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Cameroon to host World Day of the Sick on Friday
This morning, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry, opened the traditional preceding meetings... Read more
Catholic parishes flourish in Southern U.S.
The Catholic Church in the southern U.S. is flourishing and growing at an impressive rate. But its rebirth in the... Read more
New York mayor to challenge legal right to hold religious service in school gym
The Catholic League has accused Mayor Michael Bloomberg of supporting religious discrimination after news that his administration was going to... Read more
Life Teen ministry denies allegations against founder
Mark Hart, Vice President of Life Teen, a Catholic ministry aimed at sharing the Gospel with high school youth, recently... Read more
Catholic camp for teens takes root in Missouri
The Office of Youth Ministry in the Archdiocese of St. Louis has always dreamed of having a Catholic summer camp.... Read more
Bolivian bishop warns against separatist tendencies
Bishop Jesus Juarez Parraga, SDB, of El Alto, Bolivia, warned in a pastoral letter this week that the legitimate demands... Read more
Famous volleyball player leaves sport to become religious
Italian media has been fixated with the story of Michela Amadori, a renowned volleyball player who has decided to leave... Read more
Chilean bishop trusts John Paul II will remain Pope until death
Bishop Alejandro Goic of Rancagua, Chile, and president of the country’s Bishops Conference said this week that, “because of his... Read more
New Vatican document calls for reform and a genuine search for truth in annulment cases
The Vatican, this morning announced the presentation of a new instructional document to be used by Diocesan and Interdiocesan tribunals... Read more
U.S. Secretary of State discusses Middle East, religious freedom with Vatican officials
During her first official diplomatic trip, new United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited yesterday with Vatican Secretary of... Read more
Priests' group calls on Democratic Party to be more inclusive of pro-lifers
Priests for Life is calling on the Democratic Party to be more representative of grassroots Democrats and inclusive of pro-lifers.... Read more
Pro-lifers affirm Chicago court's ruling declaring IVF embryo a ‘human being’
A Chicago court ruled Feb. 4 that an embryo, which was killed in a fertility clinic, was a "human being"... Read more
Defrocked Boston priest convicted on all charges of child rape
One of the most high-profile clergy sex-abuse cases finally came to a close yesterday with the conviction of defrocked priest... Read more
Catholic group warns British priests about pro-condom policy of Catholic charity
The British organization Catholic Action Group has launched a boycott of the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) Feb. 1. Read more
Cardinal Rivera says Holy Father will give himself to the very end
At the conclusion of Sunday Mass at the Archdiocesan Cathedral, Cardinal Norberto Rivera of Mexico City, said, “We know (the... Read more
Global Catholic network to air installation of Archbishop Gomez
The global Catholic television network, EWTN has announced that it will air Archbishop Jose Gomez’s installation as the new Archbishop... Read more
Archbishop denounces campaign to discredit Church in Argentina
In his weekly Sunday message, Archbishop Domingo Castagna of Corrientes, Argentina, expressed regret at the political and ideological spin that... Read more
Chilean archbishop says Pope is example of faithfulness in suffering
Archbishop Cristian Caro of Puerto Montt, Chile, expressed his admiration for the witness of strength of Pope John Paul II... Read more
Sects provoking division in Mexican dioceses, says bishop
Bishop Jose Luis Amezcua Melgoza of Campeche, Mexico, said this week the large presence of sects in his diocese is... Read more
Pope gives Angelus blessing from hospital room
Yesterday at noon, Pope John Paul II appeared at the window of his hospital room for the recitation of the... Read more
