more
Cardinal Rigali accepts Inquirer's apology for headline story
Cardinal Justin Rigali accepted an apology Friday from The Philadelphia Inquirer for a misleading story and false headline, which ran... Read more
Lima cardinal says priests must be experts in charity
The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, said this week priests are called to be "experts in charity" and... Read more
Italian health minister suspends experimentation with abortion pill
Italy’s Minister of Health, Francesco Storace, has ordered the suspension of all experiments with the abortion pill known as RU-486... Read more
German president calls for safeguarding of religious education
German President Horst Köhler warned this week about the negative consequences of pushing faith out of society and he exhorted... Read more
Response to God's Eucharistic love must be concrete, aimed at God, and others, says Pope
In his last Sunday angelus prayer at the papal Castelgandolfo summer residence before his return to the Vatican later this... Read more
