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Cardinal participates in International Forum on the model and frontiers of Europe
The fifteenth economic forum promoted by the Study Institute for Eastern Europe opens this evening in Krynica, Poland, on the... Read more
Vatican asks Cardinal McCarrick’s to postpone retirement
In a gathering with priests of the Archdiocese of Washington DC, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick announced that Pope Benedict XVI has... Read more
California legislature passes same-sex marriage bill; family groups outraged
Last evening, the California state legislature became the first legislative body in the U.S. to approve a bill allowing for... Read more
Gallup poll shows Americans overwhelmingly interested in Robert’s abortion stance; Fr. Pavone ‘not surprised’
A recent Gallup poll showed that Americans are more interested in Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Robert’s stance on... Read more
Tucson parishes to be incorporated by April
The Diocese of Tucson plans to incorporate its 74 parishes and missions as independent nonprofit corporations by April. Read more
Religious men and women dispersed throughout southern US after Katrina
Religious communities of consecrated men and women have had to leave their missions in the Gulf Coast region and move... Read more
Lure of service to Church too great to deny, says seminarian
Nathan March is part of the largest class of seminarians in the Maine since 1995. He and four others expect... Read more
Muslim Turks invite Pope to inter-religious symposium
Muslim organizers of an inter-religious symposium in Antioch, Turkey, have expressed their intention to invite Pope Benedict XVI to the... Read more
Catechism Compendium already best-seller in Spain
Weeks before it hits bookstores, the Spanish translation of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church has already... Read more
Bishops of Brazil call for serious political reform
In order to mark Brazil’s Independence Day on September 7, the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil is releasing a... Read more
Another Spanish judge questions constitutionality of gay “marriage”
A judge in the Spanish city of Burgos has questioned the constitutionality of a request by two lesbians to contract... Read more
Pope to Declare Five New Saints next October
Pope Benedict XVI is to declare five people saints next month as he will preside over his first saint-making ceremony,... Read more
Houston archbishop holds special mass for hurricane survivors
Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza issued a message of hope to hurricane survivors Sunday at a special mass and a service, urging... Read more
Christian unity is ‘urgent’, Pope tells ecumenical meeting
Full and visible unity among all of Christ’s disciples is “particularly urgent in our time”, and it calls for Christians... Read more
In the spirit of St. Benedict, small Kansas college opens doors to displaced Katrina students
The ancient Rule of St. Benedict stresses the idea of hospitality and charges its communities with the task of welcoming... Read more
Pope expresses condolences for Austrian cable car accident
Earlier today, Pope Benedict XVI sent a message expressing his condolences and prayers to Bishop Manfred Scheuer of Innsbruck, Austria... Read more
International Vatican conference to explore human genetics in light of the Word of God
The Holy See has announced that the twentieth international conference, sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Heath Care Ministry, and... Read more
In aftermath of Katrina, Faithful try to find meaning in the wake of disaster
Amid the ruin and devastation left by Hurricane Katrina, faith still abounds and faith communities work to offer comfort and... Read more
Sex meant for marriage, German cardinal says
In an interview with the German magazine Neuen Bildpost, the Archbishop of Berlin, Cardinal Georg Sterzinsky, said that despite widespread... Read more
Court stops distribution of abortion pill in Peru
A non-governmental organization in Lima has secured a court injunction against the Peruvian government over the distribution of the morning-after... Read more
