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Instrumentum Laboris for Eucharistic Synod to be presented Thursday
The Vatican announced this morning that a presentation will take place Thursday, July 7th of the “Instrumentum Laboris” for the... Read more
US and Mexican bishops acknowledge challenge of immigration for society and the Church
The president of the Committee on Migration of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Renato Ascencio Leon of Ciudad Juarez, said... Read more
200,000 protest poverty ahead of G8 Summit, Vatican voices support
In light of the commencement of tomorrow’s G8 Summit, which will bring the leaders of the 8 most industrialized nations... Read more
French woman invalidly ordained as ‘priest’
A French woman who invalidly had herself ‘ordained’ as a Catholic priest on Saturday, is now facing automatic excommunication for... Read more
Australia vies for 2008 World Youth Day
As the Catholic Church prepares for the massive World Youth Day celebration to be held in Cologne, Germany next month,... Read more
China releases imprisoned priest
According to the missionary association, AsiaNews, a Catholic priest who has been under house arrest by the Chinese government for... Read more
In Sudan, “Martyrdom is real”, says priest
Speaking in Liverpool to friends and supporters of the international Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) last... Read more
Salvadoran archbishop denounces occupation of Cathedral by protestors
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador denounced the occupation of the city’s Cathedral this week by a group of... Read more
Cardinal Rivera calls for respect for election results
The Archbishop of Mexico, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, called for respect for the results of the country’s upcoming elections and... Read more
Argentinean lawmaker calls Health Minister’s comments on abortion “macabre”
State representative Jorge Enriquez of Buenos Aires denounced comments made last week by Health Minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia, who called... Read more
Pope Benedict to Madrid Catholics: charity is the communication of truth
Earlier today, Pope Benedict XVI spoke with pilgrims from the archdiocese of Madrid, Spain, accompanied by their archbishop, Cardinal Antonio... Read more
Pope calls on G8 leaders to ‘eradicate poverty, promote authentic development’ in Africa
In remarks following his Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square yesterday, Pope Benedict sent his hopes of success to the... Read more
Pro-life, pro-choice advocates wage battle for open O’Connor’s open seat
Members of both sides of the political and moral spectrums sprung into action following Sandra Day O’Connor’s announcement of retirement... Read more
Pope tells Zimbabwe Bishops to build up seminarians, laity and be voices of peace, justice, reconciliation
During a meeting Saturday, Pope Benedict told visiting members of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference that despite difficulties in the... Read more
Pope hopes for new Catechism Compendium to help all Christians become ‘catechists and evangelizers’
In his remarks during yesterday’s Angelus prayer at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI praised the newly published Compendium to the... Read more
Vatican backs measures to relieve debt to impoverished nations
Speaking Friday to members of the United Nations in New York, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Vatican’s permanent U.N. observer, challenged... Read more
Fr. Reese resignation not so ‘tragic’, says Catholic journalist
A Catholic journalist and former editor of a diocesan newspaper has suggested that “[dissident] Catholic journalists feeling ‘unfree’ [in their... Read more
Canadian christians vow to protect marriage
In the wake of last week’s decision of the Canadian House of Commons to allow for the legality of same-sex... Read more
Huge mosaic of John Paul II being prepared for WYD 2005
Organizers of the next World Youth Day are preparing a gigantic mosaic containing a depiction of John Paul II. The... Read more
Society disfigured by invention of homosexual “marriage” says Lima cardinal
The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, denounced the existence of a worldwide campaign that sells “damaged goods,” calling... Read more
