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Pro-life expert happy over drop in Pennsylvania abortion rates; warns against oversimplifying explanations
Pointing to an announcement from the Pennsylvania Department of Health that the number of abortions in that state had dropped,... Read more
Chilean bishops requests study on satanic groups
Bishop Manuel Camilo Vial of Temuco, Chile, has requested the Institute of Religious Science at the local Catholic university conduct... Read more
Bishop calls on Mexico and US governments to address border violence
The President of the Committee on Human Migration of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Renato Ascencio Leon of Juarez, has... Read more
Pope denounces terrorism, says improved relations with Muslims is ‘vital’
Pope Benedict XVI addressed the issue of terrorism head on in his first meeting with 10 of Germany’s Muslim community... Read more
WYD brings Protestants, Catholics together
Christina Ross says she feel she fits right in at World Youth Day. She’s young, she’s faithful and she’s Lutheran.... Read more
Baghdad Catholic youth celebrate WYD in Iraq capital, salute Pope and pilgrims in Cologne
In a moving message to Pope Benedict XVI, Christian youth in Baghdad said they were spiritually accompanying the World Youth... Read more
True revolution comes from God and the saints, Pope tells 700,000 youth
Enthusiasm swept through the crowd as Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Marienfeld Saturday evening for the World Youth Day vigil. Read more
‘May Christ be everything for you,’ Pope tells seminarians
In a special meeting today with more than 500 seminarians at World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany, Pope Benedict XVI... Read more
Pope visits synagogue, warns of rising anti-Semitism
Gathered with members of Germany’s Jewish community, Pope Benedict today encouraged more “trustful dialogue” between Jews and Christians. Read more
Pope lunches with WYD pilgrims, youth touched by his warmth
Twelve World Youth Day pilgrims had the privilege to have lunch with Pope Benedict XVI Friday at the Grand Seminary... Read more
Papal tour brings city center to a halt, youth gather to celebrate
Young pilgrims were perched in trees, on signposts and atop ladders, craning their necks to see or snap a photo... Read more
High number of WYD pilgrims receive sacrament of reconciliation
World Youth Day organizers report that many pilgrims are receiving the sacrament of reconciliation. They are heading to the Center... Read more
Archbishop celebrates spirit of service with WYD volunteers
Since the start of World Youth Day in Cologne, 30,000 volunteers have been assisting pilgrims and journalism professionals with a... Read more
Dissident Catholic group demands Africa, not Sydney, be the site for 2008 World Youth Day
An Australian based “Catholic” AIDS charity, known for their dissent from Church teaching and support of condoms to fight HIV/AIDS,... Read more
U.S. Bishop’s president expresses ‘profound sympathy’ over murder of Taizé founder
Bishop William Skylstad, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops joined Pope Benedict XVI and much of the Christian... Read more
Court rules that Detroit Catholic schoolteachers cannot unionize
On Wednesday, the Michigan Court of Appeals announced their decision that a group of teachers from suburban Detroit’s Brother Rice... Read more
Number of priests killed in Colombia rising
According to statistics from the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, with the recent killing of two priests in the Colombian diocese... Read more
Nuncio calls for respect for women in Cuba
During the Mass for the Feast of the Assumption on August 15, the Apostolic Nuncio in Cuba, Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi,... Read more
Archbishop warns against negative impact of homosexual “marriage”
Archbishop Lluis Martinez Sistach of Barcelona warned this week that Spain’s new law granting approval to homosexual “marriage” would alter... Read more
Christian unity is priority, Pope tells Christian leaders in Cologne
Pope Benedict XVI reaffirmed Friday his commitment to work toward Christian unity, saying that unity is God’s command and many... Read more
