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Catholic bishops advise sick parishioners not to shake hands or drink from chalice
Concerned about the health of their parishioners, several United States bishops have issued advisories, telling churchgoers that they should not... Read more
New Catholic high school likely for Northern Colorado
Plans for a new Catholic high school and eventual church are brewing in the Archdiocese of Denver, north of the... Read more
Scottish cardinal challenges government to make St. Andrew’s national holiday
Scotland is debating whether it should legislate another public holiday, and a Scottish cardinal is suggesting that it be on... Read more
Catholic television becomes national in Canada
Canada’s first Catholic television network is now available coast to coast through Bell ExpressVu satellite television on channel 654. Salt... Read more
New president of Chilean Bishops Conference says: “We will be passionate defenders of life”
Bishop Alejandro Goic, the new president of the Bishops Conference of Chile, announced this Friday that the bishops of the... Read more
Argentinean bishops announces march for life and the family
Bishop Ruben Frassia of Avellaneda, Argentina, announced last Saturday that the Church will promote a huge march for life that... Read more
Nuncio in Bolivia says only dialogue will help to overcome crisis
The Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia, Archbishop Ivo Scapolo, said this week the current social crisis facing the country can only... Read more
Russian Orthodox Church barrier to dialogue in East Europe, says expert
Marko Tomashek, Aid to the Church in Need’s chief Easter Europe expert, has explained that there is "a line of... Read more
Praying the rosary brings change to community
It’s a powerful tool that is changing communities and changing hearts; it’s the rosary. Its popularity has increased over recent... Read more
Cardinal calls for easier registration of religious weddings in Chile
While participating in the General Assembly of the Bishops Conference of Chile, the Conference’s president, Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz, insisted... Read more
New bill to speed up divorce will hinder efforts at marital reconciliation in Spain
The Institute on Family Policy in Spain denounced a new version of a Spain’s divorce law being proposed by the... Read more
Turn off your TV to protest poor programming, says Argentinean school for parents
In response to the lack of interest on the part of television producers to improve the quality of TV programs... Read more
Cardinal Rubiano calls on Colombians to support paramilitary groups choosing to disarm
The Archbishop of Bogota, Colombia, Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Saenz, called on Colombians this week not to reject the gestures by... Read more
Bishop in Southern Mexico concerned about spread of gangs
Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel of San Cristobal de las Casas said this week the spread of juvenile gangs is an... Read more
Pope calls for a National Day of Prayer for Vocations in the US
Pope John Paul II called on the Church in the United States to establish a National Day of Prayer for... Read more
Nations must guarantee human dignity of prisoners, Pope says
Pope John Paul II called on all nations this morning to ensure that prisoners are guaranteed their basic human rights... Read more
US bishops celebrate Thanksgiving and connection to Church Fathers in Rome
It was an Italian Thanksgiving yesterday for about a dozen United States bishops, who are in Rome this week for... Read more
Australian priests stop ‘New Age’ baptism, retake Trinitarian formula
Parishioners baptized at St. Mary’s Parish in the Archdiocese of Brisbane in the last decade should contact the church and... Read more
Malta to hold a conference on psychology of the unborn child
The Malta Union of Professional Psychologists will offer a unique perspective to the abortion debate with a conference focused on... Read more
Irish missionary in Kenya dies in home robbery
An African missionary was killed yesterday during a robbery at his home in Kenya, reported RTE Irish News. Read more
